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Beneath the historic foundations of the ancient Zerzevan castle in Diyarbakir province – southeastern Türkiye – scientists have discovered an incredible settlement.
2,500 years ago, at an abandoned ancient fortress in Italy, someone left a priceless and mysterious treasure for modern archaeologists.
About 200 ancient stone fortresses in Europe have been vitrified by heating, puzzling archaeologists for the past 250 years.
Surveying at the right time there was a man cutting seaweed in the area, Irish archaeologists discovered
The lamp was used by soldiers at night when stationed at the late Roman fortress of Mezad Tzafir on the Scorpions Ascent pass, east of the Negev desert.
For centuries, the Great Code stood like an unassailable fortress, leaving even the most skilled codebreakers confused and even at a loss.
Located in the state of Florida, the Castillo de San Marcos fortress has a special structure that can neutralize cannonballs fired at. Thanks to that, throughout the his…
Archaeologists in the UK were surprised recently to discover a stone carving at a Roman fortress.
Located just off the coast of the Gulf of Finland from the Baltic Sea, Fort Alexander stands tall in the sea filled with secrets and a history spanning decades.
This ruin is a famous landmark of Bahawalpur, located proudly in the middle of the Cholistan desert.
The Sahara Desert in Northeast Niger (Africa) is a land that is almost beyond human understanding.
New research shows that the typical Struthiosaurus dinosaur lived a slow, solitary life, with little mobility and poor hearing.
Deep in the Thar desert (India), stands a dazzling golden fortress. It was built in the 12th century, is a 'living fortress' because it is still stable and inhabited. In…
Laser and radar technology helped scientists discover a 454-year-old relic of a Spanish fortress on an island off the Gulf of Florida.
Thanks to X-ray scanning technology, experts can observe inside the jar containing warrior's ashes and some metal objects.