(AP) – Archaeologists recently made a colossal discovery: They
found an ancient Roman mass grave, dating back to the first-
century A.D., underneath a soccer field in Vienna.

The necropolis was found by construction crews working in the
Vienna neighborhood of Simmering last October. The discovery
was unknown to the world until the Vienna Museum announced
it on Apr. 2.

The 129 bodies, which were likely a mix of Roman soldiers and
Germanic tribesmen, were found in total. Dislocated bones were
also found at the site, meaning that as many as 150 victims’
remains were found.

Artifacts, including an armored shield, were discovered
among the bodies.

(FOX NEWS) – Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient
Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including
one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator.

The discovery was announced by the Archaeology, Fine Arts
and Landscape (ABAP) Superintendence for the Metropolitan
Area of Naples on March 21.

In a statement translated from Italian to English, officials said
that the dig took place in Liternum, an ancient town near the
city of Giugliano in Campania.

On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist
Howard Carter (center above) entered the sealed burial chamber
of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.

(FOX NEWS) – A strange alien-like clay head dating back
thousands of years has been retrieved from an excavation
in Kuwait, stumping archaeologists about how it came to
be.

In a Nov. 28 press release published by the University of
Warsaw, the school explained that researchers from the
Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission found the artifact
in Bahra 1, an archaeological site in the Subiya region of
Kuwait.

The press release called the artifact "one of the most
remarkable" discoveries of the excavation.

The figurine dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient
Mesopotamia, which predated the Bronze Age.

The joint Kuwaiti-Polish archaeological team.

(Frankfurt Archaeological Museum)

(FOX NEWS) – The earliest known evidence of Christianity north
of Italy was recently unveiled by archaeologists, who call the
discovery one of the "most important testimonies of early
Christianity."

The artifact, publicized by the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum
last week, is called the Frankfurt silver inscription. Discovered
in 2018, the inscription has been analyzed and studied for years
before finally being released to the public this month.

The Frankfurt silver inscription is an engraving on silver foil that
consists of 18 lines written in Latin. It dates to between 230 and
260 A.D. and was discovered wrapped in a small silver amulet.

In a press release translated from German, the museum explained
that the artifact was found in a third-century grave in Hesse,
Germany, in what was once the former Roman city of Nida.