In the Egyptian city of Esna, 50 km south of Luxor, thanks to the restoration work carried out in one of the local temples, images of 46 eagles were restored. Previously, the surface of the ceiling was covered with a thick layer of dirt that had...
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The ceiling with previously hidden images of 46 eagles was restored in the temple in Esna
English librarians have discovered a tiny Bible from the beginning of the last century
In the English city of Leeds (Yorkshire), the staff of the central library decided to take advantage of the absence of visitors during the quarantine and examine the shelves with books that specialists had not touched for years. More than 3 thousand...
Cannons that sank in 1779 were found in the USA
Over the past year, archaeologists have raised 19 ancient cannons from the bottom of the Savannah River, which flows through the state of Georgia (USA). Lost almost 240 years ago, these artifacts are believed to have been on a ship that arrived from...
Ancient pottery found in Egypt
Near the Egyptian city of Alexandria, in Tibet Mutawah, archaeologists are excavating the territory of a Roman-era pottery workshop. The industrial building was equipped with kilns, and two of them were cut right into the rock. One furnace is very well...
A dog from Poland dug up coins from the beginning of the 13th century while walking
A clay pot with medieval coins was discovered by a dog walking by a resident of the Polish city of Walbrzych. Experts called this discovery the largest of those that have been discovered in Poland over the past 100 years.
Inside the dilapidated pot...
In Tallinn, builders unearthed a medieval ship
During construction work in the center of Tallinn (Estonia), the remains of medieval merchant ship. The ship belonged to the fleet of the Hanseatic League, a trading alliance of northwestern European cities that existed in the 12th-17th centuries. A...
Mosaic from the reign of Theodoric the Great discovered in Italy
In the town of Montorio, located not far from the historic center of Verona (Italy), gas pipeline layers discovered a mosaic of the 5th century. The images are part of a huge villa that could have belonged to the Ostrogothic ruler Theodoric the Great...
Unexpected discovery: ancient paintings found in the Krakow Salt Museum
The museum near the ancient rock salt deposit in the Polish city of Wieliczka, which has been a source of a valuable resource since the 13th century, kept an extraordinary secret for many years. Once in this castle was the headquarters of miners, and in...
Hundreds of vintage cars in the open - an abandoned AMC dealership in an American forest
An abandoned American Motors Corporation used car dealership has been discovered in North Carolina. To move some cars, you need to use a chainsaw, a grinder and an adjustable wrench.
On the territory of the abandoned center there were more than a...
Medieval burial in Switzerland: archaeologists have found a 6th-century grave
In the Swiss city of Basel, in the Wettsteinplatz district, archaeologists have found a 6th-century burial in which the remains of a little girl lie. Apparently, she was from a wealthy family, since the grave is filled with grave goods. Work in the area...