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A man searching a field in England found a 1,700-year-old Roman gold ring so rare that it later sold for £78,000A British metal detectorist, Kevin Minto, unearthed a stunning 1,700-year-old solid gold Roman ring, a find now captivating American audien...- In 1973, archaeologists in a muddy Roman fort trench found thin wooden tablets, and Vindolanda gave Roman Britain its own handwriting
- An ancient traveler from India inscribed his name across five ancient tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings 2,000 years agoAncient Indian travelers visited Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Researchers found nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Gan...
- Archaeologists found a mysterious Roman bronze object buried for over 1,700 years, and experts still cannot explain its purposeA remarkably preserved Roman bronze dodecahedron, unearthed in Lincolnshire, has reignited a centuries-old archaeological puzzle. Despite i...
- A farmer son’s routine field dig led to strange patterns, which are rewriting what experts knew about Roman BritainArchaeologists in Rutland, England, unearthed a rare Roman mosaic. This discovery challenges previous ideas about Roman Britain's decline. ...
- Archaeologists discovered ancient burials, a Roman well, and a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon home during the Newark bypass excavationsA planned road expansion in Nottinghamshire, England, has uncovered a significant archaeological site. Digs revealed evidence of human life...
- In 1992, A Retired Gardener Looked for a Lost Hammer in a Suffolk Field, His Metal Detector Hit Something Strange: It Revealed Britain’s Largest Roman Treasure HoardA retired gardener's search for a lost hammer in an English field led to an extraordinary archaeological find: a buried Roman treasure ches...
- Could this Titanic survivor’s life vest sell for nearly $500K at auction? Here's what you need to knowA life vest worn by Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli is up for auction. Francatelli, a first-class passenger, survived the 1912 dis...
- Mysterious ‘Jesus Boat’ found in Galilee — could it be linked to Christ’s water miracle?A 2,000-year-old wooden boat, nicknamed the “Jesus Boat,” has been discovered in the Sea of Galilee, originating in the first century. Arch...
- World’s largest Roman shoe discovered; 2,000-year-old footprint of history stuns archaeologistsArchaeologists in Northumberland, England, found Roman shoes at Magna Roman Fort. The shoes are almost 2,000 years old. Some are the larges...
- Archaeologists find mysterious head of ancient god in Italian tombArchaeologists in Italy unearthed a mysterious stone head, potentially depicting a Roman god, at the Basilica of St. Stephen on Caelian Hil...
- Did our ancestors leave a puzzle for us? Scientists claim world’s oldest rune stone from Norway is part of a bigger, mysterious messageArchaeologists in Norway have discovered the world's oldest dated rune stone, part of a larger 2,000-year-old slab. The stone, deliberately...
- An 1800-year-old silver amulet found in a grave is rewriting the history of ChristianityA silver amulet, dating between 230-270 A.D., unearthed in Frankfurt, contains the oldest known Christian inscription north of the Alps. De...
- Don't ruin your vacation with gaffes & goof-ups! Tourists share where they went wrong while holidayingIn an effort to help future travelers learn from others' mistakes, The New York Times asked readers to share examples of instances in which...
- Move over the regular tourist destinations - explore these new 'wonders of the world'Just imagine what it would be like to visit seven world wonders few people have ever even heard of yet.
- White truffle-hunting in ItalyOne cold night, Kishore & Smita Iyengar got a taste of the most skilled sport of the Piemonte region of Italy: white truffle-hunting!
- Museum shows, a definite tourist magnetIndia has not realised that museums can be a wonderful way to showcase culture and also atrract tourists.
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