A new complex representing a model of the mythical Tomb of Osiris was discovered in Sheikh Abd el-Gourna, inside the unpublished tomb of Kampp -327-. The Canarian-Tuscan Archaeological Mission directed by Dr. María Milagros Álvarez Sosa and deputy director Dr.… Continue Reading
According to the BBC a haul of Viking treasure has been unearthed from a field in south west Scotland by an amateur using a metal detector: “Derek McLennan, a retired businessman from Ayrshire, made the find in Dumfriesshire in September.… Continue Reading
Czech archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a previously unknown queen believed to have been the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre who ruled 4,500 years ago, officials in Egypt have said. The tomb was discovered in Abu Sir, an Old Kingdom… Continue Reading
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of ancient surgery among the remains of people who lived in a settlement near Istanbul, Turkey, between the 11th and 6th centuries B.C. A skull, buried among the many remains undergoing excavation in the location of… Continue Reading
The dungeons in Turkey where Vlad the Impaler is believed to have been held will now open to the public. Vlad was the notorious 15th century Prince of Wallachia from Transylvania, and the model for Bram Stoker’s title character in… Continue Reading
The region of Cappadocia in central Turkey is home to one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world – deep valleys and soaring rock formations dotted with homes, chapels, tombs, temples and entire subterranean cities harmoniously carved into the… Continue Reading
In ancient times, people in Central Asia practiced a religion known as Tengriism, which focused on living in harmony with the natural universe. While this religion was founded and most widely practiced during ancient times, there are groups that still… Continue Reading
The Norse trickster god, Loki is undoubtedly the most debated figure from Norse mythology to this day. Though he appears to be a scheming, mischievous deity who has no real loyalties, scholars still explore what his purpose might have been… Continue Reading
Women robed in scarlet sheaths, conducting rituals associated with serpents away from prying eyes, serving Innana, the Goddess of Love, Fertility and War. The color of their clothes was symbolic of their power, but why was blood, particularly their menstrual… Continue Reading
Dr Irene García Losquiño and Dr Jan Henrik Fallgren on a possible Viking archaeological site in northern Spain http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/7184/ The fearsome reputation of the Vikings has made them the subject of countless exhibitions, books and films – however, surprisingly… Continue Reading