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The discovery of a Greek dedication to a church, or possibly a monastery, from 1,500 years ago is leading archaeologists to think they may have found the long-lost ruins of Ashdod-Yam, a Byzantine city known in the classical sources as Azotos Paralios. Continue reading “Archaeologists May Have Found Long-lost Byzantine City Ashdod-Yam (Azotos Paralios)”
Eastern Roman Empire (“Byzantine”) archeological finds in places most of us think almost ‘impossible’! Please follow the link to the precious work of Dr. Caitlin Green. Continue reading “A very long way from home: early Byzantine finds at the far ends of the world”
The Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 “Israelite tribes,” may have started as no such thing. New archaeological evidence suggests that the Danites originated with mercenaries hired from the Aegean and Syria by the Egyptian overlords of Canaan to keep order. Continue reading “3,000-year-old archaeological finds at Tel Dan suggest that the Danites were Aegean soldiers. Samson the Greek?”
Here we present the first page of the corresponding publication by V. Gordon Childe, which claims a Mycenean presence in Cornwall, Britain. Continue reading “Bronze Dagger of Mycenaean type from Pelynt, Cornwall”
Ancient Greeks artists could have travelled to China 1,500 years before Marco Polo’s historic trip to the east and helped design the famous Terracotta Army, according to new research. Continue reading “Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo”
Recent fieldwork at the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete finds that during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the city was rich in imports and was nearly three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations. Continue reading “Recent (2016) finds reveal the importance of Knossos”
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