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This Crusades-Era Altar Was Hidden In Plain Sight For Centuries — Now It’s Revealing Unknown Links Between Jerusalem And Rome

The altar was believed to be lost for centuries — then archaeologists found it leaning against a wall in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with graffiti covering the back of it.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 17, 2024

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This Crusades-Era Altar Was Hidden In Plain Sight For Centuries — Now It’s Revealing Unknown Links Between Jerusalem And Rome

The altar was believed to be lost for centuries — then archaeologists found it leaning against a wall in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with graffiti covering the back of it.

By Amber Morgan • July 17, 2024

4,000-Year-Old Fabric Found In Israel’s Cave Of Skulls Is The Oldest Ever Made With Insect Dye

Found in Israel's Cave of Skulls in the Judean Desert, the ancient textile dates back to the Middle Bronze Age.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 16, 2024

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4,000-Year-Old Fabric Found In Israel’s Cave Of Skulls Is The Oldest Ever Made With Insect Dye

Found in Israel's Cave of Skulls in the Judean Desert, the ancient textile dates back to the Middle Bronze Age.

By Austin Harvey • July 16, 2024

An Ancient Hittite Seal Inscribed With A Chilling Warning Has Been Found In Türkiye

In 2023, archaeologists unearthed a Hittite royal seal emblazoned with the haunting message "whoever breaks this will die" in the ancient city of Büklükale in Türkiye's Kırıkkale Province.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 11, 2024

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An Ancient Hittite Seal Inscribed With A Chilling Warning Has Been Found In Türkiye

In 2023, archaeologists unearthed a Hittite royal seal emblazoned with the haunting message "whoever breaks this will die" in the ancient city of Büklükale in Türkiye's Kırıkkale Province.

By Amber Morgan • July 11, 2024

Israeli Researchers Resurrect Biblical Beer Using 5,000-Year-Old Yeast

In an effort to expand the field of experimental archaeology, Israeli scientists were eager to brew the beer of our ancestors in order to better understand our past.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 17, 2024

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Israeli Researchers Resurrect Biblical Beer Using 5,000-Year-Old Yeast

In an effort to expand the field of experimental archaeology, Israeli scientists were eager to brew the beer of our ancestors in order to better understand our past.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 17, 2024

Why Jesus Christ Was Sentenced To Death — And Brutally Executed On A Cross

Accused of declaring himself the son of God and the "King of the Jews," Jesus was crucified in the Roman province of Judaea in 30 or 33 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 13, 2024

Why Jesus Christ Was Sentenced To Death — And Brutally Executed On A Cross

Accused of declaring himself the son of God and the "King of the Jews," Jesus was crucified in the Roman province of Judaea in 30 or 33 C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 13, 2024

A 9,000-Year-Old Stone Mask From The Neolithic Era Was Just Unveiled In Israel

Just 16 similar masks have ever been found, and they were likely used by an ancient people as a form of ancestor worship.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 11, 2024

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A 9,000-Year-Old Stone Mask From The Neolithic Era Was Just Unveiled In Israel

Just 16 similar masks have ever been found, and they were likely used by an ancient people as a form of ancestor worship.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 11, 2024

The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon: Was This Ancient Wonder Real?

With no archaeological evidence ever found, scholars have long debated where the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located — or if they were even real.

By William DeLong • May 25, 2024

The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon: Was This Ancient Wonder Real?

With no archaeological evidence ever found, scholars have long debated where the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located — or if they were even real.

By William DeLong • May 25, 2024

New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2024

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New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2024

This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024

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This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024

Inside The Lost Underground City Of Derinkuyu, The Subterranean Metropolis Of Ancient Turkey

A labyrinthine network of tunnels and chambers that’s sat hundreds of feet below the Earth's surface for centuries, Turkey's underground city of Derinkuyu once housed 20,000 people.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 17, 2024

Inside The Lost Underground City Of Derinkuyu, The Subterranean Metropolis Of Ancient Turkey

A labyrinthine network of tunnels and chambers that’s sat hundreds of feet below the Earth's surface for centuries, Turkey's underground city of Derinkuyu once housed 20,000 people.

By Austin Harvey • March 17, 2024