In an unprecedented archaeological discovery, a small silver amulet measuring just 3.5 centimeters has revolutionized historical understanding of Christianity north of the Alps. This find, known as the Frankfurt Silver Inscription, contains a delicate rolled sheet with 18 engraved lines in Latin, whose interpretation is reshaping established paradigms about the spread of Christianity during the […]
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Posted inIron Age Archaeology
An Exceptional Celtic Funerary Garden with 17 Graves and a Central Sepulcher Discovered in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
In Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, during a rescue excavation, a surprising funerary garden from the early Celtic period containing 18 burials has been uncovered. This is an unprecedented discovery in Baden-Württemberg, as no similar funerary structure has been documented in this region. The team of archaeologists identified a funerary garden enclosed by a square ditch measuring […]
Posted inClassical Archaeology
14 Kilograms of Roman Chainmail Found Near the Fortress of Bonn in Germany Were Used to Repair Damaged Armor
Near the site of the ancient Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, archaeologists uncovered a 14-kilogram cache of chainmail, dated to the 2nd–3rd centuries AD. The remnants of the armor were discovered in the context of a Roman vicus, a community associated with military garrisons. The Roman army was a logistical machine that demanded massive […]
Posted inArt, Modern Era
Bismarck Towers: A Monumental Phenomenon Spanning Four Continents
The construction of 184 monuments in honor of Otto von Bismarck between 1869 and 1934 in Germany seems logical. After all, the “Iron Chancellor” was the architect of German unification, culminating in the creation of the German Empire in 1871. However, during the same period, similar monuments were erected in countries such as Poland (40 […]
Posted inModern Era, Science
Deutsche Physik: The Germanized and Aryan Physics Some Nazi Scientists Opposed to Einstein’s Relativity
What does physics have to do with politics? Or racism? The answer is nothing… unless we are talking about Germany in the first half of the 20th century. In that case, we must highlight the emergence of a pseudo-scientific movement embodied in the so-called Deutsche Physik, or German Physics, also known as Arische Physik, or […]
Posted inBronze Age Archaeology
How the Nebra Sky Disc, the First Known Portable Astronomical Instrument, Was Manufactured in the Bronze Age Revealed
The Nebra Sky Disc, over 3,600 years old, is considered a globally significant discovery and has been part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program since 2013. This bronze disc, one of the most extensively studied archaeological objects to date, astonishes not only for its design and astronomical symbolism but also for the technical enigmas […]
Posted inModern Era
Schienenzeppelin, the Strange Experimental German Train Powered by a Propeller That Held the Speed Record Until 1954
Although looking at the images might suggest a Japanese bullet train, this was actually an experimental German railcar named the Schienenzeppelin—“Zeppelin on Rails”—due to its resemblance to airships. Propelled by an airplane propeller mounted at the rear, it set a speed record in the year it was invented, 1929. However, the inability to add carriages […]
Posted inIron Age Archaeology
A Bone Stylus for Writing on Wax Tablets and Other Objects Discovered in the Celtic Oppidum of Altenburg-Rheinau
Between August and October of this year, the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (LAD) of Stuttgart, Germany, conducted a new phase of archaeological investigations in Altenburg, located in the municipality of Jestetten, just a few kilometers from the Rhine Falls. This site, known as the oppidum of Altenburg-Rheinau, was one of the largest and most significant Celtic […]
Posted inSecond World War
A German Junkers Ju 88 Plane from World War II, Found 51 Meters Deep in the Sea South of Sicily
In a recent discovery that adds yet another piece to the complex mosaic of World War II in the Mediterranean, a Junkers Ju 88 plane was found 51 meters deep on the seabed near the small island of Capo Passero, located at the southern tip of Sicily. This aircraft, identified by its serial number, belonged […]
Posted inClassical Archaeology
Counterfeit Denarii Found in an Ancient Village Near a Roman Camp in Germany
In Delbrück-Bentfeld, a locality in the Paderborn district of Germany, a team of archaeologists supported by the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) is conducting excavations at what appears to be an ancient village inhabited during the first centuries A.D. This village, located just 1.5 kilometers from an ancient Roman military camp in Anreppen, is revealing valuable clues […]
