A diver stumbled across the find of a lifetime off the coast of Sardinia when a stray shiny item loosened itself from the sea ...
A STASH of hundreds of Bible-era coins have been found by metal detectors in The Netherlands. The haul of over 400 early ...
Dozens of ancient coins believed to have been stolen by Roman troops during the conquest of Britain have been unearthed in a Dutch field. The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British ...
The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north Luxembourg. Experts then came in and found the base of a burgus, a fortified ...
Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...
Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed around 2,000 pieces of bronze statues in an ancient scrapyard in Metropolis, now known as Izmir. This discovery highlights the early recycling practices of the ...
The first mentions of the custom of blessing lambs at the tomb of St. Agnes, a young Roman martyr from the early 4th century, ...
Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised ...
Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.
At more than 11,000 years old, Göbekli Tepe consists of a series of megalithic enclosures that were built close together. The ...
A jug of four gold coins was found during the construction of an elevator in Jerusalem, Israel. The coins date back at least ...