years old, the artifact is one of only three pre-Viking anchors ever salvaged from waters in this region outside the Mediterranean, making it a find of profound historical significance. The anchor, which measures over two meters in length and weighs...

worship. This cultural exchange left its mark on Baalbek, merging local religious practices with those of the broader Mediterranean world. Greek Architectural Foundations: Hellenistic influence likely laid the groundwork for the massive temple complex...

on coral reefs, fisheries and other marine life. Recent observations have already noted unusually warm water in the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea, sections of the Pacific and off northern Canada. Dual Satellite Systems Verify Unprecedented Sea‑Surface...

(HbF) may yield results skewed in either direction depending on the laboratory assay method used. People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian descent are more likely to carry variants that make HbA1c less reliable. In these cases, clinicians...

significant heat content because they reflect widespread warming rather than isolated hotspots. Regionally, the western Mediterranean exhibited temperature anomalies of roughly 6 °C above its long‑term baseline in late June, while elevated readings were...

layers of seabed mud. The find expands the known footprint of the submerged Neolithic complex at Soline, one of the Mediterranean’s most important underwater prehistoric sites. Researchers suggest the road once linked the ancient settlement to the...

footprints left behind. Geographic mapping of the detected taxa suggested possible links to regions spanning the eastern Mediterranean and various parts of Europe, offering clues about the shroud’s movement and handling over time. Nonetheless, the...

day, reshaping the country’s water landscape. How the Project Took Shape in the Desert Facing acute shortages along the Mediterranean shoreline, Libyan authorities launched a national water initiative in 1983. The ceremonial cornerstone was set at Sarir...

Hellenic Ministry of Culture These pointed‑bottom ceramic containers were the standard freight vessels of the ancient Mediterranean, typically transporting wine, olive oil and other agricultural goods. While the exact contents of the Andros cargo remain...

preserve meteorites more abundantly. This hypothesis aligns with known Bronze Age trade routes linking the eastern Mediterranean societies. A precedent for Egyptian use of space‑derived iron comes from a 2016 portable XRF study of Tutankhamun’s iron...

late fourth–third centuries BCE, a period when Carthaginian forces regularly deployed war elephants across the western Mediterranean. (A) Right third carpal (CIII) from Hospital Provincial de Córdoba (HP-19, SU 324) with osteometric landmarks indicated....

Its location aligns with the historic amber route—a trade corridor that funneled Baltic amber southward toward the Mediterranean. Maciej Karwowski, an archaeologist with the University of Vienna’s Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology,...

sector that was active during the waning years of Akragas’s prominence. Once a leading Greek colony in the western Mediterranean, Akragas fell to Carthaginian forces in 406 BC after a protracted siege, signaling the end of its golden age and reshaping...

landscape offers a rare, intact glimpse into the industrial and mercantile engine that once powered Rome’s Mediterranean dominance. The city’s decline into the sea was driven by bradyseism, a volcanic process characteristic of the Campi Flegrei region...

Channel and the Tuscan Archipelago, provide fresh insight into the historical trade networks that once defined the Mediterranean. The underwater expedition is led by the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Pisa and...

including arid deserts, temperate shrublands, and dense forests. Prime locations for settlement typically included the Mediterranean basin, the Caspian Sea, and the coastal stretches of Western Europe. Conversely, high-altitude mountain ranges and...

to the settlement’s role in the fabled Amber Road, a critical trade network that once bridged the Baltic Sea with the Mediterranean. “The settlement was a supra-regional trade and production center connected to long-distance trade routes,” the museum...

positioned along the Amber Road, an ancient route that facilitated the movement of goods between the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. An Enduring Identity Mystery Despite the sheer breadth of the artifacts recovered, the specific cultural identity of...

the region, noted in an official statement, the find underscores the vast historical treasures still hidden within the Mediterranean seafloor. The ancient coins were lying among underwater seagrass just offshore from Sardinia, Italy. Credit: Italian...

suggests that while Rome was not the geometric heart of the roads, its influence was bolstered by its proximity to Mediterranean maritime routes. The researchers acknowledge that future studies integrating sea and river travel alongside road networks...