The Old World

The Old World

Bronze Ring Holds the Lighthouse of Alexandria in the Sunken City

A bronze signet ring engraved with the Lighthouse of Alexandria was found in the sunken Eastern Harbour, the first depiction of the wonder on a seal ring.

GenZai • Oct 7

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The mammoth hunting ground under a future Czech courthouse

Archaeologists uncovered a mammoth hunting ground beneath a future Czech courthouse: a silt-sealed trove of woolly mammoth remains left by Ice Age hunters.

GenZai • Oct 7

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Mesolithic Lake Timbers Found Beneath a German Lake

Divers in Lake Arendsee recovered Mesolithic lake timbers, wooden posts and boards over ten thousand years old, that could rewrite hunter-gatherer history.

GenZai • Oct 6

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Anglo-Saxon Coins in Rome Reveal a Medieval Little England

Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins unearthed in Rome provide the first physical proof of a medieval Little England by the Tiber, a thriving English community with papal favor.

GenZai • Oct 6

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Temple Mount Ritual Baths Unearthed After Two Millennia

Archaeologists uncovered a Second Temple-era purification complex with Temple Mount Ritual Baths at the foot of the Temple Mount, built for Jerusalem pilgrims.

GenZai • Oct 6

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Retainer Sacrifice in Ancient Egypt Is Confirmed by Skulls

Skull fractures in 18 of 46 retainers at Abydos back a century-old theory of retainer sacrifice: Egypt's first kings took attendants into the afterlife.

GenZai • Oct 5

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Soldiers Unearth Korea's Oldest Firearm in Landmine Hunt

Korea's oldest firearm, a 14th-century hand cannon called the Hwangja Hwatong, surfaced when troops sweeping a minefield found bronze instead of bombs.

GenZai • Oct 5

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Aurochs Skull on a Stake Guards Ancient German Grave

A 10,500-year-old aurochs skull impaled on a wooden stake found near Germany's oldest grave may be Europe's earliest ritual marker.

GenZai • Oct 5

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The Oued Beht Defensive Wall Is North Africa's Oldest

The Oued Beht defensive wall in Morocco is around four millennia old, the oldest known defensive system in North Africa beyond the Nile Valley.

GenZai • Oct 4

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Ancient Troy's Lost Marketplace Unearthed After Millennia

Excavations at ancient Troy have uncovered the city's oldest agora, a marketplace nearly three millennia old that links Bronze Age Troy to the later city of Ilion.

GenZai • Oct 4

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Posa Hill Dig Unearths Medieval Fortress and Water Pipes

Archaeologists at Posa Hill in Germany have uncovered a ninth-century fortress wall, a bishop's palace, and a rare medieval clay water pipe.

GenZai • Oct 3

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The Iron Age Settlement Almost Paved Over by an Alpine Road

A planned Alpine access road nearly paved over an Iron Age settlement from 800 to 500 BCE, with stone foundations, bronze workshops and an infant-only burial ground.

GenZai • Oct 3