Roman board game unearthed in Norway burial pit dates back 1,700 years ago, consisting of dice made of bone and 18 circular pieces that were used by a person of significant status Archaeologists uncovered a complete Roman game board in Norway The artifacts are some 1,700 years old and are used to play a military tactic … Read more
Scientists have discovered evidence of the oldest use of bows and arrows by prehistoric humans outside of Africa, in a cave in Sri Lanka. Fragments of arrowheads, made from the bone of boar, deer, primates and other creatures, were used to hunt tree-dwelling animals at least 45,000 years ago. The preserved shards, found in the … Read more
Tomb raiders of the Boy King… in colour: Amazing newly colourised images tell the story of how Tutankhamun was unearthed, moment by golden moment Nearly a century after the tomb was uncovered, the incredible scenes can be seen in colour for the first time Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb was found intact in November 1922 by … Read more
London‘s first playhouse, the Red Lion, has been found by archaeologists. Excavations at a site in Whitechapel in central London yielded convincing evidence that the Red Lion has been discovered. The Red Lion is thought to be the earliest known purpose-built theatre of the Elizabethan era, opened around 1567, but its exact location has long … Read more
A Mayan temple discovered in Mexico is 3,000-years-old, making it the civilisations ‘oldest monument’ and no statues to the elite hints at a more egalitarian society. The temple site in Tabasco, Mexico, was discovered by archaeologists from the University of Arizona and an international team during an expedition in 2017. The site, called Aquada Fénix, is … Read more
Perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor dating back to the 3rd Century AD is unearthed in an Italian vineyard The tiles formed the floor of an ancient Roman villa from the 3rd Century AD They were discovered just a week after strict lockdown measures eased in Italy They were found above the town of Negrar di … Read more
Fake ID papers used by Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler to try and escape Germany at the end of World War Two have been unearthed 75 years after his death. The fake document said Himmler was a sergeant named Heinrich Hizinger and was vital to his capture just a few weeks after the end of … Read more
An almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton with eight-foot tusks has been recovered from a former mine in Germany. The Eurasian straight-tusked elephant, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, died by the shores of an ancient lake before its corpse was scavenged by carnivores. Human ancestors are thought to have eaten from the carcass, as 30 small flint flakes and … Read more
Remarkably well-preserved wreck of a 2,000-year-old Ancient Roman ‘sewn ship’ that was stitched together using ropes and wooden nails is unearthed in Croatia The vessel was unearthed next to an ancient pier in the waterfront of Poreč Experts are calling the ship Croatia’s greatest archaeological find of the century The vessel’s hull was essentially ‘sewn’ together … Read more
A giant fanged mammal that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, has been discovered by archaeologists in Madagascar – and they’ve named it ‘Crazy Beast’. The two foot long seven pound creature had three huge curved front fangs, an unusual short, stubby tail and holes in its face – it lived 66 million years ago. … Read more