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Russian and Kyrgyz Scientists Explore a Drowned Medieval City

06/09/2026

Russian and Kyrgyz scientists are exploring the ruins of the medieval trading center of Turu-Aygyr, submerged in the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for centuries. Their findings were first reported by the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) last November, when …

Метки : археологияиссык-кульсредневековьешёлковый путьисламраскопки

Ancient Burial Cache Found in Egypt Offers Clues to Funeral Customs

06/01/2026

Archaeologists excavating an ancient cemetery in Cairo have found a cache of burial objects that could shed new light on funeral practices in one of Egypt‘s most important religious centers. According to Heritage Daily the discovery was made at the …

Метки : археологияегипетгелиополиспогребальные практикираскопкиантичность

Archeologists Find Ancient Roman Estate Near Shopping Mall in Croatia

05/12/2026

An ancient Roman residential and agricultural complex has been unearthed across from a shopping mall in Coatia, according to Croatia Week. The news was first reported by Slobodna Dalmacija. Led by archaeologist Eduard Visković, a team from the consulting company …

Метки : археологияримская империяоливковое маслораскопкиsalonasplit

Roman Villa and Public Bathhouse Excavated in Alexandria

05/12/2026

An excavation in Moharam Bek, a neighborhood in central Alexandria, has uncovered a trove of archaeological findings dating from the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods. The news was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities earlier this month and …

Метки : археологияалександрияраскопкиптолемеиримартефакты

Pompeii Uses AI to Recreate Man Who Died in Vesuvius Eruption

05/05/2026

In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of ash and hot gas sweeping through the Roman town of Pompei. The writer Pliny the Younger—whose uncle, Pliny the Elder, died in the eruption—watched the catastrophe unfold from a vantage …

Метки : археологияпомпеивезувийискусственный интеллектраскопкитайна

Archaeologists Uncover a 2,000-Year-Old Hillfort in Estonia

04/09/2026

A long-lost Estonian Iron-Age fortification has been found, according to Arkeonews. While 19th-century written accounts and oral traditions had long hinted at its existence, the 2000-year-old hillfort was identified this month by archaeologists at the University of Tartu using high-resolution …

Метки : археологияэстонияжелезный векгородищераскопкитайна

Unusual Medusa Carving Discovered at Archaeological Site in Turkey

01/13/2026

In the process of excavating a Roman forum near the ancient city of Amastris (now known as Amasra) in present-day Turkey, archaeologists uncovered a Medusa carving with an unusual expression. The smiling stone Medusa was discovered on the top of …

Метки : археологиямедузатурцияистория.раскопкигреческая мифология

Archeologists Uncover New Frescoes at Villa di Poppea Outside Naples

01/01/2026

Archeologists have begun to uncover frescoes in the Hall of the Mask and the Peacock at the Villa di Poppaea at Oplontis, near Torre Annunziata, just outside Naples. Their discovery is part of an ongoing excavation and renovation project that …

Метки : археологияфрескинеапольвилла ди поппеараскопкиискусство

Ukraine Demands Extradition of Archaeologist for Illegal Excavations

12/26/2025

Ukraine has requested the extradition from Poland of an archaeologist who was detained in Warsaw earlier this month on suspicion of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Polish media. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition …

Метки : украинаэкстрадицияархеологиякрымраскопкиэрмитаж

Armor, Jewelry, and Evidence of Human Sacrifice Found in Korean Tomb

10/28/2025

An excavation project in Hwangnam-dong, an area within the South Korean city of Gyeongju, recently uncovered a tomb complex buried beneath another tomb, which was itself uncovered in 2020. Sim Hyeon-cheol, a researcher with the Gyeongju National Research Institute of …

Метки : археологиясиллараскопкикёнчжуритуалыкультурное наследие

Ancient Roman Villa in Sicily Reveals Mosaic of Flip-Flops

08/21/2025

For seven decades, archaeologists at the Villa Romana del Casale in south-central Sicily have been uncovering mosaics that blur the line between antiquity and modernity: women in bikinis tossing a ball, cupids fishing, and seahorses cloaked in panther skins. Now …

Метки : археологиядревний риммозаикикультурное наследиераскопкиистория.

3,800-Year-Old Warrior's Tomb Unearthed in Azerbaijan

07/23/2025

A 3,800-year-old intact ancient kurgan, or burial mound, belonging to a warrior was unearthed by archaeologists at the Yovşanlıdere site in the Ceyranchol plains in western Azerbaijan, Aze Media reported. Dating back to the Middle Bronze Age, the kurgan measures …

Метки : археологиякурганазербайджандревностьвойнараскопки

Archaeologists Discover 75 Ancient Tombs in China

06/16/2025

Archaeologists have discovered a group of 75 ancient tombs in eastern China, some of them 2,000-years-old from the Han Dynasty. Between April and December 2024, research teams from the Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, in cooperation with …

Метки : археологияистория.древние гробницыдинастия ханькитайраскопки

1,600-Year-Old Mosaic Found at Monastery Opens to the Public in Israel

05/29/2025

The Be’er Shema Mosaic is now open to the public for the first time at the Merhavim Regional Council complex in northwestern Negev, Israel, reported the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. The 1,600-year-old mosaic intricately details scenes of hunting, exotic animals, …

Метки : мозаикаархеологияизраильистория.наследиераскопки