Israeli archeologists may have discovered the first-ever tomb of a woman known as a “hetaira” to Alexander the Great’s army in Ancient Greece. A hetaira, or courtesan, was an “esteemed escort,” said the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. More specifically, hetaira were “one of a class of professional independent courtesans of Ancient Greece who, besides developing physical […]
Ancient tomb may have belonged to a courtesan with Alexander the Great’s army, archeologists reveal
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Archeologists exhume remains to identify victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
September 27, 2023 by
Archeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second set as the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resumes in a Tulsa cemetery. The remains are among 22 sets found during the current search in Oaklawn Cemetery, but are the only ones found in simple, wooden caskets […]
Archeologists Find Intact Ceremonial Chariot Near Pompeii
February 28, 2021 by
MILAN (AP) – Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal dig. The chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, was…