Roman-era figurine of griffin unearthed in Emirate of Sharjah
The Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) has announced the discovery of a bronze statuette of a griffin - a mythical creature with eagle wing...
Norwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses
Norwegian archaeologists said Monday they have found a cluster of longhouses, including one of the largest in Scandinavia, using ground-pene...
Two 2,500-year-old tombs discovered in Upper Egypt
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Spanish authorities recover over 400 looted artefacts
Thanks to social media, the Spanish National Police recovered over 400 looted archaeological pieces spanning several historical periods and ...
Dinosaur trove in Italy rewrites the history, geography, and evolution of the ancient Mediterranean area
Italy is not exactly renown for dinosaurs. In comparison to its excellent artistic and archaeological heritage, dinosaur fossils are very ra...
Volcanic fertilization of the oceans drove severe mass extinction
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and f...
New Zealand's extinct Haast's eagle feasted on moa guts
New Zealand's extinct Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei), the largest known eagle, gulped down viscera like a vulture and may even ha...
1600-year-old burial of woman found in eastern Denmark
This summer, the archaeologists from the Kroppedal Museum found an approximately 1600-year-old grave very close to Kong Svend's Høj in S...
Byzantine steelyard weight found in Hadrianopolis
A 1,600-year-old steelyard weight has been discovered during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, located in the Es...
Italy to return fragment of the Parthenon frieze to Greece
The return to Greece and the Acropolis Museum of a fragment of the Parthenon frieze from Italy is underway, via the process of long-term bor...
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