A mass sacrifice at a 15th century archaeological site in Peru saw the ritual killing of over 140 children and over 200 llamas, according to a study. This is the largest known mass sacrifice of children – and of llamas – in the New World.
Archaeologists exploring the site of a naval battle fought 2,200 years ago between Rome and Carthage have uncovered clues to how the battle may have unfolded — as well as several mysteries.
©UNESCO Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TurkmenistanFollowing the Fifth Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Serial Transnational World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads, 4–5 December 2018, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the participants including nat
Combo file photo shows earthenware unearthed from a tomb dating back to the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-439 AD) in Leijia village of Xixian New Area, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. XI'AN - Archaeologists in Northwest China's Shaanxi province said Friday th
(National Museum of Denmark)Medieval drinking hornThe last aurochs, the wild ancestor of domesticated cattle and a favorite game animal up to the medieval period in Europe, died at a game preserve in Poland in 1627. Now a group of Scandinavian researchers
(Wessex Archaeology)Bath Abbey, Bath, EnglandBrightly colored tileshave been uncovered during excavations in advance of restoration of England’s Bath Abbey. The site has been home to religious buildings for more than 1,000 years. The current church, which
Ancient Knossos. Source: WikipediaThe Greek government has decided to remove more than 2,000ancient sites, monuments and museums from a state assets fund after archaeologists protested, fearing the country’s heritage might be sold off.Among the sites incl
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand poses with two limestone Visigoth reliefs from the seventh century in London on Jan. 20, 2019.Credit: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/GettyIn 2004, two chunky limestone reliefs depictingCatholic saintswere stolen from a medieval church
Archeologists recently discovered two ancient tombs in Egypt.Credit: Egyptian Ministry of AntiquitiesArcheologists recently found two ancient tombs in Egypt that date back to Roman times, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced yesterday (Jan. 15).One o
The discovery of a Roman cemetery in England has archaeologists scratching their heads, mainly because about 40 percent of the bodies buried there are missing theirs.Well, not missing, exactly. Of the 52 skeletons discovered in the fourth-century A.D. cem
A schoolchild's homework in Greek was written on a wax tablet nearly 2,000 years ago.Credit: Copyright British Library BoardHomework written by a school kid in ancient Egypt has been preserved since the second century A.D. And the words on the slab may so
Invited by the National Commission for UNESCO Republic of Tajikistan, coordinated by IICC-X, a delegation visited Tajikistan during January 14-20, 2019
Defense wallCredit: S.E. SidebothamA 2,300-year-old fortress, and associated structures, which protected an ancient port called Berenike, have been discovered in Egypt by the Red Sea. This photo shows a fragment of the northern defense wall of Berenike un
The Liujiawa cemetery is located in the west of the Liujiawa village, the town of Wangzhuang, Chengcheng city in Shaanxi province. It was discovered due to tomb-looting, following which a salvage excavation along with a regional systematic survey in the s
Many cultural relics of the Palace Museum－China's former imperial palace in Beijing, which is also known as the Forbidden City－and some ancient books in the collection of the National Library of China are in the two institutions due to the efforts of Zhen
