Mediterranean/Bronze-Neolithic funerary & maritime discovery cluster
Key Questions
What major Roman shipwreck was recovered off Mallorca?
An intact 4th-century Roman merchant ship was recovered off Ses Fontanelles, Mallorca, containing over 600 artifacts now undergoing petrography and residue analysis.
What new Roman mosaic was found in Turkey?
A Roman mosaic featuring Solomon’s Knot was uncovered beneath the streets of Izmir, Turkey.
What was excavated at Tralleis in Roman Anatolia?
A 2000-year-old Olympic-scale rectangular cold-water swimming pool was fully excavated near the ancient city.
What do the Urartian bronze bowls reveal?
A new study of inscribed royal bronze bowls shows how Urartian kings used writing and craftsmanship to express power.
What facial reconstructions were done at Aquincum?
Researchers created facial reconstructions of ancient Romans at Aquincum Museum in Hungary using ancient DNA analysis.
What debate continues about Pompeii?
A charcoal scrawl found at Pompeii continues to fuel debate over the exact date of Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 CE.
What updates exist on Menorca shipwrecks?
Three medieval shipwrecks off Menorca, Spain, are being redated after analysis of a sealed relic from the 1200s.
What tomb was discovered in Luxor?
The 3,000-year-old tomb of Egyptian official Paser, featuring colorful murals, was uncovered in Luxor’s Theban Necropolis.
Steady stream of discoveries across Mediterranean and Levant. Major new: Intact 4th-century Roman merchant ship recovered off Mallorca (Ses Fontanelles) with 600+ artifacts, now with petrography and residue analysis. New: Roman mosaic with Solomon's Knot under Izmir, Turkey. Also: Roman villa via looting investigation, Greek curse tablet from Netherlands, Tyana tombs, Menorca shipwrecks redated, Tomb of Paser in Luxor, Lighthouse of Alexandria blocks, Antikythera finds, Huqoq mosaics. New: 2000-year-old 'Olympic-scale' swimming pool at Tralleis (Roman Anatolia) fully excavated. New: Urartian bronze bowls study on writing and power. New: Aquincum facial reconstructions using aDNA. Pompeii charcoal scrawl debate continues.