1,000-year-old bone skate found in Czech Republic
#1,000-year-old bone skate found in Czech Republic Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old bone skate in the basement of a house in the central Moravian city of Přerov, Czech Republic. The skate was made of animal bone, likely the metacarpal (shin…
Neolithic burial mounds found in Magdeburg, Germany
#Neolithic burial mounds found in Magdeburg, Germany A series of Neolithic burial mounds from different periods have been discovered at Magdeburg in the eastern German state Saxony-Anhalt. The site is being excavated by the State Office for Heritage Management and…
Bodleian acquires rare Bach manuscript
#Bodleian acquires rare Bach manuscript The University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries have acquired a rare autograph manuscript by German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. One of only four manuscripts in the UK written in Bach’s hand, the document was accepted…
Well-preserved Ming Dynasty tomb found in Shanxi
#Well-preserved Ming Dynasty tomb found in Shanxi A well-preserved tomb from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) has been unearthed in Xinzhou city, Shanxi province, North China. The tomb is more than 430 years old, but its contents are intact and in…
Full gamut of Neolithic occupation, funerary practices found at site in France
#Full gamut of Neolithic occupation, funerary practices found at site in France An archaeological excavation of a Neolithic site on the outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand in central France uncovered about 50 burials and the remains of hundreds of structures from 4,000…
Etruscan tomb hidden by vegetation revealed
#Etruscan tomb hidden by vegetation revealed Archaeologists have uncovered a large Etruscan tomb in the San Giuliano Rock Necropolis that was hidden for centuries under thick vegetation. The tomb is approximately 2,300 years old. The San Giuliano necropolis is one…
Roman marble bust found under Burghley parking lot
#Roman marble bust found under Burghley parking lot A Roman marble sculpture of the head of a woman has been discovered during construction in the parking lot of Burghley House, the stately home near Stamford in Lincolnshire built by the…
15th c. gold ring with Christ engraving found in Sweden
#15th c. gold ring with Christ engraving found in Sweden A gold ring engraved with the face of Christ dating to the early 15th century has been discovered in a wide-scale excavation in Kalmar, Sweden. The ring was found in…
Rijksmuseum acquires only signed painting by Gesina ter Borch
#Rijksmuseum acquires only signed painting by Gesina ter Borch The Rijksmuseum has acquired the only signed oil painting by Gesina ter Borch, a draftsman and watercolorist of the Dutch Golden Age and a member of one of the most prominent…
Magnet fisherman finds Viking sword
#Magnet fisherman finds Viking sword First of all, there is such a thing as a magnet fisherman: ie, someone who uses a powerful neodymium magnet on a rope to retrieve metal objects from bodies of water. I did not know…