Ancient Things

The graves of the fallen have broken their silence. Discover how modern forensic analysis of newly excavated skeletons on the Byzantine-Seljuk frontier is helping researchers map out the exact location and brutal reality of the Battle of Manzikert.
https://bicnews.com/medieval-graves-in-malazgirt-may-hold-clues-to-the-aftermath-of-the-1071-seljuk-byzantine-battle/

For centuries, the structural location of the ancient world’s most important religious council remained a mystery. Discover how fresh excavations in Türkiye are peeling back the architectural layers to reveal the legendary hall that fundamentally changed the course of global history.
https://bicnews.com/remains-of-the-church-where-the-first-council-of-nicaea-was-held-found-beneath-iznik-basilica/

Buried during a brutal Islamic civil war, this freshly unearthed treasure tells a wild story. Discover how 59 silver coins survived the collapse of the Umayyad dynasty and the golden age of Harun al-Rashid, only to end up hidden in a Prussian settlement.
https://bicnews.com/1200-year-old-hoard-of-59-arab-silver-dirhams-found-near-kaliningrad-russia/

For thousands of years, their names were completely erased from the official king lists. Discover how newly translated administrative clay texts are forcing historians to rewrite the imperial lineage of ancient Mesopotamia.
https://bicnews.com/ancient-cuneiform-records-reveal-three-forgotten-kings-of-assyria/