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A 1,400-year-old Avar warrior just came out of the ground buried beside his horse — unearthed along a new highway route in Romania

Construction crews cutting a new highway corridor through Romania’s Alba County broke into something far older than asphalt ...
Ancient Origins

“Truly Exceptional”: Norway’s Largest Viking Hoard Found With 3,000 Silver Coins

In an unprecedented discovery that has stunned archaeologists and historians alike, metal detectorists in Norway have unearthed the country's largest-ever Viking Age coin hoard. Found in a field near ...
Travel and Tannins on MSN

The Syrian fortress that’s been continuously occupied for 5,000 years and survived dozens of conquests

The Citadel of Aleppo sits on a 50-meter limestone hill in the center of ...
Greek Reporter

Greece Created Five of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Smithsonian Magazine

Dead Bodies Filled a Mass Grave When the First Plague Pandemic Struck This Early Medieval City. New Research Explores the Identity of the Victims

Researchers analyzed isotopes and DNA in the teeth of remains found in a mass grave from the Plague of Justinian, which swept through the Byzantine Empire ...
Greek Reporter

Syria’s Ancient Abandoned Cities Reveal Sophisticated Roman-Byzantine Architecture

A new study on Syria's ancient Dead Cities reveals how Roman-Byzantine architecture shaped rural life nearly 1,500 years ago ...

Advanced construction techniques and domestic layouts discovered in Roman-Byzantine villages of Syria

Having weathered nearly 1,500 years of time and exposure, the remains of Roman-Byzantine villages in Syria have been the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Fall of the Roman Empire Was Less a Clash of Civilizations and More an Opportunity to Mix and Mingle, a New Genetics Study Shows

Researchers who analyzed genomes from early medieval graves in modern-day Germany hypothesize that people from the former ...

Genome study reveals what happened after the Roman Empire fell

By Will Dunham April 29 (Reuters) - The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD was a pivotal moment in human history, when Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed teenage emperor Romulus Augustulus in ...
Ancient Origins

Syria's 'Dead Cities' Show Advanced Roman-Byzantine Domestic Layouts

A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research (BASOR) has revealed advanced construction techniques and sophisticated domestic layouts in the ancient village of ...
CNBC

Nike cuts 1,400 roles in second round of layoffs this year

Nike announced about 1,400 layoffs, primarily in its technology department. The company said the job cuts are part of its efforts to better position the company for future growth as part of its "Win ...