Read more about the article Intact Ancient Stone-Carved Theatre Masks Unearthed At 2,500-Year-Old Site
Some of the stone theatre-mask carvings that represent comedy and tragedy plays performed in the ancient city of Castabala, found by the Turkish archaeologists, in Osmaniye, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Intact Ancient Stone-Carved Theatre Masks Unearthed At 2,500-Year-Old Site

These photos show incredible, intact stone-carved theatre masks representing comedy and tragedy that have been unearthed in the ancient theatre of a 2,500-year-old city. Excavations in the ancient city of Castabala, which is located in the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye and has survived to this day with its colonnaded…

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Read more about the article Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops
The largest historical artefact capture at one time, including 16,398 coins and 399 pieces of historical jewellery belonging to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, were seized in Ankara, Turkey on 9th January 2022. (@EmniyetAnkara/Newsflash)

Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops

Turkish police have carried out their largest ever ancient artefact bust in the capital Ankara, seizing 16,398 coins and 399 other historical items dating back to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The Ankara Anti-Smuggling Crimes Branch Office carried out the raid in Mamak, a district in the city…

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Read more about the article B25 Bomber And Remains Of Five US WWII Soldiers Found In Sicily
The work at the site where the remains of an American B25 bomber and of five of the six airmen on board, shot down near Sciacca, Italy, in 1943, were found, in a dug led by archaeologist Clive Vella that lasted for a month and a half. (Newsflash)

B25 Bomber And Remains Of Five US WWII Soldiers Found In Sicily

An American B-25 bomber that was shot down during World War II has been found in Sicily along with the remains of five airmen. The search started in 2017, but now, after a six-week dig involving 30 US soldiers under the supervision of archaeologist Clive Vella, the team has unearthed…

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Read more about the article US Researcher Says Working On Worlds Oldest Human Remains Is A Dream
The face restoration of the skull of Hualong Cave No. 6 A: Hualong Cave No. 6 fossil; B: virtual reconstructed skull; C: physical reconstructed skull; D: sculptured skull; E: reconstructed image. (Ancient Spine Institute, Chinese Academy Of Sciences/AsiaWire)

US Researcher Says Working On Worlds Oldest Human Remains Is A Dream

Experts in China have unearthed what could be the world's oldest human remains ever discovered, dating back as far as 331,000 years. AsiaWire has spoken to one of the paper's co-authors, Professor Kristian Carlson from the University of Southern California, in an exclusive interview, and he said working on the…

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Read more about the article Archaeologist Parents Take Baby On Dig At 12,000 Year Old Settlement
Sarya, a nine-month-old baby girl whose parents are archaeologists, has become a source of joy for the excavation team working in a castle in Batman, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Archaeologist Parents Take Baby On Dig At 12,000 Year Old Settlement

These images show how a nine-month-old baby is stealing the show during an archaeological dig at a 12,000-year-old settlement. The dig is taking place in the district of Hasankeyf, which is located in south-eastern Turkey's Batman Province. The baby's mother, named in local media outlet Hurriyet as Tulay Unlu Agrak,…

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