An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission discovers a collection of Roman pots in Tell el-Maskhuta, Ismailia, Egypt, undated. The pots date back to the late period of ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman eras.. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Incredible Roman Amphorae Unearthed At Archaeological Site In Egypt

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:May 13, 2023

These are the incredible Graeco-Roman ceramics and amphorae unearthed at an archaeological site in Egypt. The find was made by a joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission at the Tel El-Maskhuta site…

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Image shows snail shells of the Columbella species, undated photo. People used snail shells as jewellery 45,000 years ago, Austrian researchers claim. (Marjolein D. Bosch/OeAW)

Small Sea Snail Shells Were Used As Jewellery 45,000 Years Ago

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:April 9, 2023

Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. The fact that the items were so used…

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Picture shows the stucco scene depicting the subjugation of a captive discovered in the upper part of the Ek' Balam Acropolis, Mexico, undated. In the scene, ruler can be seen, who wears a skirt decorated with crossed bones, taking a male character by the hair. (INAH/Newsflash)

Gruesome ‘Sacrifice’ Unearthed At Ancient Mexican Temple

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 8, 2023

History when the brutal ancient past of Mexico's Mayan people is seen again for the first time in more than a thousand years. The sculpture was unearthed during preservation work…

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Picture shows some of the artefacts that were returned, undated. The artefacts with an estimated value of over 20 million dollars, were repatriated to Rome, Italy from the United States, where they had been marketed by traffickers. (Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Newsflash)

US Returns 60 Stolen Artefacts To Italy With Estimated Value Of GBP 18 Million

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:January 29, 2023

A total of 60 stolen archaeological artefacts valued at nearly GBP 18 million were returned from the United States to Italy following a criminal investigation spanning years. Some of the…

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Photo shows ten crocodile mummies in an undisturbed tomb in Qubbat al-Hawa, Aswan, Egypt. They were discovered in 2019, undated photo. (Patricia Mora Riudavets/Newsflash)

Mummified Fertility Crocs Found In Ancient Egyptian Tomb

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 24, 2023

A 2,500-year-old tomb with ten mummified crocodiles unearthed near the Nile was probably a tribute to an ancient Egyptian fertility god, experts have revealed. Experts say the mummified reptiles were…

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Picture shows some of the items seized by police during Osarium operation, undated. Police seized 350 archaeological pieces and almost 200 bone remains from two men charged with misappropriation of goods of historical, cultural or scientific value in Gata de Gorgos, Spain. (Newsflash)

Police Seize Gruesome Private Museum Of Ancient Human Remains

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 6, 2023

A private collection of nearly 200 ancient human bones and more than 350 archaeological treasures have been seized by police from homes in Spain. Civil Guard officers recovered an astonishing…

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Picture shows the front of the statue compared to the body of a man, at the Oxkintok Archaeological Zone, Mexico. The statue has two representations: that of a body of a naked man, with disproportionate anatomical features on the front side and on the back, the representation of a phallus, (Luis Pantoja, INAH-Yucatan/Newsflash)

Ancient 150-Kilo Fertility Totem Of Large Male Member

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:January 5, 2023

Astonished scientists have unearthed a bizarre 150-kilo Mayan penis statue carved from stone during an archaeological dig in Mexico. The statue - around the size of a small man -…

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Image shows a metatarsal of a cave bear with cut marks, undated photo. Humans have been using bear skins to protect themselves from cold weather for at least 300,000 years according to scientists from the University of Tuebingen, in Germany. (Volker Minkus/Newsflash)

Humans Have Been Using Bear Skins For At Least 300,000 Years, Says Study

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 1, 2023

Researchers have found out that humans have been using bear skins to protect themselves from cold weather conditions for at least 300,000 years. The archaeological team from the University of…

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Photo shows the artefacts that were allegedly stolen from a museum in Sohag University, Egypt, undated photo. Four people have been arrested in the Egyptian province of Sohag over the theft of 59 artefacts from the archaeological museum at Sohag University. (Egypt's Ministry of Interior/Newsflash)

Students Seized After Father Helped Them Raid Ancient Egyptian Museum

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:October 30, 2022

Three students and one of their dads have been seized by Egyptian police after they carried out a bungled heist at an archaeological museum packed with ancient artefacts. The raid…

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Image shows groups of spheres from Akrotiri, undated photo. Archaeologists from the University of Bristol In England suggested that mysterious stone spheres found at various ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean could be playing pieces from one of the earliest ever board games. (Konstantinos Trimmis/Newsflash)

Mysterious Spheres Could Be From First Ever Board Game

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:October 10, 2022

Scientists believe mysterious stone spheres found at ancient archaeological sites in the Mediterranean and Aegean may be playing pieces from one of the first-ever board games. The experts - from…

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