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The ruins of Volubilis, a city in Morocco that was part of the Roman Empire. Photo: Sergio Morchon/ Flickr

Classical Archeology, News

Roman-era Mixers and Millstones Made with Geology in Mind

22 September 2021

A study on stone tools from an outpost of the Roman Empire has found that for ancient bakers and millers,...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Urartian graves in eastern Turkey pointing out novel burial traditions

21 September 2021

The excavations in Cavuştepe castle continue with the excavations in the necropolis this year. Two new tombs from the Urartian...

News

A new study reveals the Achaemenid Kingdom paid its workers silver

21 September 2021

A new study on inscribed clay tablets that were used in the treasury archives of the Achaemenid Empire revealed that...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Underwater excavations start at 1,700-year-old ancient Black Sea port Kerpe

20 September 2021

The traces of the ancient harbor on the Black Sea coast of Kerpe, in Kocaeli’s Kandıra district, are being brought...

News

Archaeologists have found an intriguing Iron Age “shrine” in the Yorkshire Wolds

19 September 2021

Archaeologists have discovered an interesting ancient Iron Age “shrine” in the Yorkshire Wolds, which was marked out by meticulously placed...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Ushabti figurines on display at Izmir Archeology Museum

18 September 2021

The 2,700-year-old “Ushabti” statuettes, discovered in archaeological digs in western Turkey and used in Egyptian burial ceremonies, are being shown...

The two mass graves contain the remains of at least 25 men. (Image credit: Claude Doumet-Serhal)

News

Mass graves of Crusaders killed in the 13th century have been discovered in Lebanon

17 September 2021

From 1096 to 1291, waves of Europeans took up arms and marched into the Middle East. They hope to “take...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Archeologists find a 3,500-year-old mosaic in central Turkey

16 September 2021

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old mosaic in central Turkey, which might be one of the world’s oldest. The impressive power...

Culture

Martyr Skeletons Dressed in Jewels “Catacomb Saints”

16 September 2021

The story of the saints in the catacombs of Northern Europe is a peculiar story. It is rooted in the...

News

The camel carvings in Saudi Arabia are 8000 years old!

15 September 2021

Life-size animal reliefs found in Saudi Arabia were carved almost 8,000 years ago, during the Neolithic period, when the desert...

Roman-era Mixers and Millstones Made with Geology in Mind

Urartian graves in eastern Turkey pointing out novel burial traditions

A new study reveals the Achaemenid Kingdom paid its workers silver

Underwater excavations start at 1,700-year-old ancient Black Sea port Kerpe

Archaeologists have found an intriguing Iron Age “shrine” in the Yorkshire Wolds

Ushabti figurines on display at Izmir Archeology Museum

Mass graves of Crusaders killed in the 13th century have been discovered in Lebanon

Archeologists find a 3,500-year-old mosaic in central Turkey

Martyr Skeletons Dressed in Jewels “Catacomb Saints”

The camel carvings in Saudi Arabia are 8000 years old!

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