1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1107+ words) 13 September 2026, 15:20 The lighthouses of the northwestern Black Sea region play a critically important role in safe navigation and the functioning of maritime trade routes, and are also a vital component of Ukraine’s geopolitical infrastructure. This installment of the“Amazing South…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (341+ words) Ancient Mediterranean ports may have handled far more ships than their surviving docks and harbor walls suggest, according to underwater research that is changing how archaeologists measure ancient maritime trade. Researchers found that ships often anchored outside formal harbors. Vessels…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (413+ words) Authorities in Rome have unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome ROME -- Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. Mayor Robert Gualtieri presented…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (835+ words) Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis in northern Türkiye have uncovered approximately 105 square meters of remarkably well-preserved floor mosaics, while a second discovery — the marble head of Eros dating back around 1,800 years — is offering a glimpse into a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (589+ words) Ancient Mediterranean harbors are often judged by the structures still visible today. Quays, jetties and moles form the clearest traces, so they often shape estimates of how many ships a port once handled. A new study argues for a wider…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (498+ words) Ancient Greek treasures, dated from the Kingdom of Pontus, a Hellenistic state located in the northeastern part of Anatolia, are displayed in a new museum in the city of Samsun, Turkey. Among the antiquities is the Amisos Treasure. It consists…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (945+ words) Researchers from the University of Haifa and the Paul Valery University of Montpellier demonstrate that outer anchorage areas were decisive in maritime traffic in Antiquity, which forces a rewriting of port importance rankings. Underwater archaeology is experiencing a silent revolution....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (820+ words) Modified: Saturday, September 05 2026, 9.35pm The Ibiza and Formentera Archaeological Museum (MAEF) has taken custody of a remarkable collection of approximately 26 Roman amphorae and 17 boxes of fragmented ceramic material recovered this week by the research vessel Miguel Oliver in waters south of…...