The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
Even if you’ve been to Ephesus before, be sure to do it again if you find yourself in the Izmir region of Turkey. The remains of the ancient city were discovered in 1863, and only 37% of it has been discovered and preserved today, but archaeologists continue to work and Ephesus reveals more…
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Russian forces have destroyed ancient burial mounds on the front line in southern Ukraine. In doing so, they potentially violated the Hague and Geneva Conventions, according to a study by the Ukrainian Conflict Observatory published on September 4, the Kyiv Independent reported.
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They were discovered in the Guchin Gai park complex
Arheologists excavated part of a mysterious system of tunnels under Gucin Gai – a park complex located in the Mokotow district of the Polish capital Warsaw. The park is located in the former Vilanov estate, one of the residences of the…
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Scientists have discovered an ancient arm of the Nile, which has now dried up, but used to pass by thirty pyramids in Ancient Egypt, including those in Giza.
This 64 km long sleeve is known as Ahramat (“pyramids” in Arabic) and has long been buried under farmland and desert sand, the…
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Archaeologists claim to have discovered Alexander the Great’s bath at Aigai Palace in northern Greece. The huge Aigai Palace, which stretches over 15,000 square meters and is larger than the Parthenon, is located at the ceremonial center of the ancient Macedonian kingdom.
Excavations also…
A gold pocket watch that belonged to the richest man who traveled on the Titanic is being sold at auction, DPA reported. It could be worth up to £150,000 ($187,743).
Businessman John Jacob Astor died at the age of 47 when the Titanic sank in 1912. His wife was rescued.
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Researchers from the University of Tokyo have discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old building among ancient Roman ruins buried in volcanic ash in southern Italy. Scholars believe it may have been a villa owned by the first Roman emperor Augustus (63 BC – AD 14).
The team led by Mariko…
Space engineers from China have developed a robot to protect cultural monuments from harmful environmental influences, reported end of February Xinhua.
Scientists from Beijing’s space program have used a robot originally designed for orbital missions to protect artifacts from ancient…
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A study in Greece shows how weather events affect cultural heritage
Rising temperatures, prolonged heat and drought are affecting climate change worldwide. Now, the first study in Greece that examines the effect of climate change on the future microclimate of historical monuments and…
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The manuscripts are more than 2,000 years old and were severely damaged after the eruption of the volcano in AD 79.
Three scientists managed to read a small part of charred manuscripts after the eruption of Vesuvius with the help of artificial intelligence, reported AFP.
The manuscripts…
Asked about the topic, Rome’s chief curator of cultural heritage, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said Usmanov’s funding was agreed before Western sanctions, and Rome’s ancient heritage, he says, is “universal”.
The imposing colonnade of Trajan’s Basilica in Rome, which occupies a…
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In the city of Çatal-Huyük, which was founded about 9 thousand years ago on the territory of modern Turkey, archaeologists have discovered fossilized pieces of cloth.
Before that, the experts believed that the inhabitants of the country used wool or flax for the production of cloth. The…
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These structures, scattered across Iran, functioned as primitive refrigerators
In the waterless expanses of the Persian desert, an amazing and ingenious ancient technology was discovered, known as yakhchāl, which means “ice pit” in Persian. Yakhchāl (Persian: کلکر; yakh meaning…
In early November, a Czech archaeological expedition from Charles University in Prague has discovered the tomb of the royal scribe Jheuti Em Hat during excavations at the Abu Sir necropolis outside Cairo, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Monuments announced.
The Secretary General…
Written records can tell us a lot about ancient civilizations. Recent research on the venomous snakes described in an ancient Egyptian papyrus suggests more than you might think. A much more diverse range of snakes than we ever imagined lived in the land of the pharaohs – which also explains why…
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Closed to the public for more than a decade, the stunning Zeyrek Çinili Hamam once again reveals its wonders to the world.
Located in Istanbul’s Zeyrek district, on the European side of the Bosphorus, adjacent to the historic Fatih district, the bathhouse was built in 1530 by Mimar Sinan…
A Middle Bronze Age shipwreck discovered at Kumluk, off Antalya, on Turkey’s southern coast, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest known wrecks. It represents a significant discovery for underwater archeology from this early period.
A team of 40 experts led by Professor Hakan Yoniz…
A 2,000-year-old burial site has been discovered by Israeli authorities. The find is called the “Tomb of Salome”, one of the midwives who attended the birth of Jesus The Israeli authorities have revealed “one of the most impressive burial caves” ever discovered on the territory of the country,…
Archaeologists have announced that they are very close to discovering the place where the last ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra, and her lover, the Roman general Mark Antony, were buried, in all probability together.
Scientists believe they have pinpointed the exact location where some of the most…
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A valuable archaeological find on the banks of the Danube, not far from Bulgaria – Serbian miners discovered an ancient Roman ship with a 13-meter hull in a mine.
An excavator in the Dramno mine near the town of Kostolats unearthed a fully preserved ancient ship. According to experts, it…