Haul of Roman coins restored

The world's largest haul of ancient coins has been restored and will be put on view to the public shortly.
The 108,000 Roman coins were found by chance in Libya in 1981 but were in such poor condition that it has been impossible to adequately restore them until recently.[...]
ansa.it

Bulgaria Archaeologists Uncover Bronze Age Sanctuary

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has uncovered a Bronze Age sanctuary near the village of Kran, close to the town of Kazanlak in Central Bulgaria.
The team led by Professor Vasil Nikolov from the National Archaeology Institute has discovered the sanctuary, which dates back to the 3rd millennium BC; the Bulgarian archaeologists also found a burial urn with remains of child bones.[...]
novinite.com

Ancient Fortress City Unearthed in Egypt

Egyptian archaeologists digging near the Suez Canal have discovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest fortress in the eastern Delta, Egypt's Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced.
Located at the site of Tell Dafna, between El-Manzala Lake and the Suez Canal, the remains reveal the foundation of a military town about 15 kilometers (nine miles) northeast of the city of western Qantara.[...]
discovery.com

Remains of sacrificed woman found in indigenous citadel in Peru

Archeologists in northern Peru have found the remains of a woman who was apparently killed in a 15th-century sacrifice to calm the wrath of nature. The find was made in Chan Chan, the oldest mud citadel in the Americas, archaeologist Raul Sosaya said Tuesday. The expert said the skeleton corresponded to a woman who was 1.55 metres tall and aged about 17. She died around the year 1460 and belonged to the Chimu culture.[...]
earthtimes.org

A Large Parthian Site in Khuzestan Province Seriously Damaged & Partly Destroyed

During the widening of a road by the Islamic Republic’s controlled Iran’s National Oil Company near the city of Ahwaz, a large historical site dating back to the Parthian dynasty (248 BCE - 224 CE) was seriously damaged and some sections were completely destroyed, as reported by the Persian service of the Friends of Khuzestan’s Friends of Cultural Heritage Society (TARIANA).[...]
cais-soas.com

Verein zur Förderung von Archäologie im Heiligen Land gegründet

In Berlin ist am Dienstag der «Verein zur Förderung des Deutschen Evangelischen Instituts für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes» gegründet worden. Zu den 50 Mitgliedern gehören namhafte Persönlichkeiten aus Politik und Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, Kirche und Kultur, wie das Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI) mitteilte.[...]
yahoo.com

300 Jahre altes Plattbodenschiff

Die Planken und Bohlen sind auch nach 300 Jahren noch immer klar zu erkennen: Das gut erhaltene Plattbodenschiff kam bei Arbeiten am Deich von Kaiserwerth nahe Düsseldorf ans Tageslicht - und ist eine kleine Sensation. Denn in den letzten 20 Jahren wurden nur zwei frühneuzeitliche Schiffsreste am deutschen Niederrhein ausgegraben.[...]
epoc-magazin.de

Discovery of a middle-Palaeolithic settlement near Qom

Iranian archaeologists have discovered evidences of middle-Palaeolithic settlement near the Daryāch-ye Namak (Salt Lake) in the country's central province of Qom.
The excavation was conducted by archaeologists from Esfahan University, which yielded a collection of Middle-Palaeolithic tools.[...]
cais-soas.com

Gristhorpe Man slowly gives up his secrets

Tomorrow marks the 175th anniversary of the discovery of Scarborough's bronze age ancestor, Gristhorpe Man.
Now residing in the Rotunda Museum, Gristhorpe Man, the tallest prehistoric skeleton measured to date, was found by William Beswick and members of the Scarborough Philosophical Society on Thursday July 10 1834.[...]
scarborougheveningnews.co.uk

Peru mummies 'were human sacrifices'

Utah Valley University professor Haagen Klaus is an expert in bio-archaeology and has been analysing and examining the human remains found in 2007 at the Chotuna Huaca, a site located north east of Chiclayo.
"(The) majority of them were sacrificed using a very sharp bladed instrument, probably a copper or bronze tummy knife. And for the majority there are a several combinations, complex set of variations on cutting of the throat, " Mr Klaus said.[...]
sbs.com.au