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Roman siege camp under the fortress of Ulaka

Roman siege camp under the fortress of Ulaka

Brumla
1463 1
The last archaeological research of our Slovenian internship took place near Lake Cerknica in the south-west of the country. One of the two Roman siege camps, located 300 m northwest of the fort itself, was investigated.
The Battle of the Bulge in the light of new knowledge thanks to modern technology

The Battle of the Bulge in the light of new knowledge thanks to modern technology

GM4PRO
847 3
Archaeologists have explored part of the Second World War battlefield in the Ardennes with the help of a drone equipped with a high-resolution lidar device. Thanks to laser imagery, the site, now covered by dense vegetation, has revealed almost 1,000 previously unknown features and for the first time ever, experts were able to study the site comprehensively...
What plants did the bricks contain three thousand years ago? The first ever DNA analysis answered

What plants did the bricks contain three thousand years ago? The first ever DNA analysis answered

GM4PRO
670 1
Near the Tigris River at the ancient city of Kalhu (now Nimrudu), a brickmaker once prepared clay bricks for the construction of a new palace for King Ashurnasirpal II. Little did he know that 2,900 years later it would serve as a unique time capsule revealing details of the flora of that specific area and time through the examination of DNA preserved in the brick over thousands of years. Nothing like this had ever been done before.

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