Millennia
AI Revives 2,100-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn: Ancient Melody Reconstructed After Millennia
Rediscovered Babylonian Hymn Reveals Ancient City’s Splendor [Image 1: Fragmented clay tablets with cuneiform script] A 2,100-year-old hymn praising the ancient city of Babylon has been reconstructed using AI, shedding light on its cultural and spiritual legacy. Dedicated to Marduk, Babylon’s patron god, the poem vividly describes the city’s jewelled gates, fertile river plains, and […]
Ancient Romans’ Fast-Food Shops Served Deep-Fried Songbirds 2 Millennia Ago, Study Finds
Romans Pioneered Fried Chicken as Ancient Fast Food, Study Reveals The crispy, juicy delight of fried chicken—a global favorite today—has roots in ancient Rome, according to new research. Archaeologists discovered 2,000-year-old remains of small songbirds, deep-fried and sold as cheap snacks, in a trash pit near a Roman taberna (fast-food stall) in Pollentia, Mallorca. These […]
Long-Lost Roman Gladiator Tomb Unearthed in Italy After Two Millennia
Ancient Gladiator’s Tomb Unearthed in Italy, Revealing Clues to Roman Rituals Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered the 2,000-year-old burial site of a Roman gladiator in the ancient city of Liternum, near Naples. The discovery, announced by Italy’s Superintendence of Archaeology, offers rare insights into the lives—and deaths—of these famed warriors. A Gladiator’s Final Resting Place […]
Ancient Roman Basilica Unearthed in London After 2 Millennia Beneath Modern Office Basement
London’s First Roman Basilica Unearthed Beneath Office Block Archaeologists have discovered the remains of London’s first Roman basilica, hidden beneath an office building near Leadenhall Market. Dating to the late 1st century AD, this 2,000-year-old structure was once the political, social, and judicial heart of Roman Londinium—the largest basilica north of the Alps at its […]