1,500-year-old smuggled artifacts return to Türkiye.
Artifacts dating from the 4th to 7th centuries, including an oil lamp from the Byzantine era, seven coins minted in the cities of Istanbul, Balikesir and Izmit, and a gold medallion, seized in…
Discovery of 1,300-Year-Old Throne Room of Moche Queen
Archaeologists in Peru have made a significant discovery: a throne room approximately 1,300 years old, adorned with murals depicting a female ruler from the Moche culture, a civilization that flourished on the northern…
3,500-year-old grain silo found in the lost city of Puruşhanda
At the Üçhöyük excavation, located in the Bolvadin district of Afyonkarahisar province and conducted with the aim of discovering the ancient city of “Puruşhanda,” a grain silo and two distinct seals were uncovered,…
Roman house with mosaics discovered in Sicily
For over two decades, archaeologists from the University of Göttingen have been studying the historical patterns of life and trade in Sicily. Recently, they have made a significant discovery in the province of…
Over 4,000 ancient clay seals discovered in western Iran
Recent excavations at Tappeh Teleneh, located in the Kozran district of Kermanshah, have led to the discovery of approximately four thousand clay seals dating back around five thousand years. According to Dariush Farmani,…
Discovery of 4,000-Year-Old Burial Chamber in Asiut, Egypt
A funerary chamber dating back approximately 4,000 years, belonging to the daughter of an ancient Egyptian governor, was recently discovered in Asiut. This discovery took place in the context of the largest non-royal…
The discovery of the world’s oldest cheese
Discovery of world’s oldest cheese reveals complex evolutionary relationship between humans and microbes. In the late 1970s, a team of archaeologists became preoccupied with a set of mummies that were so distinctive that…
The largest jade dragon of the Hongshan culture is found
Three jade dragons of varying colors and sizes, estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old, were among the over 100 jade relics of the Hongshan Culture recently unearthed in the Inner Mongolia autonomous…
More than 50 3,800-year-old royal seals discovered in Turkey
Excavations at Kayalıpınar, located in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas, in the eastern region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, have revealed more than 50 seal impressions of members of the Hittite royal family. Among…
Ancient ring found in the ruins of a Pictish fort
A ring from the Pictish period, distinguished by its elaborate design and a red glass centerpiece, has been unearthed from the ruins of an ancient fort in Scotland. The discovery was made at…