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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 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”
Archaeologists in the city of Lod, Israel, have discovered an additional mosaic where mosaics found years ago had been discovered. The team were preparing the site for the construction of a Visitors’ Centre at the site. The centre will include a modern building where the 4th-century mosaics will be displayed, with respect to the plan of the ancient villa they were laid in. Continue reading “Another 1,700-year-old mosaic has been discovered in Israel”
The prehistoric settlement submerged under Lake Kuolimojarvi provides us with a clearer picture of the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Stone Age (about 10,000 – 6,000 years ago) and it opens up a new research path in Finnish archaeology. Continue reading “Traces of submerged Stone Age settlement in Southeast Finland”
Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists digging at the site of Hura, Negev desert in the framework of salvage excavations, discovered (2014) the impressive remains of an Early Christan monastery, where mosaics were found in a good state of preservation. Continue reading “Early Christian mosaics unearthed in the Negev desert”
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