NewsBite

Archaeology

Archaeology
Warship HMS Hood in the early 1940s before being sunk May 1941 during WWII. British Armed Forces / Navy / Ship / History o/seas ships shipping heavy cruiser

Battleship Hood’s bell recovered

THE bells rang out action stations on the morning of May 24, 1941. Soon after, HMS Hood — and 1415 men — was on the seabed. Now billionaire Paul Allen has recovered one of those bells.

Archaeology
Woodcut depicting David slaying Goliath

Lost city may be home of Goliath

IT was an Iron Age city. It had a monumental fortified gate. But are the ruins now being excavated in Israel that of the lost city of Gath — the home of biblical giant Goliath?

Archaeology
Meet the real Wonder Woman

Meet the real Wonder Woman

THINK the warrior-women of Game of Thrones kick ass? Wistful for Wonder Woman’s return? A little ancient jar shows they hold nothing over the real thing.

Archaeology
Ancient pot linked to King David

Ancient pot linked to King David

A 3000-year-old pot carrying the name of one of King David’s rivals has sent ripples of excitement through Israel as new, rare evidence of the biblical story’s authenticity.

Archaeology
Egyptian god’s ‘tomb’ found

Egyptian god’s ‘tomb’ found

HE was the king of kings, the god of gods – before being torn into 14 pieces. Now archaeologists believe they have found a “tomb” of the Egyptian supreme deity, Osiris.

Archaeology
Mud threatens Amphipolis tomb

Mud threatens Amphipolis tomb

THE excavation of the enormous Amphipolis tomb in northern Greece opened a window to our ancient past. Now austerity budgets and wild weather are threatening to bury it again.

Archaeology
Blue skies over Stonehenge historic site, Stonehenge, Scenics, Stone Age, Druidism, Salisbury, Ancient, Archaeology, Blue, British Culture, Bronze Age, Circle, Cloud, Consoling, Copy Space, Cultures, Cumulus, Empty, Empty, England, Field, Heavy, History, Horizontal, Indigenous Culture, International Landmark, Journey, Monument, Mystery, No People, Old, Old, Outdoors, Photography, Prehistoric Era, Religious Symbol, Salisbury Plain, Sky, Social History, Standing Stone, Stone, Stone, Sunlight, Symbol, The Past, Tourism, Traditional Ceremony, Travel, Travel Destinations, UK, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thinkstock, Generic

Fascinating new Stonehenge theory

APPARENTLY, we’ve been thinking about Stonehenge the wrong way this whole time. There’s an intriguing new theory that approaches the mysterious site from a different perspective.

Archaeology
Has the oldest gospel been found?

Has the oldest gospel been found?

THE oldest known fragment of a Christian gospel may have been found glued inside an Egyptian mummy’s mask. Experts believe it dates from just 60 years after Christ’s death.

Archaeology
This picture provided by Greece's Culture Ministry on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, shows the ancient Greek god of the underworld, Pluto, abducting the goddess Persephone on a horse-drawn chariot, in a detail from a large composition on a mosaic floor found in a large 4th century B.C. tomb at Amphipolis in northern Greece. The ministry said Thursday that archaeologists excavating the large, apparently plundered tomb have uncovered the entire 3-by-4.5 meter (10-by-15 ft.) mosaic, which is fringed with a geometric pattern. The excavation is continuing, with archaeologists hoping to locate the remains of a senior ancient official linked with the warrior-king Alexander the Great _ who was buried in Egypt. (AP Photo/Greek Culture Ministry)

Mosaic key to tomb mystery

A CHILLING tale of lost love is echoing through the millennia as archaeologists delve into the mysteries of an immense 2300-year-old Greek burial mound.

Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/page/16