A team of archaeologists uncovered a large Roman complex during excavations at a gravel pit near Cham Oberwil in the Swiss canton of Zug.
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Nude Venus statue unearthed in Roman garbage dump in France
Archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove of relics, including two statues of the goddess Venus, in a Roman-era quarry that had been turned into a garbage dump.
Roman tomb equipped and sealed with magical ‘death nails’
A 2,000-year-old tomb unearthed in Turkey was strewn with “dead nails” and sealed most likely to “protect the living from the dead.”
Coins from the Maccabean period dating back 2,200 years discovered
The Wadi Muraabat Caves near Nahal Darga are where the coins from the time before the Maccabean uprising were found.
2,000-year-old ruins found in the heart of the enormous Chengdu stadium make their public appearance
In 2013, restoration work uncovered artifacts dating from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty just below the center of the Chengdu stadium.
An ancient Roman ‘refrigerator’ discover in a military barrack, in Bulgaria
Polish archeologists have unearthed a Roman built food storage container that operated as a primitive refrigerator in Bulgaria.
A metal folding chair was found buried alongside an early medieval woman
The medieval metal folding chair was discovered in the village of Endsee in southeast Germany by a group of archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (BLfD).
Remains of Akçakale Castle emerging from under the sea
Divers are seeking for ruins under the water as part of the excavations at Akçakale Castle, which is perched on a cliff overlooking the sea in Trabzon’s Akçaabat district.