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Researchers have discovered a hidden fortification system buried beneath a Bronze Age village in Italy. Known as Villaggio dei Faraglioni, the settlement is located on Ustica, a small island north of ...

Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...

Around 4,000 years ago, a group of nomads in present-day Saudi Arabia constructed an “immense” network of defensive walls around a desert “oasis” where they eventually settled as a community. Now, ...

On the west bank of the Achelous are the remains of one of the oldest shipyards in antiquity, that of the ancient Greek city of Oeniadae ...

A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society. Near the city of Yulin in Shaanxi Province, researchers have uncovered an ...

Archaeologists have revealed a vast fortification structure around a desert oasis in northwestern Arabia that dates back to around 4,000 years ago. A study published in the Journal of Archaeological ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering ...

The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis—one of the longest known going back to this ...

Founded probably in the Sixth Century BC, Pompeii, like most ancient cities, was fortified, and the defenses were maintained, upgraded, and extended over the centuries, during which the city ...

This hidden gem in Northumberland's Cheviot Hills offers over 12,000 acres of unspoilt terrain with Iron Age hillforts and ...