After 44 years, excavations started in the ancient city of Uşak Sebaste in Turkey, which was founded by the first emperor of Rome, Augustus, and was a pilgrimage center of Christianity until the 12th century AD.
A well-preserved kitchen from the early fifteenth century has been discovered near the ancient town walls of Nov Jin, in the Moravian-Silesian area of the eastern Czech Republic.
Archaeologists believe they have discovered a king’s portrait carved into stone at the base of a massive prehistoric pyramid in northwest China.
A second time Byzantine nunnery honoring Hannah from the Bible has been uncovered in central Israel. The monastery, which is thought to be at least 1500 years old, was first unintentionally found in 2002.
A mystery old fort that was previously only known from a few ancient coins may have been discovered in northern Iraq. Archaeologist Michael Brown of Germany’s Heidelberg University and colleagues believe they have discovered Natounia, a more than 2,000-year-old military and religious complex in the Zagros Mountains.
The Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Kfir Arbiv has recently conducted fresh research that suggests the Roman army may have placed at least some of its artillery in Cats Square.
