Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Nile Delta Necropolis Used for Thousands of Years
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Nile Delta Necropolis Used for Thousands of Years

Burial, Kom El-Khelgan necropolis, Egypt DAKAHLIYA, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a necropolis containing burials dating from the Predynastic period through the Greco-Roman era has been found at the site of Kom El-Khelgan in the eastern Nile Delta. Hisham El-Leithy of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said that the range of the burials documents changes…

Possible Ancient Wrestler’s Tomb Found in Turkey
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Possible Ancient Wrestler’s Tomb Found in Turkey

Coins found in a grave in Aspendos, Turkey ANTALYA, TURKEY—According to a Yeni Şafak report, a 2,400-year-old grave lined with stones has been unearthed in the eastern necropolis at the site of Aspendos, a Pamphylian city on Turkey’s southern coast. The tomb contained locally minted coins bearing images of wrestlers. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkey’s Culture…

Roman Shipwreck Discovered Off Sicilian Coast
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Roman Shipwreck Discovered Off Sicilian Coast

MAZARA DEL VALLO, SICILY—According to a report in The Guardian, remnants of a Roman vessel that had been carrying some 500 amphoras when it sank 2,100 years ago were found by fishers about three miles off the coast of Sicily. An investigation conducted by Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage revealed that…

Giant Rock Scallop Beads from California Studied

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA—Phys.org reports that two beads made from giant rock scallops have been unearthed at the Turkey Flats and Lichtenstein sites, both located far from the Santa Barbara Channel where giant rock scallops usually live. The creatures live below the tide line, making them difficult to reach, and have thick, hard shells, making…

Mouse Bones Unearthed at Sanctuary of Apollo on Crete
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Mouse Bones Unearthed at Sanctuary of Apollo on Crete

Votive deposit in the Sanctuary of Apollo, Gortyna, Crete GORTYNA, CRETE—La Brújula Verde reports that researchers from the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens and the University of Padua recovered the bones of more than 450 mice (Mus musculus) from the sediments of a votive deposit inside a structure dated to the seventh century B.C.…

For 15,000 years, humans and dogs have been changing each other

Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers into an astonishing range of specialized companions. Across the globe, they adapted alongside people to wildly different environments and needs, from powerful Arctic sled dogs and agile rainforest hunters to high-altitude dogs with genetic traits for surviving thin…

Inscription Fragments Reveal New Details of Roman Tax Scandal
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Inscription Fragments Reveal New Details of Roman Tax Scandal

Archival photo of a copy of the inscription from the ancient Anatolian city of Mylasa STRATONICEA, TURKEY—La Brújula Verde reports that fragments from a fifth-century a.d. inscription have provided new details about a late Roman–era tax scandal. Since the eighteenth century, archaeologists have known about sections of the legal document from copies that had once…

Major Sections of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue Excavated
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Major Sections of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue Excavated

Inscribed seat plaque VILNIUS, LITHUANIA—Archaeologists have unearthed solemn artifacts, artworks, and parts of the main prayer hall of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue, Haaretz reports. The Renaissance-Baroque–style building was built in the seventeenth century and was the center of Jewish worship in the city for centuries, before being ransacked by the Nazis in 1941 and subsequently demolished…

Shipwreck Located Off Greek Island
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Shipwreck Located Off Greek Island

Amphoras on the ancient shipwreck off Andros, Greece ANDROS, GREECE—According to a ProtoThema report, Greek authorities announced the discovery of an ancient shipwreck off the island of Andros. The site was originally brought to the attention of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture by a private individual. While investigating the…