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Posted On: Apr 7th, 2015 at 12:59

Spain. Not only are these looted treasures – oops sorry, archaeological finds – in La Almoloya some of the most exquisite, indicating a very important couple, but this is the oldest governmental building ever found in Europe. Let’s hope the peasants did the right thing and burnt it to the ground! Also included is the … Read More

Posted On: Apr 6th, 2015 at 17:30

Russia. A continuing and fascinating story. Archaeologists have now discovered why the Ice Princess, found in 1993 and recently gaining a lot of attention, was using marijuana – she had breast cancer. No doubt the princess was using the miracle substance for pain management. Unfortunately the breast cancer got the better of her and she … Read More

Posted On: Apr 5th, 2015 at 16:29

Celtic and Druidic Europe. An astounding book called “The Ancient Paths” by Graham Robb will be re-writing history if it’s accepted into mainstream historical thinking… but history itself suggests that will be hard to achieve. I won’t go on once again about how certain pieces of information are shoved under the carpet when they challenge … Read More

Posted On: Apr 4th, 2015 at 14:53

Greece. After more than 100 years of dives, archaeologists are still bringing up incredible finds from the Antikythera shipwreck. Famous for the Antikythera mechanism that bears the name of the island next to which the ship was finally laid to rest, the cargo almost seems to have been the contents of a museum! As shown … Read More

Posted On: Apr 3rd, 2015 at 12:37

Mexico. An anomalous Maya citadel. Why is it an anomaly? The clue is in the above line – the Maya never built citadels, they built cities. This is the first example of a defensive wall surrounding a Maya city (that I know of). The new technology of LIDAR is revealing so many new places than … Read More

Posted On: Apr 2nd, 2015 at 13:29

India. Giraffe figurines found in Chhattisgarh and dating to 500 BC suggest the natives were seasoned travellers who went as far as South Africa to trade various goods. This astounding discovery opens up a whole new chapter in Indian history. The Chhattisgarh region is at least 1,000 km east of the Indus Valley area, and … Read More

Posted On: Apr 1st, 2015 at 13:28

Ten forgotten civilisations… http://listverse.com/2014/03/29/10-ancient-civilizations-that-history-forgot/ Make that eleven..! http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/18/kenya-has-its-own-machu-picchu-the-lost-town-of-gedi.html

Posted On: Mar 31st, 2015 at 12:16

Turkey. Once again Turkey leads the way with ancient finds. This time possibly the world’s oldest ship, 4,000 years old, found off the coast at Urla. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/millennia-old-sunken-ship-could-be-worlds-oldest-researchers-suggest.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71285&NewsCatID=375

Posted On: Mar 30th, 2015 at 09:56

Greece. Two absolutely stunning statues have been found in the Macedonian part of Greece at the entrance of a tomb that may be still intact. Dating to the time of Alexander the Great, the tomb is the largest yet ever found and may hold the remains of someone very important, although Alexander himself has already … Read More

Posted On: Mar 28th, 2015 at 20:59

Egypt. Nothing more than scandalous corruption, an international organisation needs to take control of Egypt’s antiquities before it’s too late. http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/activists-unqualified-company-tasked-restoration-egypt-s-oldest-pyramid

Posted On: Mar 28th, 2015 at 01:52

United States. The giant mounds of North America are little known among the general public, and even few Americans know much about them. Covering vast areas all over what is now the United States, some of these mounds were so huge that they defy logic… but even the tribes that lived a couple of centuries … Read More

Posted On: Mar 26th, 2015 at 19:29

Turkey. Such a small report for what is an astounding discovery. I was at Patara just six days ago and on the steps of the theatre and the assembly hall I took some photos of the partial eclipse through my camera using my sunglasses as a filter. Not a great idea but it worked. Now, … Read More

Posted On: Mar 25th, 2015 at 20:44

I’m back! More on my recent investigative trip around the Greco-Roman / Lycian ruins of western and southern Turkey later, but for now it’s back to the usual posts. I’ve said before and I’ll keep saying it – it seems a new theory about Stonehenge is put forward every week, but I honestly believe most … Read More

Posted On: Mar 8th, 2015 at 20:09

Wales. A finding of a flint tool by a six-year-old boy outside of Cardiff led archaeologists to discover that a 1,000-year-old Roman site was actually a 5,000-year-old Neolithic battlefield. http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art494194-Six-year-olds-discovery-leads-archaeologists-to-5000-year-old-battlefield-in-Cardiff

Posted On: Mar 5th, 2015 at 22:14

Australia & China. An amazing discovery of a coin shows the first evidence of trading between China and Australia. Why is that so amazing? Because this was likely before Australia was colonised by the British in 1788 and therefore the trade was between the mighty Chinese Empire and the nomadic Aborigines. This means the Chinese … Read More

Posted On: Mar 4th, 2015 at 23:55

United States. If a discovery doesn’t fit into accepted models it comes under attack from all angles, and any excuse whatsoever to dismiss the findings is used. On the contrary, if a discovery fits into mainstream models it is usually accepted without question. This happens in all scientific fields and it is known as “knowledge … Read More

Posted On: Mar 3rd, 2015 at 20:11

Italy. In my opinion, Ostia Antica is by far the best archaeology site in Rome, even better than the Colosseum and the Palatino. That is purely a personal preference though, as many may argue against that opinion. In Ostia, archaeologists have discovered the already huge cemetery is at least 35% larger than originally thought… http://news.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-roman-free-choice-cemetery-173241002.html

Posted On: Mar 2nd, 2015 at 20:04

Honduras. A once-in-a-lifetime discovery that cannot be underestimated, a lost city in Honduras, possibly the fabled ‘White City’, has been discovered in a remote and dangerous jungle area. Here are some key facts: 1) The culture that built it is completely unknown and it has no relation to any of the nearby Maya sites. 2) … Read More

Posted On: Mar 1st, 2015 at 20:23

Egypt. Staying in Africa, finding the long lost 30,000-strong population of Akhenaton’s city of El-Amarna has proved more difficult than archaeologists imagined. In 2001, however, the first signs of the looted cemeteries started to appear, and now a full map of the area has been made from extensive excavations. http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-uncover-lost-population-of-ancient-amarna  

Posted On: Feb 28th, 2015 at 21:18

Egypt It’s one of those questions we all sit and ponder at some point – just why did the ancient Egyptians worship dung beetles? 🙂 http://www.wired.com/2014/07/fantastically-wrong-dung-beetle-worship/