Last autumn, in Italy, in the commune of Tarquinia, where the Etruscan city of the same name stood in ancient times, archaeologists excavated the burial of the VIII-V centuries BC. After extensive restoration work, the contents of the burial and the...
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The researchers showed the finds discovered last fall in an Etruscan burial
A burial more than 2 thousand years old was found in Italy
In the Italian city of Chieti, during the reconstruction of the San Giustino Square, a Hellenistic burial dating from the IV-III centuries BC was found. The object in the form of a rectangular pit is bounded on all sides by slabs and blocks of sandstone...
Three tombs with a statuette in the form of a dog have been discovered in Rome
During the excavations before the repair of the water pipeline in one of the districts of Rome, Appio Latino, a small burial with three tombs was excavated, which are dated to the I century AD. One of the tombs, which is located under the city road, is...
A bronze bowl and unique amber rings were found in Poland
In the Pomeranian voivodeship in Poland, a tomb of the XI–XII centuries was found, in which, judging by the finds, a representative of the local elite was buried. Historians have received a wealth of material to study: a fully preserved bronze bowl, an...
Historians have shown a gold ring that was found in Caesarea
Israeli researchers have demonstrated a golden ring from the Roman era, on which an early Christian symbol is noticeable. The decoration was found in shallow water near the remains of an ancient ship near the ancient city of Caesarea, among a hoard of...
Two ancient brooches have been exhibited in one of the main museums of the Isle of Man
The ancient oval brooches found in 2018 on the Isle of Man, after extensive cleaning and restoration, were exhibited at the Manx Museum, whose exposition covers 10,000 thousand years of the island's history. The artifacts date back to the X century...
The mausoleum found a few years ago turned out to be the burial of Emperor Wen-di
Studying a large mausoleum near Xi'an, a city in Shaanxi Province (northwestern China), researchers came to the conclusion that it belongs to Emperor Wen-di (Wendi) of the Western Han dynasty. The archaeological site is surrounded by burial grounds and...
A gold earring of the XI century has been discovered - a unique find for Scandinavia
Near Bevling (Bøvling), in the west of Jutland, a rare earring of the XI century was discovered. There are a little more than a dozen similar ornaments all over the world, and this is the first such specimen found in Scandinavia. The jewelry is made in...
Jewelry, ceramics and other finds from the burial of the XIII century BC.
On the territory of the Hala Sultan Tekke architectural complex in Larnaca, Cyprus, archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have been studying ancient tombs with a huge number of human remains for four years. In total, about 150 skeletons and...
Chinese archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old children's cemetery
In the city of Ulanchab, located on the territory of Inner Mongolia, in the Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, archaeologists have excavated a large-scale burial, in which the remains of more than 120 children turned out to be. Graves...