https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Jesus was a toddler gingerly taking his first steps into the wider world when the Romans built the walls of their fortress in Cologne. 2,010 years later it’s still standing, and has just been given a makeover. https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/oldest-stone-structure-in-germany-reopens-in-cologne Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:39:40 +0100 oldest-stone-structure-in-germany-reopens-in-cologne She married her uncle, killed him and gave birth to both the Emperor Nero and the city of Cologne. On November 26th, a special exhibition opens in the cathedral city's Romano-Germanic Museum. It's the 2,000th birthday of Agrippina, the infamous "Mother of Cologne." https://www.thelocal.de/20151126/the-life-of-the-murderous-mother-of-cologne Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:24:26 +0100 the-life-of-the-murderous-mother-of-cologne When German tourists Erika and Helmut Simons found a human body in the Austrian-Italian Alps, they had no idea what they'd stumbled upon. This iceman was over 5000 years old - and was something archaeologists had never seen before. https://www.thelocal.de/20150917/5000-years-under-ice-tzi-europes-oldest-celebrity Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:57:47 +0200 5000-years-under-ice-tzi-europes-oldest-celebrity More than 20 years ago, archaeologists found two children buried deep under Frankfurt's cathedral – and two decades of research have left them with more questions than answers about the medieval history of Germany's financial capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20150915/mystery-of-children-buried-in-ancient-frankfurt Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:53:56 +0200 mystery-of-children-buried-in-ancient-frankfurt Archaeologists have excavated the remains of Germany's oldest mosque on the outskirts of Berlin, a team from the capital city's Free University (FU) announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/germany-first-ever-mosque-excavated-outside-berlin Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:00:52 +0200 germany-first-ever-mosque-excavated-outside-berlin Researchers said on Monday that they discovered evidence of a brutal mass murder that took place outside Frankfurt during the Stone Age. https://www.thelocal.de/20150818/experts-find-evidence-of-mass-murder-in-stone-age Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:03:55 +0200 experts-find-evidence-of-mass-murder-in-stone-age A man in northern Germany has found a €45,000 hoard of Nazi gold – but will only pocket a small portion of the sum. https://www.thelocal.de/20150715/amateur-archaeologist-finds-nazi-gold-hoard Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:40:02 +0200 amateur-archaeologist-finds-nazi-gold-hoard A man who struck gold when he dug up an ancient "barbarian treasure" was in the dock on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement for not reporting the find. https://www.thelocal.de/20150225/man-put-on-trial-for-finding-ancient-treasure Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:07:25 +0100 man-put-on-trial-for-finding-ancient-treasure An Egyptian court has convicted three Germans of stealing samples from the Great Pyramid of Giza in a ruling that could affect a trial back home. https://www.thelocal.de/20141112/cairo-court-says-germans-stole-from-pyramid Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:34:00 +0100 cairo-court-says-germans-stole-from-pyramid A World War II German U-boat and an American merchant vessel it sank in battle have been found deep in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141022/nazi-u-boat-wreck-found-off-us-coast Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:25:00 +0200 nazi-u-boat-wreck-found-off-us-coast A 23-year-old man who unearthed treasure worth up to €575,000 with a metal detector is facing embezzlement charges after trying to claim his windfall as his own. https://www.thelocal.de/20140814/amateur-archeologist-facing-charges-barbarians-treasure Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0200 amateur-archeologist-facing-charges-barbarians-treasure A 40,000-year-old figurine of a lion has been reunited with its head, more than 80 years after it was first found in a cave in southern Germany, following an extraordinary discovery. https://www.thelocal.de/20140731/ice-age-lion-gets-its-head-back-after-vogelherd-germany-cave-find Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:21:00 +0200 ice-age-lion-gets-its-head-back-after-vogelherd-germany-cave-find Archaeologists have discovered Germany’s second oldest church hidden within a cathedral in the west of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140227/germanys-second-oldest-church-hidden-for-1200-years-found-in-mainz-cathedral Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:32:00 +0100 germanys-second-oldest-church-hidden-for-1200-years-found-in-mainz-cathedral German archaeologists have recovered a find of over a million euros worth of Roman gold and silver jewellery from an amateur treasure hunter who dug it up illegally in a forest. https://www.thelocal.de/20140219/german-amateur-treasure-hunter-bags-sensational-roman-hoard Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:18:00 +0100 german-amateur-treasure-hunter-bags-sensational-roman-hoard Experts say a mummy that a ten-year-old boy found in his grandfather's attic is probably about 2,000 years old. Criminal investigators have been examining the body since the boy found it in his granddad's house a month ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20130905/51763 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:02:00 +0200 51763 A badger has led German archaeologists to a stunning find of medieval warrior graves, complete with one skeleton still clutching a sword and a wearing snake-shaped buckle on his belt. https://www.thelocal.de/20130813/51359 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:49:00 +0200 51359 As the summer holidays approach, The Local is touring Germany's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Today we visit the historic Roman Limes. https://www.thelocal.de/20130613/50229 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:47:00 +0200 50229 A British salvage team this week pulled off a painstaking operation to lift a German World War II bomber plane from its grave off the coast of southeast England. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50231 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200 50231 An archaeological dig in the western German city of Cologne has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe's oldest and biggest Jewish communities. Yet opinion is divided on where to display the historical treasure trove. https://www.thelocal.de/20130401/48859 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:07:00 +0200 48859 An amateur fossil-hunter in Germany has dug up the remains of a long-extinct relative of a hedgehog. It is in such good condition that scientists reckon they may even find remains of the animal's last meal - eaten 47 million years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20130301/48259 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:10:00 +0100 48259