Tag: excavation news
23 shipwrecks discovered off Greece dating from around 1,000 BC to the 19th century AD.
An expedition to the Fourni archipelago in Greece, co-directed by a University of Southampton archaeologist, has found 23 new shipwrecks dating from around 1,000 BC to the 19th century AD.
First-ever Philistine cemetery revealed
A groundbreaking discovery of the first Philistine cemetery to be found may well support the claim that the Philistines were migrants to the shores of ancient Israel who arrived from lands to the West around the 12th century BCE.
Meet Lidar: the amazing laser technology that’s helping archaeologists discover lost cities
Archaeologists have discovered several medieval cities, buried beneath the forest floor in Cambodia: the largest is said to rival the modern Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, in size.
Bones of Iron Age warriors may reveal link between Yorkshire’s ‘spear-people’ and the ancient Gauls
Around 150 skeletons buried in 75 graves have been discovered in an Iron Age cemetery near the town of Pocklington in East Riding, Yorkshire, in what is undoubtedly one of the most significant recent finds in Britain. They are the latest discoveries from archaeological sites in the area that reveal a culture whose burial traditions suggest links to the ancient Gaulish people of northern France.
Archaeologists discover a network of galleries, shafts and chambers at the foot of the Mycenaean Acropolis of Thorikos
At the foot of the Mycenaean Acropolis of Thorikos, dominating the natural harbor of Lavrio, in Greece, a French team of mining archaeologists has just discovered an inextricable network of galleries, shafts and chambers.