Archaeologists Discover Germany’s Oldest Roman Military Camp
An archaeological team from the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz has discovered the precise location of the oldest Roman military fortification known to date in Germany – in the vicinity of Hermeskeil, a small town some 30 km southeast of Trier in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Lost Roman Town of Interamna Lirenas Comes to Light
European archaeologists using geophysical methods have mapped an ancient Roman town, which disappeared after its abandonment 1,500 years ago and now lies buried underground, revealing the location of its theater, marketplace and other buildings.
First Temple Period Public Water Reservoir Unearthed in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a large rock-hewn water reservoir dating back to the First Temple period in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden at the foot of Robinson’s Arch.
9,500-Year-Old Figurines Found at Tel Moza
Archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed 9,500-year-old figurines of a ram and a wild bovine at the Tel Moza archaeological site, near Jerusalem.
A team of researchers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s flagship R/V Falkor has discovered the S.S. Terra Nova, a whaler, sealer and polar exploration ship that sunk off the southern coast of Greenland in 1943 after being damaged by ice.
A new study by Tel Aviv University scientists shows that the transition from hunting to agricultural society during the Neolithic age parallels development of woodworking tools.
Archaeologists of the Tel Aviv University have unearthed a seal, measuring about a half-inch in diameter, which depicts a human figure next to a lion at the archaeological site of Beth Shemesh, located between the Biblical cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.
Zooarchaeologists at the University of Florida have found that the wild turkey was domesticated by the ancient Maya more than 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.
Archaeologists have discovered that people living 700 to 900 years ago in Cahokia, a massive pre-Columbian settlement near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, ritually used a caffeinated brew made from the leaves of a holly tree that grew hundreds of miles away.
