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Latvia removes monument commemorating victory over Nazi
Latvian government keeps removing the historical structures belonging to the Soviet Union era. The 79 meters tall monument in Victory Park, Riga, symbolizing Red Army’s victory over Nazis is brought down. The 37 years old monument is…
social complex and tablet belonging to Ilterish Qaghan found in Mongolia
International Turkic Academy Chairman Darhan Kıdırali announced that a tablet and a social complex that is more than 2,000 meters large dedicated to Ilterish Qaghan were found during an archeologic expedition tour around Nomgon Plain in…
Ingot Ruins of Rome extracted from Soli Pompeipolis Ancient Harbour in Turkey
Ruins belonging to Rome revealed during the excavation in the ancient harbor of Soli Pompeiopolis Ancient City. The 20 days long excavation work carried by the site director Prof Dr. Remzi Yağcı from Dokuz Eylül University revealed ingot…
Ancient theatre excavation reveals Apollo statue in Turkey
Excavators have found an Apollo statue and many more in Prusias ad Hypium Ancient City in Konuralp, Düzce. The Apollo statue has been moved to Istanbul Archeology Museum to be conditioned. The statue is 190cm in length and 60cm in width.…
Van Gogh’s hidden portrait discovered beneath older painting
A hidden self-portrait of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most recognizable and influential figures in the history of Western art, has been revealed. Before an exhibition, employees of the National Gallery of Scotland…
World’s deepest sunken ship found
Retired US naval officer Victor Vescovo announced that the world's deepest shipwreck has found. Vescovo announced that the destroyer "USS Samuel B Roberts" of the US Navy, which sank during the battle in the Philippine Sea off Samar in…
Ancient Midas monument and caves in Turkey’s Eskişehir
Midas City and Phrygian Monuments and its plateau in Eskişehir, Turkey takes visitors back to 700 B.C. The harmony of the monument from the Phrygian Civilization and the small caves in the rocks on the surrounding plateau offers a…
Ancient “Gate of Hell” reopens in Turkey
Turkey opens the Plutonium (Hell's Gate) to visitors in September, which is called the 'gateway to the land of the dead' in ancient sources as the living were poisoned and died by the volatilization of carbon dioxide in the calcium-rich…
Ancient sculpture remnants reunited after 3,000 years in China
Chinese archaeologists confirmed on June 16 that a recently unearthed bronze sculpture at the famed Sanxingdui Ruins site was successfully matched with another bronzeware part after being set apart about 3,000 years ago. The sophisticated…
Colombia shares images of 300-year-old treasure-laden shipwreck
The Colombian army has released images of the wreck of the Spanish ship San Jose, which has been underwater for 300 years and is thought to have carried nearly 200 tons of gold, silver, and emeralds when it sank in 1708. Gold, porcelain,…