2,000-year-old secrets unearthed under UK marketplace, including medieval prison | World News

Beneath the bustling heart of Leicester, England, archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old prison hidden under the city’s historic Market Place. What began as a routine excavation for urban redevelopment has turned into one of the most significant discoveries in recent UK archaeology. The dig, led by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), is part […]

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Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq: Drought exposes hidden sites; ’40 discovered so far’

(Representative AI image) Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered around 40 ancient tombs after falling water levels in the country’s largest reservoir exposed hidden sites, according to an antiquities official said on Saturday.The discovery was made near the Mosul Dam in the Khanke region of Duhok province, where an antiquities team led by Bekas Brefkany […]

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UAE: Remarkably preserved 7th-century Christian cross unearthed on Sir Bani Yas Island | World News

The monastery complex on Sir Bani Yas Island includes courtyard houses where monks lived in seclusion, indicating a structured early Christian community/ Image: National A newly uncovered Christian cross from a seventh- to eighth-century monastery on Abu Dhabi’s Sir Bani Yas Island is offering rare insight into the region’s deep-rooted religious coexistence. Found during the […]

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UAE: Remarkably preserved 7th-century Christian cross unearthed on Abu Dhabi’s Sir Bani Yas Island | World News

The monastery complex on Sir Bani Yas Island includes courtyard houses where monks lived in seclusion, indicating a structured early Christian community/ Image: National A newly uncovered Christian cross from a seventh- to eighth-century monastery on Abu Dhabi’s Sir Bani Yas Island is offering rare insight into the region’s deep-rooted religious coexistence. Found during the […]

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