Near the Greek island of Antikythera in the Ionian Sea, underwater archaeologists have found the head of a marble sculpture of Hercules. The main part of the work was discovered more than a century ago, back in 1900, at the site of a shipwreck. Today it...
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The head of Hercules was found off the coast of the island of Antikythera
A cache of 10th-century silver coins found in Finland
Coins from the Viking Age were found on the territory of the Finnish community of Munämäki. The objects of the find were local lovers of instrumental search, who notified representatives of the Museum Department about their discovery.
The find was a...
Artifacts from the Bronze Age continue to be found in Guanghan
Excavations in the Chinese city of Guanghan, which began in 2020, continue to bring surprises. Recently, artifacts from the Sanxingdui period, the Bronze Age, were found in two pits intended for sacrificial offerings. Of particular interest is the...
Exploration of a sunken galleon off the coast of Colombia led to new discoveries
Gold coins and other valuable artifacts have been discovered by archaeologists while exploring the bottom off the coast of Colombia. These objects were located near the shipwreck, which is centuries old.
The remote-controlled device reached a depth of...
Head of maize god found in Mexico
Among the ruins of the city of Palenque, the ancient capital of the Baakul kingdom (III-VIII centuries) on the territory of modern Mexico, archaeologists have discovered a sculpted head of the god of maize, or corn. The find belongs to the late...
Two early Iron Age swords found in Germany
This spring, in the German village of Andechs (Bavaria), two ancient swords were found during construction work. The weapons, together with ceramic dishes, of which only fragments remained, were part of the grave goods and were located at a shallow depth...
The ceiling with previously hidden images of 46 eagles was restored in the temple in Esna
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...
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...