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Gortyn: Metropolis of Roman Crete [9:35]
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (98+ words) For a millennium, Gortyn was the most important city on Crete. Its ruins - largely unexcavated - are scattered across a picturesque landscape of stony hills and olive groves. Scenic Routes to the Past | 58.2K subscribers | 4,704 views | March 27, 2026 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Agios Titos 1:09 Law code…...
Colossus of Rhodes [part of 'Secrets of the Seven Wonders']
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (122+ words) The Greek city of Rhodes emerged victorious from a yearlong siege by the Macedonian noble Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 b.c. To commemorate their city's resilience, the Rhodians built a towering bronze statue of the sun god Helios, their patron deity, who also…...
Aegean Underwater Archaeological Sites Surveyed
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (120+ words) According to the Greek Reporter, an international team of researchers has conducted a survey of the seafloor off the northern coast of the Greek island of Karpathos. The team members identified archaeological sites dating from the later seventh century B.C. through…...
Stela with inscriptions from the time of Emperor Tiberius discovered during the restoration of the Gate of Ramses III at Karnak
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (184+ words) ...The collaboration between the French-Egyptian Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK), the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has completed the project of reassembly and restoration of the gate…...
Danish warship sunk by Nelson’s British fleet discovered after 225 years
2+ day, 21+ min ago (558+ words) More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm. Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor by marine archaeologists. Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 meters (49 feet) beneath…...
2,000-Year-Old Hoards in Northern England Contain Possible Wagon Parts
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (132+ words) According to a Phys.org report, a team of researchers led by Sophia Adams of the British Museum and Jamie Armstrong of Durham University have examined more than 950 objects recovered from two separate hoards discovered by a metal detectorist near…...
Why would being a "man of war" prevent David from building the temple of God?
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (733+ words) There are several instances in the Old Testament (and one or two in the N/T) where we read that David was not allowed to build a temple for God: 1 Chronicles 22:8: "But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,…...
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Chamber in Gibraltar That Could Rewrite Neanderthal Story
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (454+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a previously sealed chamber in a Gibraltar cave that may shed fresh light on the lifestyles of some of the last Neanderthals in Europe. The space, believed to have been closed off by sediments for around 40,000 years,…...
Medieval Documents Recovered at Sudan's Old Dongola
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (172+ words) Science in Poland reports that a medieval document has been recovered at a large residential structure at the site of Old Dongola in Sudan by a team of researchers from the University of Warsaw. The text, written in Arabic on…...
Altar and Offerings Discovered Near Ancient Toltec Capital
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (184+ words) La Br'jula Verde reports that work along the route of a passenger train uncovered an altar, or momoztli, in central Mexico near the site of Tula, the ancient Toltec capital. The momoztli has been dated to between A.D. 900 and 1150. Archaeologist V'ctor…...