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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-shipwreck-01.mp4: Footage shows cargo sailing ship on the bottom of Lake Constance, Germany, undated. Futtage shared by State Office for Monument Preservation, Stuttgart District on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025.

31 Shipwrecks Discovered In Underwater Survey Of German Lake

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:August 27, 2025

This is the moment a remote-operated camera glides over the lakebed to reveal a 19th-century cargo sailing ship lying almost completely intact on the bottom of Lake Constance. The rare…

Picture shows the room with frescoes in Pompeii, undated. It depicts the procession of Dionysus. (POMPEII/Newsflash/NX)

Images Of Incredible Dionysus Frescoes Unearthed In Pompeii

Post author:James King
Post published:April 24, 2025

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes depicting initiation rites of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The discovery was made in a banquet hall…

Image shows an employee of the company 'Georadar nrw' uses the images to explain changes in the soil structure in Meymac, France, undated photo. However, the subsequent search with excavations remains unsuccessful in 2023. (Diane Tempel-Bornett/NF/newsX)

Search For Mass Grave Of Nearly 50 German Soldiers Resumes With New Tech

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 27, 2024

The search for the mass grave of nearly 50 German soldiers has resumed using new tech after a French World War II resistance fighter broke his silence some 75 years…

Image shows the stone under UV light, undated photo. It was found by Sarah Zech, 30, near Niendorf, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany. (Sarah Zech/Newsflash)

Woman Uncovers Remarkable Stone With Remains Of Ancient Creatures That Glows Under UV Light

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 12, 2024

A woman and her eight-year-old son have stumbled upon a grey stone dating back millions of years that glows under UV light while taking a stroll on a beach. Sarah…

Image shows the farmstead Brauhausgasse in Wettin, Germany, undated photo. Archaeologists found silver coins from the Thirty Years' War worth 10 year's wages.(Altstadtverein Wettin eV, Frank Dobberstein/Newsflash)

Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 17, 2024

Astonished builders have unearthed a massive haul of silver coins dating back up to 500 years as they dug up a new sewer at a historic farmhouse. The hoard of…

Another image of what would be the turret and periscope of the ship, undated. The expedition that seeks to identify the alleged Nazi submarine sunk in Necochea, Argentina, would have obtained new evidence. (Lost Link Group, Reitich Foundation/Newsflash)

Sunk Sub Confirmed As Nazi U Boat That ‘Helped Hitler Flee Germany’

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:May 15, 2024

A mysterious sunk sub at the bottom off the South Atlantic Ocean has been confirmed as a Nazi World War II U-boat that could have helped Adolf Hitler flee Germany.…

Photo shows the serpentine sword from the Tomio Maruyama Tumulus, undated. The sword with total length of 285 centimeters was probably used in rituals. (Newsflash)

Researchers Say Giant Sword Discovered In Japan Was Probably Only Used In Rituals

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:April 9, 2024

A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said. The 237-centimetre (993-inch) sword was…

Photo shows Yonatan Frankel, 16, from Hod Hasharon, Israel, and the lamp that he found, undated. He made the find in early March, while his school group was breaking for lunch near an old Roman fort along the Scorpions Ascent, a hiking trail in the desert Arava region south of the Dead Sea. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

School Trip Hiker Finds 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lamp

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 2, 2024

A 16-year-old high-school pupil has amazed experts after unearthing a 1,600-year-old Roman oil lamp during a class hike. Yonatan Frankel, from Tamar High School, in Hod Hasharon, Israel, was on…

Photo shows a box discovered during the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel, undated. The multi-compartment container, carved out of soft limestone around 2,000 years ago. (Zohar Shemesh, Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Newsflash)

Experts Say 2,000-Year-Old Stone Box Was Used By Merchants To Measure Goods

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 28, 2024

A 2,000-year-old stone box unearthed burned and damaged in Israel's ancient City of David was probably a casualty of a revolt against Roman invaders by occupied Jews, say experts. The…

Photo shows the excavation area in Megiddo, undated. Buildings, roads in huge, complete Roman-era military base revealed by excavations. (Emil Algam, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Base Of Caesar’s Legendary Roman Legion That Fought Gaul Is Uncovered

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 24, 2024

A huge 1,800-year-old army barracks that would have been home to an elite force of legendary Roman legionnaires that defeated the Gauls from the time of Asterix and which was…