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Treasure hunter finds huge Roman coin hoard
Reuters - 07/08/2010
One of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain has been unearthed in a field in Somerset by a metal detector enthusiast.The stash of some 52,000 coins dating from the third century AD was discovered buried in a large jar close to the picturesque town of Frome.
A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’
By JOHN TIERNEY - 11/16/2009
Zahi Hawass regards the Rosetta Stone, like so much else, as stolen property languishing in exile. “We own that stone,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking as the secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. The British Museum does not agree — at least not yet. But never underestimate Dr. Hawass when it comes to...
World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years
University of Nottingham - 10/16/2009
ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2009) — Archaeologists surveying the world’s oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago — at least 1,200 years earlier than originally thought.
Ivory sculpture in Germany could be world's oldest
By PATRICK McGROARTY, Associated Press Writer - 05/13/2009
BERLIN – A 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman found in a German cave was unveiled Wednesday by archaeologists who believe it is the oldest known sculpture of the human form. The carving found in six fragments in Germany's Hohle Fels cave depicts a woman with a swollen belly, wide-set thighs and large, protruding breasts.
Mummified puppy found in Egyptian tomb
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery Channel - 05/01/2009
A small bundle found at the feet of an ancient Egyptian mummy whose tomb was inscribed with the phrase "Hapi-Men" contained the remains of a young dog, according to University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology staff who have named the canine "Hapi-Puppy."
Greek Fisherman Nets Ancient Statue
AP, ATHENS, Greece - 03/23/2009
A Greek fisherman hauled up his nets in the Aegean Sea to find he had captured not a really big fish, but part of a 2,200-year-old bronze statue. Greek authorities said Monday it dated to the second century B.C. and depicted a male horseman.
1,800-Year-Old Chariot Unearthed
By VESELIN TOSHKOV, AP - 11/21/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Nov. 21) - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday.
Ancient Celtic coin cache found in Netherlands
By Toby Sterling - 11/13/2008
Old Kingdom Egyptian Pyramid Discovered at Saqqara
By Will Rasmussen - 11/11/2008
SAQQARA, Egypt - Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,000 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said on Tuesday.
Greek dig unearths secrets of Alexander the Great's golden era
By Ryan Kisiel - 09/11/2008