The ancient city of Aphrodisias in Karacasu, Aydin, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, has unveiled a new and thrilling archaeological find: a colossal marble head of Zeus, far exceeding normal human proportions.
The answer to the question of how big the biggest dinosaur could be has been investigated. And it has been calculated how big the biggest dinosaur in the world could be! According to the calculations, the biggest living creature on earth could have…
A team of scientists coupled an episode of intense submarine hydrothermal alteration of a nutrient-rich seafloor reservoir to the collision of the Congo-São Francisco cratons at ∼2100 Ma, to unravel a paleo-geodynamic incident of seawater P…
France’s first cheese museum opened in Paris, right in time for the Olympic Games being held in the City of Light.
Dublin Wax Museum Removes ‘Hideous’ Sinead O’Connor Figure After Uproar. "A waxwork figure of singer Sinéad O'Connor wearing a black jumper and black coat just looked nothing like her," singer's brother says in radio interview after waxwork was…
An ancient sarcophagus from the Roman era was discovered by chance on the beach near the resort of Saints Constantine and Helena, one of Bulgaria’s most popular tourist destinations. Measuring approximately 90 x 235 x 75 cm (3 x 7.7 x 2.5 feet), the…
Archaeologists ave uncovered a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus with perfectly-preserved ancient mummies inside. The "unprecedented" discovery was made in the historic "tomb of Cerberus" in Naples, Italy.
Scientists were left surprised as the church, which is open to the public, is visited by thousands of pilgrims and tourists every day, with the slab in plain sight for visitors. Members of the Orthodox Christian clergy disperse incense around the…
Archaeologists have unearthed a jade workshop dating back more than 3,400 years at the Sanxingdui ruins in southwest Chin.
A recent survey by the Ministry of Emergency Situations has uncovered a mysterious stone carving depicting a human face in the Akmola Region of Kazakhstan. The discovery was made in the Sandyktau district, where employees from the Emergency…
In Turkey, archaeologists have made a unique discovery — a clay tablet with cuneiform writing that may turn out to be one of the oldest sales receipts in the world. Associate Professor Jacob Lauinger and doctoral student Zeynep Turker from Johns…
Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced Sunday that 19 artifacts have been returned from several countries this year, demonstrating a significant endeavor to protect the nation's cultural heritage.
Turkish academics from Izmir Katip Celebi University says "Excavation work in Tuul Valley, Mongolia, has conclusively proven that the area is the city of "Togu Balik," where the Nine Oghuzes lived and battled with the Gokturks"
The rights group, Survival International, fears the tribe's lands are being lost due to the increasing presence of loggers. Video shows a group of men of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted indigenous tribe, gathering on a riverbank in the Peruvian…
Kazakhstan has emerged as a significant site for remarkable archaeological discoveries, revealing the area’s rich history and culture of ancient civilizations. Several important findings have been made, including the ancient capital of the Kimak…
Archaeologists of the Ucupe Cultural Landscape Archaeological Project Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Temple in Peru. The structure appeas to predate Machu Picchu, the country’s best-known archaeological site, by 3,500 years