A large and well-preserved statue of an animal attacking another that is thousands of years old has been found by a farmer digging an irrigation ditch in an olive grove in Spain. The discovery was made by tractor driving Gonzalo Crespo as he ploughed a trench in his field in…
A pre-Hispanic burial ground with tombs, clay pots and gold bird-shaped earring have been found during roadworks in Costa Rica. The archaelogogical discovery took place near the central Costa Rican capital San Jose on 12th October. During road construction works that began at the end of May, builders found an…
A huge arsenal of World War II explosives have been found on a beach in southern France. The WWII arsenal, including shells and mines, was found at Messanges Beach in the commune of Messanges in the south-western French department of Landes on 30th September. According to French newspaper Sud Ouest,…
Turkish archaeologists have found a 4000-year-old loom that includes a massive handloom, one of the oldest ever found. The loom and its accessories were discovered at the Beycesultan Mound in the southwestern Denizli province where the team has recently uncovered the ancient textile mill. The find is part of a…
An incredibly well-preserved limestone sarcophagus and numerous funeral statuettes known as ushabti have been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. The find at the Gharaifa site in Tuna al-Jabal near the city of Minya, located in Upper Egypt, was announced by officials on Monday, 21st September. The white limestone sarcophagus is decorated…
