In the Taş Tepeler, or Stone Mounds, of southeastern Turkey’s Şanlıurfa Province, archaeologists have uncovered more than 20 sites dating to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period (ca. 12,000 to 10,200 years ago) that share characteristics including monumental architecture and distinctive stone carvings. Taken together, these sites suggest something revolutionary was happening in the area at this time.
World Archaeology 2022 has a special mark: Roman town excavated; “magic mirror” can reflect Amitabha Buddha; breakthrough discovery of Queen Cleopatra’s tomb… A large Roman town with hundreds of artifacts discovered in England. Photo: AFP …
In the fall of 1985, in Guxiang Village, Shangshui County, Henan Province, China, a farmer named He Gang decided to make tofu to increase his income. He dug a hole in his garden to make room for a stone mill. At this time, his shovel suddenly hit something …
Roman city of Thamugadi and the first discoveries Thamugadi was founded by the Roman emperor Trajan. Photo: AGE FOTOSTOCK Founded by the emperor Trajan around 100 AD, the city of Thamugadi, also known as Timgad or Tamugas …
Kingdom of Punt Before ancient Egypt, the kingdom of Punt is believed to have existed long before. The kingdom of Punt dates back to at least 3000 BC and originated in the vicinity of present-day Somalia, Punt was the “land of the gods” …
According to Live Science, a recent examination of the famous treasure from the burial mound named Upton Lowell and displayed at the Witlshire Museum in Devizes (UK) discovered traces of gold on the surface of the objects. The treasure “shaman’s burial objects” …
Scattered here and there across Scotland are towering “skyscrapers” built during the Iron Age – around 2,000 years ago. Called “brochs”, these structures were built of dry…