Archaeology breakthrough corroborates ancient Greek explorer Pytheas of Massalia’s account.
Tag: archeology
Archaeologists in Israel have made a monumental discovery: a 3,000-year-old moat hidden beneath a Jerusalem parking lot. The man-made trench, once believed to divide the ancient city, offers new insights into Jerusalem’s biblical history.
Scientists have been trying to decipher the mysterious “Phaistos Disk” since the 4,000-year-old clay disk…
Building remains which are believed to be a Temple of Poseidon were detected at the…
A Palestinian farmer made an unexpected discovery when he was planting a new olive tree…
The Petralona Cave – museum in Halkidiki, northern Greece, which comprises a rich collection of…
The veteran Greek archeologist Evi Touloupa, who served her field for decades, died aged 97…
Archaeologists have uncovered 400 rock-cut tombs decorated with images of grapes and flowers, dating back…
US film stars Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson visited the archeological excavations recently…
Two of the most important Christian churches in the world, the church of St. Peter in Rome and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, are known to have some very impressive crypts and catacombs and so it is not surprising that a similar “underworld system” might exist under Hagia Sophia.
Eight tombs of various types were discovered during recent excavation works by the Ephorate of…
Archaeologists excavating at the Zominthos mountain palace site on Crete’s Mount Psiloritis have reported exciting…
The memorial tomb of the ancient Greek didactic poet Aratus in the southern Turkish province…
The Archaeological Institute of America’s current issue of Archeology lists an ancient Greek tablet with…
Police authorities on the island of Rhodes have arrested a 65-year old man charged with…
The most important archaeological discoveries for 2016 include two Greek finds according to the prestigious…