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The Mystery of the Miniature Coffins Found in 1836 on an Extinct Volcano in Scotland
Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano towering over Edinburgh’s landscape at just 250 meters above sea level, is renowned not ...
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Evidence of Early Forms of Pottery Production and 8,000-Year-Old Buildings Discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan
In the vast Navkur plain near the city of Rovia in Iraqi Kurdistan, a team of archaeologists from the University of Udine has made exceptional discoveries at the Asingeran and Kanispan sites. These ...
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A lovely bronze figurine found in the Negev desert reminded its Middle Ages owner of its Roman origins
In the ruins of Shivta, an ancient and small Byzantine village located in the arid Negev Desert, researchers discovered a ...
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Small Chicken-Sized Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Expected
For decades, paleontologists have debated how and when dinosaurs emerged and spread across the planet more than 200 million ...
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14 Major Archaeological Discoveries of 2024
Once again, we review the archaeological discoveries of the year that has just ended. This time, we have selected 14 from those we had the opportunity to feature, which had a special impact among our ...
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The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map in the World Discovered in a Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
View of the three-dimensional map on the cave floor. Credit: Pascal Crapet, Fontainebleau / courtesy of Médard Thiry for labrujulaverde.com French scientists have identified a unique engraving in the ...
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Stoic Opposition: The Philosophers Who Defied Roman Emperors
Opposing an established government is part of the political game, and democratic systems consider it normal. However, where power is absolute, things become much more difficult, and the problem is ...
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First Tomb of a Warrior Woman from the 10th Century Discovered in the Carpathian Basin
An exceptional archaeological discovery has been revealed at the Sárrétudvari–Hízóföld cemetery, located in Hungary. Researchers have identified the first known tomb of a woman buried with weapons in ...
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5 Extensive Dinosaur Trackways up to 150 Meters Long Discovered in Britain
An excavation at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) has unearthed five extensive dinosaur trackways, with evidence of additional traces in the surrounding areas. The longest trackway ...
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Roman gladiator with Scandinavian ancestry found in York reveals unknown migrations before the Viking Age
A discovery in York, England, has shed light on a previously unknown chapter of human migration. Researchers identified a Roman-era gladiator or soldier with partial Scandinavian ancestry, offering ...
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Shiroyama, the Epic Battle That Marked the End of the Samurai
The Battle of Shiroyama in a nineteenth-century painting by Nagashima Mōsai. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Some time ago, we published an article titled Saigō Takamori, the True Story of ...
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The Roman Mausoleum of Episkopi, which contained the sealed tomb of a woman named Neiko, has reached our times almost intact
In the heart of the Aegean Sea, on the quiet and solitary island of Sikinos, stands an architectural jewel that has witnessed two thousand years of history: the Mausoleum of Episkopi. This monument, ...