As part of the renovation project of the Panopticon Museum in Autun (Saône-et-Loire, France), archaeologists from Archeodunum and the Archaeological Service of the city have joined forces to unearth two thousand years of history in a key area of the future museum. This space, located inside the historic Hôtel Lacomme, covers about 50 square meters, […]
Walls
The Wall of the Ancient Greek City of Epetion and Bronze Age Structures Discovered in the Urban Center of Stobreč in Croatia
During an official visit to the town of Stobreč, near Split, Croatia’s Minister of Culture and Media, Dr. Nina Obuljen Koržinek, along with State Secretary Krešimir Partl, participated in the presentation of an extraordinary archaeological find. The site, located in the heart of the town, has been identified as part of the ancient Greek city […]
A Great Fortification That Defended Jerusalem 3,000 Years Ago is Discovered
A team of archaeologists led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University has made a monumental discovery in the City of David, in Jerusalem. The researchers have unearthed a massive moat that could have been part of Jerusalem’s defenses during the time when the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, […]
A 3-kilometer wall built by Consul Marcus Licinius Crassus to capture Spartacus and his followers, discovered in Italy
An investigative program carried out by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria and the province of Vibo Valentia, in collaboration with the Aspromonte National Park, has enabled the rediscovery of a wall structure that spans nearly 3 kilometers through the forests of Dossone della Melia, overcoming […]
Danevirke, the System of Fortifications Built in the Danish Peninsula Since the Iron Age
Before diving into the subject, it should be clarified that the dates of the Iron Age in Scandinavia do not correspond with those of other regions such as the Mediterranean or the Near East. In Scandinavia, the Iron Age began around 500 B.C. and extended at least until 800 A.D., when the Viking Age began. […]
Archaeologists Discover the Roman Walls of Narbonne
Since August 2023, the Inrap has been conducting a preventive excavation on an area of 3,000 square meters on the outskirts of the historic center of Narbonne, where it has uncovered an ancient neighborhood dedicated to the storage and trade of goods, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 4th century CE. In addition […]
Europe’s Oldest Megastructure Discovered: 12,000-year-old Wall Submerged in the Baltic Sea
In fall 2021, geologists made an unusual discovery in Mecklenburg Bight bay in Germany – a nearly kilometer-long row of stones on the seafloor. Located about 10 km from Rerik at a depth of 21 meters, the site contained approximately 1,500 stones arranged in such a regular pattern that a natural origin seemed unlikely. A […]
Offa’s Dyke, the Medieval Earthen Wall that Separated the English Kingdoms from the Welsh Kingdoms
If we talk about a famous wall built in Britain to block the passage of enemies, inevitably the Hadrian’s Wall will come to mind, erected in the 2nd century AD with the aim of defending against Pictish raids. Someone might also recall Antonine Wall, two decades later. But there was a third wall – not […]
The remains of the wall of Pisistratus at Eleusis, built in the 6th century B.C., will be covered to protect it.
The Ministry of Culture of Greece has approved a project to protect and enhance the remains of the Pisistratus Wall, located in the archaeological site of Eleusis. The initiative involves the installation of new roofs over the sections of adobe masonry that are preserved from the wall. The goal is to achieve a rational design […]