Seal bearing the name “Pinchas”. (Credit: Clara Amit, Antiquities Authority)Long before anyone licked the gum on an envelope, people used seals to ensure that their letters weren’t opened until they reached their recipients. If the seal was broken before
Clay tablets dating back 4,000 years show the beginning of writing and literacy in ancient Anatolia, in the middle of modern-day Turkey, according to researchers.Excavations in the province of Kayseri, southeast of Turkey's capital Ankara, at an ancient s
In ancient times, the Romans believed that the place was the gateway to hell and sacrificed bulls in there.Still under excavation, Pluto's Gate in the ancient city of Hierapolis in Denizli province is planned to open after the necessary protective structu
Anadolu Agency PhotoExcavation teams, using information from famed Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi's travel guide, are continuing work along one of Anatolia's longest underground water passageways in northeastern Turkey, unearthing the lost history of
Traces of what could be the world's oldest wine have been discovered inside a 6,000-year-old terracotta jar at a cave in Sicily, Italy, indicating that the drink was made and drunk long before previously thought.According to findings published on the Micr
Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a renowned Ming Dynasty playwright in east China's Jiangxi province, Chinese state media reported on Monday.The tomb of Tang Xianzu, often referred to as China's Shakespeare, was discovered in Fuzhou at the end of
Cemetery of Han-Wei and Six Dynasties Found in Yangjiahe, Hubei ProvinceFrom：Chinese ArchaeologyWriter：Date：2017-08-15From June to September 2016, Xianning Museum and other institutes conducted an archaeological excavation to Yangjiahe Cemetery, excavated
Wei State Cemetery of Western Zhou Dynasty found in Yangjinzhuang, Henan ProvinceFrom：Chinese ArchaeologyWriter：Date：2017-08-22Yangjinzhuang Cemetery was located in Gaocun Town Qi County, Henan Province. A rescue excavation has been made by the joint team
A picture of China's Tianlongshan Grottoes in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, Aug 12, 2013. China's Tianlongshan Grottoes have reopened to public after two and a half years of renovation, authorities in Taiyuan, capital of North China's
An archeologist works in a tunnel, which is partof an ancient water system, in Xuyi county, East China's Jiangsu province, on Aug 22. A large number of cultural relics, thought to be more than 1,000 years old, have been discovered lately during a renovati
Buddha statues are displayed at a Beijing show via 3-D and virtual reality technologies. After more than two years of renovation works, the Tianlongshan Caves in North China's Shanxi province reopened to the public earlier this month, displaying its Buddh
Construction workers in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district digging the ground for a new metro project connecting Istanbul's Kabataş-Beşiktaş-Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey districts have discovered human bones and cremated remains from the
An archaeologist works on part of a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor bearing the names of Byzantine Emperor Justinian, at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem, on August 23, 2017 (AFP Photo)A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor with a Greek inscription has been uncover
Two marble sarcophagi from ancient Rome have been unearthed near the city's football stadium.The discovery by the Stadio Olimpico was made during routine digging by Rome's energy and water company Acea, the local public watchdog for archaeology and conser
An undated handout photo made available by The Australian University of New South Wales (UNSW) showing the Plimpton 322 a 3700 year old Babylonian tablet held in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York. (EPA Photo)Australia
