Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old Roman salthouse in EnglandSeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Archaeological excavations at the planned 1.5 billion pounds port at Coryton, England, have revealed a 2,000-year-old Roman salthouse. According to the Echo, the site where the mine was found is due to become a wildlife area, protecting a range of birds, animals and plants to offset any disruption caused during the construction of the port.
3 Roman military camp sites found in Austria may rewrite historySeptember 18th, 2009 VIENNA - Archaeologists have unearthed three Roman military camp sites archaeologists in Burgenland, Austria, which they say will rewrite the history of the Romans in the country. According to Weiner Zeitung, Stefan Groh, the leader of the Austrian Archeological Institute (OAI) team that discovered the sites, said that the three camp sites near Strebersdorf in Burgenland's Lutzmannsburg municipality were along the old amber road, the main Roman trading road in the region.
Ships find unusual underwater Arctic mountain, evidence that US and Canada borders can extendSeptember 10th, 2009 Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountainWASHINGTON — Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two months ships from the countries have ventured north in icy areas of the Arctic where almost no surface ships have been, in an effort to find out how far the continental shelf extends.
Rice-sized worm, eyeless crustacean, found in underwater caveAugust 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of scientists has discovered two tiny worms much smaller than a rice grain and a strange crustacean that has no eyes and poisonous fangs, among several new species of marine life found in an underwater cave in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Tom Iliffe, professor of marine biology, Texas A and M University, carried out the research, along with researchers from Pennsylvania State University, the University of La Laguna in Spain and two German universities - the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover and the University of Hamburg.
2,000-yr-old bronze statue of roman emperor Augustus discovered in GermanyAugust 26th, 2009 BERLIN - Archaeologists have discovered fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze Roman equestrian statue of Emperor Augustus in a stream near Giessen in Germany. According to a report in The Local, on August 12, archaeologists pulled the gold-gilded, life-sized head of a horse and a shoe of the emperor - who ruled the Roman Empire between 23 BC and 14 AD from a stream in what was once the Roman outpost Germania Magna.
Expedition to survey World War II shipwrecks in "Graveyard of the Atlantic"August 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research expedition is all set to survey shipwrecks located in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," which includes sunken vessels from US and British naval fleets, merchant ships, and German U-boats, dating back to World War II. The three-week research expedition will be led by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), which will study World War II shipwrecks sunk in 1942 off the coast of North Carolina during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Archaeologists find evidence of Britain's earliest Iron Age townJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Archaeologists from Berkshire, UK, have discovered evidence of an Iron Age town underneath the remains of a Roman settlement in north Hampshire, which they say could be Britain's earliest Iron Age towns with a planned layout. According to a report by BBC News, the discovery was made by the University of Reading's Archaeology Department, which has been excavating at the Silchester Roman site, Calleva Atrebatum, since 1997.
World's largest haul of ancient coins restoredJuly 15th, 2009 ROME - The world's largest haul of ancient coins, which was discovered in Rome, has been restored. The 108,000 Roman coins were found by chance in Libya in 1981, but were in such poor condition that it has been impossible to adequately restore them until recently.
Underwater robots to rapidly identify potential threats in murky watersJuly 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is developing novel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies that will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating robots, which will be able to rapidly identify and communicate potential threats in murky coastal waters. The new technology is being developed by scientists at the Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University.
2,000-yr-old underground chamber in Israel may have been early Christian refugeJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - New findings inside a 2,000-year-old underground chamber discovered in Israel's Jordan Valley suggest that it may have served as a monastery, hideout for persecuted Christians, or Roman army base. According to a report in National Geographic News, the largest human-made cave in Israel, the 1-acre (0.4-hectare) space is thought to have begun as a quarry.
Marble head of Roman Emperor Titus foundJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Archaeologists have unearthed a hoard of ancient Roman treasures, including a marble head of the Roman emperor Titus, during an excavation outside the southern Italian city of Naples. The long-term digging effort in Rione Terra, a cliff in the port town of Pozzuoli, has yielded remains of 12 ancient statues, columns and fragments bearing inscriptions from what appear to be monuments from the Republican and Imperial periods of ancient Roman history.
Archaeologists to unlock mystery behind world's oldest submerged townJune 8th, 2009 LONDON - An archeological team, using digital equipment, is all set to unlock the mystery behind the ancient Greek town of Pavlopetri, thought to be the oldest submerged town in the world. The team of archaeologists is from Britain's University of Nottingham and Greece's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture.
Remains of temple of Egyptian goddess Isis found in ItalyMay 31st, 2009 ROME - Workmen inside Florence's courthouse have stumbled across a spiral column and hundreds of multicoloured fragments that experts believe may have belonged to a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. According to Roman news agency ANSA, the remains, dating back to the second century AD, were discovered as the men dug a five by three meter hole, barely four meters deep, for a new water cistern for the courthouse's anti-incendiary system.
2000 yr old sewn ship found in CroatiaMay 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Archaeologists have found an ancient sewn ship over 2000 years old in Novalia, Croatia. According to a report in Archaeological Discovery, the ship was found in the Caska Bay on the Island of Pag, near Novalja.
Archaeologists to reveal secrets of world's oldest submerged town in GreeceMay 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the help of equipment that could revolutionize underwater archaeology, archaeologists will try to uncover the secrets of Pavlopetri in Greece, which is the world's oldest submerged town. The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four meters of water just off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece.
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