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The foundations of a Roman building that is probably the oldest library in Germany have been uncovered in central Cologne in archaeological excavations during the construction of a new parish building for the Protestant church. Continue reading “Roman library found in the heart of Cologne”
A cemetery was excavated this summer by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea at the site Makria Rachi of Karavos in Aliveri. This proved to be a real palimpsest in terms of the region’s archaeological data, since during a rescue survey carried out on a private plot of land, it was found that the cemetery had been in continuous use for over 2,500 years. Continue reading “Excavation of a cemetery from Prehistoric and Historical times in Aliveri”
Results were particularly impressive from this year’s systematic excavation of the ancient town of Kythnos (today’s Vryokastro) conducted from June 26 to August 4. Standing out among them are the finds from systematic excavations in the area of the ancient harbour, on the islet of “Vryokastraki” (the small island at the tip of the peninsular that, till Late Antiquity at least, must have been joined to the coast by a small isthmus). Continue reading “Rich finds at Vryokastro and Vryokastraki on Kythnos”
Archaeologists excavating in Egypt have uncovered a stone cemetery of an unknown owner about 300 metres away from the pyramid of King Senusert I. The cemetery was found in Lisht, Cairo, a site of Middle kingdom royal and elite burials. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Egyptian Antiquities Minister. Continue reading “Ancient stone cemetery of unknown owner was discovered in Egypt”
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”
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