Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Archaeologists at the Villa di Sette Bassi on Rome’s southeast rim have found evidence of a deep transformation that occurred in Late Antiquity: a Roman bath complex, the Baths of the Tritons, was transformed into an early Christian church. The…
An extremely well-preserved mummy found in the crypt of a village church in Austria not only has its identity confirmed but also provides a new, previously unknown method of embalming. The body, which had long been referred to as the…
A team of researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) found dozens of hidden medieval inscriptions within the Cenacle in Jerusalem—long believed to be the location of the Last Supper. With the help…
Archaeologists in Bavaria have uncovered the remains of one of the largest known fortified military camps of the Thirty Years’ War, in Stein near Nuremberg, Germany. The site, which was found during a construction project in the town’s Blumenviertel (Flower…
A stunning stone head, likely to belong to a Roman deity or philosopher, has been discovered during excavations at the 5th-century Christian Basilica of Santo Stefano, within Rome’s Tombe di Via Latina archaeological park. The carved marble fragment, larger than…
Archaeologists digging beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have unearthed a finding that provides strong evidence for a significant detail of the New Testament: the presence of a garden near the site of the crucifixion and burial…
Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) have discovered five burials east of Lauingen, Germany, providing evidence regarding the Danube campaign of the Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547). This is the first archaeological evidence of Emperor Charles V’s military…
Archaeologists in Israel have made revolutionary discoveries that question previous long-held assumptions about religious asceticism in the Byzantine period. Recently, excavations at the Khirbat el-Masani monastery, northwest of Jerusalem, revealed the remains of an individual wrapped in heavy metal chains.…
Excavations conducted between June 2022 and September 2023 at St. Mary’s Church in Gardelegen have uncovered more than 1,000 artifacts dating back seven centuries. The findings were made during an excavation aimed at installing underfloor heating in the Gothic-style church.…
A great discovery has been made beneath the Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus, the most important Catholic cathedral in Lithuania; Archaeologists recently uncovered a hidden chamber in the cathedral’s crypts containing a collection of burial regalia of…
