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An Egyptian archaeological mission headed by Fahima El-Nahhas, General Director of Excavations in Alexandria, uncovered a section of Alexandria’s western cemetery that dates to the Ptolemaic era. Continue reading “Ptolemaic period tombs discovered in Alexandria’s western cemetery”
An Egyptian-French mission at the Tell el-Samara site in the Delta governorate of Daqahliya has recently uncovered one of the oldest villages ever discovered in the Nile Delta. Continue reading “One of the earliest settlements of the Nile Delta”
Archaeological remnants of human activity in Thrace from the Neolithic (4th millennium BC) to the post-Byzantine period have been brought to light from archaeological excavations, carried out in the context of construction works for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG. Continue reading “5,000 years of history brought to light in excavations in Thrace”
A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist found a “unique” treasure on the German island of Rügen, that may have belonged to King Harald Bluetooth who brought Christianity to Denmark. Continue reading “King Harald Bluetooth’s treasure found?”
The fossil was discovered on Monday (July 2018) evening in the Arago Cave, a vast prehistoric grotto at Tautavel on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains bordering Spain. Continue reading “560,000-year-old milk tooth found in France”
The 2018 archaeological expedition at the multi-period site of Prastio-Mesorotsos in the Pafos district by the University of Edinburgh has been completed. Excavations were conducted from 27 June to 8 August 2018 under the direction of Dr. Andrew McCarthy, Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. The project involves the cooperation of an international team of specialists and field school students. Continue reading “New finds at the Prastio-Mesorotsos site”
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