Read more about the article Smuggler Seized With Ancient GBP 1.2 Million Mosaic Of Virgin Mary From Time Of Christ
Photo shows 2,000-year-old mosaic of Virgin Mary, undated. The artefact was retrieved by police while searching the home of illegal smuggler S.K. 29, who tried to sell it for TRY 50 million (GBP 1.2 million) in Manisa, Turkey. (Mehmet Ersoy/Newsflash)

Smuggler Seized With Ancient GBP 1.2 Million Mosaic Of Virgin Mary From Time Of Christ

An ancient mosaic dating back 2,000 years to the time of Christ and showing the face of the Virgin Mary has been seized from a smuggler in Turkey who was…

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Read more about the article 1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle
Image shows a chess piece, a game piece, and dice from the 11th/12th century, undated photo. The finds were discovered at an archaeological excavation at Burgstein, Germany, in 2022. (University of Tuebingen, Victor Brigola/Newsflash)

1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle

An ancient chess knight dating back 1,000 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ruins of a long-lost castle in Germany. The previously unknown site, in the mountains of…

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Read more about the article Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer
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

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…

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Read more about the article Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar
Image shows OeAI archaeologist Hanna Parow-Souchon (right), undated photo. She explained the location of the mammoth bones to the Langenlois City Councillor for Culture Sonja Fragner (centre) and the owner of the wine cellar Andreas Pernestorfer (left). (OeAW-OeAI, Th. Einwoegerer/Newsflash)

Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar

An Austrian vintner has made a remarkable discovery after stumbling upon 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his cellar for the coming harvest. Winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer was stunned when he came…

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Read more about the article Woman With Prehistoric Ivory Hidden Under Skirt Seized By Customs Cops
Photo shows seized mammoth tusks at customs of Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia, undated. The woman taped them to her legs and covered it with a big skirt. (@customs_rus/Newsflash)

Woman With Prehistoric Ivory Hidden Under Skirt Seized By Customs Cops

Russian customs police unearth a stash of mammoth ivory hidden under the skirt of a woman trafficker. Mammoth ivory has seen growing popularity in jewellery due to its ethical sourcing.…

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Read more about the article Sunk Sub Confirmed As Nazi U Boat That ‘Helped Hitler Flee Germany’
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’

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.…

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Read more about the article Joseph Goebbles’ Cursed Country Villa ‘To Be Given Away’
Image shows Nazi politician Joseph Goebbels' villa on the Bogensee Lake, near Berlin, Germany, undated photo. Berlin's Finance Senator Stefan Evers, 44, suggested to give it away. (Newsflash)

Joseph Goebbles’ Cursed Country Villa ‘To Be Given Away’

A luxury country villa that once belonged to Nazi Germany's notorious propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels is to be given away because nobody wants to buy it. Desperate government officials in…

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Read more about the article Researchers Say Giant Sword Discovered In Japan Was Probably Only Used In Rituals
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

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…

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Read more about the article School Trip Hiker Finds 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lamp
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

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…

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Read more about the article Rare Coin From 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Revolt Against Romans Discovered In Judean Desert
Photo shows Elazar HaCohen coin, undated. The coin dating back nearly two millennia has been discovered in the Judean Desert. (Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Rare Coin From 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Revolt Against Romans Discovered In Judean Desert

A rare coin dating back 2,000 years to a Jewish revolt against the Romans has been discovered in the Judaean desert bearing the inscription "Year one of the redemption of…

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