An avid artifact and fossil collector recently came across a stunning discovery before alerting the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Eddie Templeton found a portion of an Ice Age-era, Columbian mammoth tusk exposed in a steep embankment while exploring in Madison County. DEQ’s Mississippi State Geological Survey scientists worked with the Mississippi Museum of...
The newest discovery in the ancient city of Pompeii details the final moments of a man and a woman before the city of Pompeii was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. During the excavations of Region IX, Insula 10, in Pompeii, the skeletal remains of a man and a woman were found, according to a press release...
Archaeologists came across a remarkable find while completing earthquake restoration work — a 15th-century BC Akkadian cuneiform tablet. The tablet is inscribed with an administrative record, or receipt, sharing a large amount of furniture shopping. The discovery was made in Aççana Höyük, known as Eski Alalah, in Turkey. ARM BONE OF SMALL ‘HOBBIT’ HUMAN THAT...
Excavations of dozens of tombs in the Nile Delta have unearthed a trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts, some going back nearly 2,500 years. The artifacts include bronze coins, pottery, gold pieces, and other jewelry dating back to Egypt’s Late and Ptolemaic periods, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. This image provided by Egypt’s...
A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago. The “hobbit,” named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is believed to be even smaller than a previously discovered human “hobbit” descendant...
Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments, an organization dedicated to the protection of ancient artifacts in Poland, revealed the discovery of various treasures, including silver coins, and among them was an Ancient Roman counterfeit cache. An organization referred to as the “Group of Explorers” stumbled upon coins, fibules, knives and various types of tools using metal...
Archaeologists were left surprised during an investigation inside the Tomba del Cerbero — a tomb located in Giugliano, Italy. Following an inspection with a microcamera, experts discovered it was possible to physically open the unsealed 2,000-year-old stone coffin known as a sarcophagus. This was the first time the contents of the tomb have been seen...
A team of underwater archaeologists have uncovered an ancient mosaic off the coast of Naples, Italy. The rare find was discovered in the Submerged Archaeological Park of Baia. “Thousands of marble slabs, hundreds of different shapes, [were] brought together to create a very articulated geometry” Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park officials wrote in a Facebook post....
Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. 156-YEAR-OLD SUNKEN SCHOONER IN LAKE MICHIGAN FOUND INTACT...
Archaeologists have unearthed human remains dating as far back to more than 1,000 years. During the excavation, “24 identifiable skeletons” were found on the grounds of The Old Bell Hotel next to Malmesbury Abbey, in the U.K., according to a press release. The burials date back to the 7th century, and the Anglo-Saxon skeletons are...
