Israeli archaeologists have found evidence that early humans wore shell necklaces painted with ochre as far back as 120,000 years ago. The discovery, which included several examples of ancient shell jewellery as well as dozens of human skeletons from the Mediterranean Paleolithic period, was made at Qafzeh Cave in northern…
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace which later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made under the Nacional Monte de Piedad (National Mount of Piety), an iconic pawnshop in the centre of the Mexican…
Credit: Newsflash/Kharaysin archaeological team-CSIC Archaeologists have discovered dozens of tiny human figures which they say were used in funeral rituals to celebrate the dead over 10,000 years ago. Human-shaped figures from 7,500 BC were discovered by Spanish archaeologists in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, located in the village of…
Newsflash/Herakles Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a 2,300-year-old harbour built by the Phoenicians after studying a network of ancient catacombs used as the cellar of a popular Flamenco bar in Spain. The startling discovery was made at the Cueva del Pajaro Azul tavern in the city of Cadiz in the…
CEN A huge antiquities trafficking network worth millions with links to the Met in New York and involving a former Louvre curator as well as a top auction house has been busted in Paris. Hundreds of genuine antiquities, most which appear to have been looted during the turmoil caused by…
