A helmet from the mid-3rd century B.C. in exceptional condition has been recovered from the waters of the Egadi Islands off the western coast of Sicily. The bronze helmet is complete and undamaged with both cheekpieces, an extremely rare survival. It is one of the most complete ever recovered. Montefortino type helmets were semicircular at … Read the full post →"Complete helmet from First Punic War found"| The History Blog
A copper alloy ingot from the from the Scandinavian pre-Roman Iron Age that emerged from Särdal on the west coast of Sweden, in 2022 is the first of its kind ever found in Sweden. An analysis of its composition has found it is also a metallurgic twin to metal hoards from the same period found in Poland.| The History Blog
A Roman-era tomb with a rare bilingual funerary inscription has been discovered in Strikçan, northern Albania. It dates to the 3rd or 4th century A.D. Measuring 9 by 6 meters (30 by 20 feet) with a burial chamber 2.4 meters (8 feet) high, it is the first monumental tomb from the Roman period discovered in Albania.| The History Blog
The remains of a wooden bridge built over 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Aegerten, Switzerland. More than 300 oak piles from the bridge spans over the Zihl river were unearthed, preserved in the waterlogged soil of the silted-over riverbed.| The History Blog
The grave of a young woman from the La Tène era adorned with a rich collection of bronze jewelry has been discovered 25 miles northwest of Prague. The style of the jewelry dates the grave to the 4th century B.C.| The History Blog
A 1642 will that bequeathed William Shakespeare’s home to someone entirely unrelated to him that caused much courtroom drama has been rediscovered in the U.K.’s National Archives. Legal records specialist Dan Gosling found the will in a box of unlabeled chancery court documents dating from the 17th century and earlier. It was first described by a Shakespeare scholar in the mid-19th century. He had discovered it in the Rolls Chapel, the repository of the Court of Chancery’s document reco...| The History Blog
A necklace with a figurine of the Egyptian god Pataikos has been unearthed in an excavation of the ancient city of Perre, in southeastern Turkey. The faience amulet is the largest piece on a necklace or bracelet of beads, including other apotropaic emblems like glass evil eyes. It was discovered in a 2,100-year-old chamber tomb from the Hellenistic period, and is the first representation of Pataikos to be found in Anatolia.| www.thehistoryblog.com
The 8-year restoration of the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa is finally complete. The medieval bell tower is now stabilized and clean for the first time in centuries. It needed a lot of work, thanks to tourists and their endless need to mark their presence, plus their pawing the walls to climb the wonky staircases, pollution, pigeon guano and corrosive sea salt. When the tower was built Pisa was on the coast. Then its port silted over and today the city is 7 miles from the sea, but salt is still...| The History Blog