Arkeonews

300-Year-Old Sacred Mummified Mermaid From Japan’s Mystery Solved

20 February 2023

A mummified mermaid has been worshiped in Japan for centuries because locals believe it has healing powers. However, upon closer...

News

Lost sketches by Leonardo Da Vinci show that he understood gravity long before Newton

19 February 2023

Leonardo da Vinci’s centuries-old sketches show that he may have understood key aspects of gravity long before Galileo, Newton, and...

News

2,400-year-old unearthed flush toilet in China

18 February 2023

According to a China Daily report, the lower parts of a flush toilet estimated to be 2,400 years old have...

News

Saudi Archaeologists have discovered a pre-Islamic Musnad inscription and a bronze bullhead

18 February 2023

Saudi archaeologists have discovered the longest pre-Islamic Musnad inscription -of the ancient south Arabian script- and three gold rings and...

The fragment found in a field near the town of Kortessem in Flanders is clearly part of a Roman dodecahedron. Photo: Kris Vandevorst/Flanders Heritage Agency

Classical Archeology, News

1,600-year-old fragment Of Enigmatic Roman Artifact Discovered In Belgium

17 February 2023

A metal detectorist in Belgium discovered a piece of a mysterious bronze artifact known as a Roman dodecahedron, which is...

Classical Archeology, News

Roman soldier’s 1,900-year-old payslip uncovered in Masada

16 February 2023

During excavations at Masada, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities (IAA) uncovered a papyrus payslip dated to 72 BC belonging to...

1 / 1Unku found in Caleta Vitor Bay. Top: sides A and B from the wearer’s point of view (photographs by Paola Salgado); bottom: illustration of the tapestry tunic from the weaver’s position and viewpoint (illustration by Paola Salgado).

News

Researchers excavating the burial site along Caleta Vítor Bay in northern Chile found an Inka Tunic or unku

15 February 2023

A recently published study, co-authored by a research professor at George Washington University, looks at the Inka Empire’s (also known...

News

Unlucky medieval woman underwent at least two skull surgeries in Longobard Italy

14 February 2023

A detailed examination of the skull of a woman who lived at the medieval settlement of Castel Trosino in central...

News

Denmark King’s spice cabinet discovered on Gribshunden

13 February 2023

The Gribshunden, a 15th-century Danish royal warship, was uncovered to have been loaded with botanical materials, including the first archaeological...

News

Habib-i Neccar Mosque, one of the first mosques in Anatolia, was destroyed in the earthquake

12 February 2023

Antakya Habib-i Neccar Mosque, one of the first mosques built in Anatolia, was destroyed in the earthquake that killed tens...

300-Year-Old Sacred Mummified Mermaid From Japan’s Mystery Solved

Lost sketches by Leonardo Da Vinci show that he understood gravity long before Newton

2,400-year-old unearthed flush toilet in China

Saudi Archaeologists have discovered a pre-Islamic Musnad inscription and a bronze bullhead

1,600-year-old fragment Of Enigmatic Roman Artifact Discovered In Belgium

Roman soldier’s 1,900-year-old payslip uncovered in Masada

Researchers excavating the burial site along Caleta Vítor Bay in northern Chile found an Inka Tunic or unku

Unlucky medieval woman underwent at least two skull surgeries in Longobard Italy

Denmark King’s spice cabinet discovered on Gribshunden

Habib-i Neccar Mosque, one of the first mosques in Anatolia, was destroyed in the earthquake

New Posts

Ancient Thracian Royal Palace Uncovered in Vratsa, Bulgaria: Possible Seat of the Powerful Triballi Ruler

Prehistoric Star Map Carved in Stone Discovered in Bulgaria

Archaeologists Find One of the Long-Lost Holy Cities in Jordan

When Stones Speak of Faith: The Most Significant Religious Archaeological Discoveries of the Last Decade

Prehistoric Masterpiece Discovered in Northern Sweden: White Quartzite Arrowhead

Mosaic Discovered in Illegal Dig in Zile Points to Ancient Roman Public Structure

4,500-Year-Old Dog Teeth-Adorned Bags Found in Germany May Have Been Elite Baby Carriers

5,500-Year-Old ‘Polish Pyramids’ Discovered by Archaeologists in Western Poland

1,600-Year-Old Tomb of First Maya King Discovered in Caracol, Belize

Ancient Tombs and 2-Meter Sarcophagus with Hieroglyphics Unearthed Near Aga Khan Mausoleum in Aswan