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Gold · Damietta GovernorateArchaeologists from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have discovered rare gold foils during excavations at Tel El-Dir. Tel El-Dir is a burial complex in the area of Egypt’s Damietta Governorate. The site contains various burials and tombs from the 26th Dynasty (664 BC to 525 BC), the last native dynasty of ancient Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC. Excavations of 63 mud brick tombs and pit burials have revealed a large collectio…See the Story
Gold foils discovered in Ancient Egyptian tombs
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Scarborough, England · ScarboroughA recent study by archaeologists from the University of York and the University of Newcastle has revealed new insights into the domestic activities of the Mesolithic inhabitants of Star Carr. Star Carr is one of the most significant and informative Mesolithic sites in Europe, which during prehistoric times was situated near the outflow at the western end of a palaeolake known as Lake Flixton. Today, Star Carr lies at the eastern end of the Vale …See the Story
New findings at world-famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr
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Bulgaria · BulgariaArchaeologists have unearthed an amulet that is believed to be the earliest Christian relic found in Bulgaria and contains the first known reference of Christ in the region. The amulet is a small silver sheet which dates to between the late 2nd century to early 3rd century AD. It was unearthed in the Deultum-Debelt National Archaeological Reserve, a necropolis associated with the Roman colony of Deultum. Deultum was founded as an emporium of Apo…See the Story
Silver amulet contains the first mention of Christ in Bulgaria
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Jerusalem · JerusalemArchaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University have discovered a large 30 metre wide moat that separated the City of David from Temple Mount. Excavations in the Jerusalem Walls National Park revealed a massive impassable channel up to 9 metres deep by 30 metres wide. Archaeological evidence indicates that the moat was cut when Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah. At this time, the moat would have…See the Story
Giant moat found separating the City of David from Temple Mount
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Kazakhstan · KazakhstanA recent survey by the Ministry of Emergency Situations has uncovered a mysterious stone carving depicting a human face in the Akmola Region of Kazakhstan. The discovery was made in the Sandyktau district, where employees from the Emergency Situations Department found the depiction carved onto the face of a granite boulder. The carving measures 27 by 21 cm and is oriented west-southwest. It was found alongside a nearby rock ceiling and a poorly …See the Story
Mysterious stone carving depicting a human face found in Kazakhstan
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Croatia · CroatiaUnderwater archaeologists from the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar have discovered a cargo of brass trumpets at the wreck site of a 16th-century ship. The ship sank off the southern coast of Istria near Cape Kamenjak, Croatia. It was transporting a valuable cargo of ceramic vessels, along with colourful glass beads and bowls made from red glass. Recent excavations have also discovered that the cargo contains brass trumpe…See the Story
Brass trumpets among cargo of 16th century shipwreck
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Aswan · AswanA joint French/Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a collection of Ancient Egyptian carvings beneath the waters of Lake Nasser, Egypt. Lake Nasser is a reservoir in southern Egypt, created through the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1960-1970. The lake covers an area of 5,250 km2, which at the time of its creation, threatened to submerge many Ancient Egyptian sites and monuments. An international effort was made to rescue a…See the Story
Ancient Egyptian carvings found submerged in Lake Nasser
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Israel · IsraelArchaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Bar-Ilan University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have discovered the earliest known example in Israel of red-dyed textiles made using insects. The textile fragment was found in a cave in the Judean Desert, which was dyed using Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) insects, known from biblical text as the “Tola‛at Hashani” (scarlet worm). Scale insects can be used to make red kermes…See the Story
3,800-year-old textile dyed using insects found in desert cave
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