The rare helmet of a Greek warrior was discovered in 2007 by workers during dredging work in the port of Haifa. Nine years ago, experts published details of the artifact. The helmet was made of bronze, decorated with gold and animal motifs.
A beautiful Roman mosaic was found by unknown searchers in Turkey. It was in the middle of a field. But the finders damaged it and the local museum took over its protection.
Czech archaeologists have already become famous several times thanks to their discoveries in Egypt. Six years ago, for example, they found the tomb of the hitherto unknown Queen Hentkaus III, who was the wife of Pharaoh Raneperef.
The rare gold bead was found by a nine-year-old boy in Israel. The 3,000-year-old jewel is made of tiny beads. It's a typical method of the so-called First Temple period.
Archaeologists rejoiced at the excellent discovery at the end of December 2012. In Iraq's Wasit province, they unearthed 66 gold coins that are at least 1,400 years old.
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old seal in Jerusalem bearing the image of the god Apollo. But the owner was probably neither Greek nor Roman, experts say. The seal is made of brown jasper.
The small vessel was discovered during an archaeological survey prior to the construction of a new elevator shaft in the Jewish Quarter of the Israeli capital.
Wooden sarcophagi with mummies up to 2,500 years old have been discovered at Saqqara near Cairo. They lay in three burial pits 12 metres deep. Dozens of statues of deities and humans, as well as death masks and other objects, were found with them. According to experts, this is the biggest Egyptian "treasure" of the year...
In November 1922, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb and peered into it for the first time. Inside were three thousand-year-old intact treasures of incalculable value.