The Arslantepe mound, located by the Tohma River in southeastern present-day Turkey and about 6 kilometers from modern Malatya, was first excavated between 1932 and 1939 by the French archaeologist Louis Delaporte. The site turned out to be the site of the ancient city of Melid. The mound is a tell
Were there roads in Prehistory ? It really is difficult to imagine a road network unless we are thinking of the Flintstones trunkmobile. But the fact is that, at least, there was one. His remains are in Longford County. , Ireland, and obviously its not concrete and it doesnt have traffic signs. Of
Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the elites of Mediterranean civilizations. Their production and trade reveal the links of past civilizations. Decorated ostrich egg from ancient Egypt. Decorated ostrich eggs are found by the thousands all around the Mediterranean:en
In the middle of the 19th century, several thousand children experienced forced labor in the penal colony of Îlet à Guillaume, perched 700 meters above sea level on a plateau on the island of Reunion. Today, archaeological excavations are being carried out on the site in an attempt to uncover their