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Jawiszowice · JawiszowiceExcavations in preparation for the S1 Expressway have delayed road construction following the discovery of two Bronze Age settlements. In a press statement announced by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA), archaeologists uncovered the settlements near the village of Jawiszowice in Poland’s Oświęcim County. According to the researchers, fragments of clay vessels and flints found in situ suggest that one of the settle…See the Story
Highway construction delayed following Bronze Age discoveries
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Northumberland, England · NorthumberlandExcavations at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have uncovered a possible phallus carving near Hadrian’s Wall. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary fort that guarded a major highway called the Stanegate. No less than nine forts were built of timber or stone at Vindolanda from between AD 85 to AD 370, creating one of the most complex archaeological sites in Britain and a unique cultural legacy of frontier lif…See the Story
Archaeologists uncover possible phallus carving at Roman Vindolanda
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Ercolano · ErcolanoAn analysis of carbonised papyrus from the Roman town of Herculaneum has revealed the burial place of Plato. Plato (427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period and taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism. Plato’s most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. The scroll is one of m…See the Story
An analysis of carbonised papyrus from the Roman town of Herculaneum has revealed the burial place of Plato.
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Patagonia · PatagoniaArchaeologists have conducted a study of lithic material from the Pilauco and Los Notros sites in north-western Patagonia, revealing evidence of human occupation in the region prior to the Younger Dryas period. The Younger Dryas, which occurred circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP), was a cooling event which marked a return to glacial conditions, temporarily reversing the climatic warming of the preceding Late Glacial Interstadial. The period in whic…See the Story
Study suggests human occupation in Patagonia prior to the Younger Dryas period
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Stuttgart, Germany · StuttgartArchaeologists excavating Stuttgart’s Roman fort have uncovered a statue depicting a Roman god. During the Roman period, Stuttgart was the site of Castra stative, a large Roman fort first constructed in AD 90 to protect the villas of the Stuttgart basin and the main highway from Mogontiacum (Mainz) to Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg). Excavations at the Altenburgschule (Altenburg School) School ny archaeologists from ArchaeoBW and the State Offic…See the Story
Fort excavation uncovers Roman sculpture
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Mahone Bay · Mahone BayOak Island, located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, is a small 140-acre island which has been the subject of an ongoing treasure hunt since 1795. The earliest human occupation of the region dates back several thousand years to the ancestors of the Mi’kmaq, an indigenous First Nations people of Canada’s Atlantic Provinces. Europeans established permanent settlements in the area during the mid-18th century through the Shorham grant, an edict which off…See the Story
The history of the Oak Island Money Pit
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Hampshire, England · HampshireWessex founder Cerdic’s possible final resting place has emerged more than 1,000 years after it was named in an ancient royal charter. Cerdic is an enigmatic figure from the same era of post-Roman British history as King Arthur. This warlord carved out a realm after bloody battles in Hampshire during the sixth century. While depicted as an Anglo Saxon invader, his reign is shrouded in mystery because his name and that of several descendants are …See the Story
Has the burial of an Anglo-Saxon king been uncovered?
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Saxony-Anhalt · Saxony-AnhaltArchaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered a “zombie grave” during excavations near Oppin, Germany. Excavations are in advance of the network expansion of the Südostlink direct current line, where a 93 mile long section through Saxony-Anhalt will be archaeologically examined until 2025. The burial, which dates from around 4,200-year-ago during the Bronze Age, contains the remains o…See the Story
Archaeologists uncover 4,200-year-old "zombie grave"
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