Water and Clay Reshape Archaeological Evidence at Murujuga

(15-12-2025)

New research has shown that water movement within clay-rich soils can gradually push stone artefacts toward the ground surface, influencing how archaeological materials appear across certain landscapes. This natural process plays a significant role in shaping the visible archaeological record...

Stone Age Dog Burial with Bone Dagger Found in a Swedish Bog

(15-12-2025)

Archaeologists in Sweden have uncovered the skeleton of a dog buried alongside a bone dagger at the bottom of a bog, in a discovery dating back approximately 5,000 years. The find offers rare insight into ritual practices during the Stone Age...

Byzantine Mosaic Unearthed in Damascus Countryside

(14-12-2025)

Syria’s Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums has announced the discovery of a Byzantine-period mosaic in the countryside of Damascus, near the town of Qarah. The excavation began after a local farmer reported the presence of ancient remains on his agricultural land...

Remains of a Fifth Dynasty Sun Temple Valley Complex Discovered Near Cairo

(13-12-2025)

An archaeological mission working in the Abu Ghurab area south of Cairo has uncovered substantial remains of the Valley Temple associated with the Sun Temples of King Nyuserre Ini, one of the most important rulers of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty. The site lies between Saqqara and Giza within the wider Memphite necropolis...

Italy Arrests 34 Suspected Tomb Raiders in Major Anti Looting Operation

(12-12-2025)

Italian authorities have arrested 34 people suspected of illegally looting archaeological sites in Sicily and the neighboring region of Calabria, in one of the country’s largest recent crackdowns on cultural heritage crimes. According to police and prosecutors, the suspects are accused of participating in organized networks involved in the theft, trafficking and counterfeiting of archaeological artifacts...

Ancient Stone Wall Found Beneath the Sea off France Coast

(12-12-2025)

Marine archaeologists have uncovered a massive stone wall submerged off the coast of Brittany in western France, dating back to around 5,800 BC, making it one of the oldest known large-scale underwater structures in Europe. The wall, stretching approximately 120 meters in length and now lying about nine meters below sea level, was originally built along the ancient shoreline of what is today the Île de Sein...

Roman Burials Preserve 1800 Year Old Fingerprints

(11-12-2025)

New research has revealed an extraordinary Roman funerary practice in Britain: around 1,800 years ago, people smeared a liquid gypsum paste directly onto the bodies of the dead, leaving behind fingerprints that remain visible today. The discovery comes from the University of York’s Seeing the Dead project, which is investigating unusual Roman-era burials in Yorkshire dating to the third and fourth centuries A...

Early Medieval Settlement Unearthed During Wind Farm Excavation

(10-12-2025)

Archaeologists working ahead of the East Anglia TWO and ONE North offshore wind farm developments have uncovered the remains of a previously unknown early medieval settlement near Friston, Suffolk. The site appears to have housed several substantial wooden longhouses — some measuring up to 19 meters long and 6 meters wide — dating to the Anglo-Saxon period between the 5th and 11th centuries...

Earliest Fire Making Evidence Found in England

(10-12-2025)

Archaeologists in Suffolk, eastern England, have uncovered what may be the world’s earliest clear evidence of deliberate fire-making — dating back more than 400,000 years. The discovery, made at the Paleolithic site of Barnham, suggests that early Neanderthals in Britain mastered fire far earlier than scholars previously believed...

Pompeii Sheds New Light on the Secrets of Roman Concrete

(09-12-2025)

A newly discovered construction site in Pompeii has given researchers unprecedented evidence about how the Romans produced their extraordinarily durable concrete — confirming that builders used a “hot-mixing” technique that helped structures survive earthquakes, eruptions, and centuries of weathering. Roman concrete famously underpinned the empire’s architectural achievements, from aqueducts to massive domes...

Viking Grave Reveals Rare Ritual Practices

(09-12-2025)

Archaeologists in Trøndelag County, Norway, have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Viking Age grave containing the skeletal remains and jewelry of a woman buried around the 800s. The discovery began when metal detectorist Roy Søreng found an oval brooch — a typical element of Viking women’s dress — prompting a full investigation by NTNU University Museum and the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage...

Ancient Egyptian Royal Pleasure Boat Unearthed off Alexandria Coast

(08-12-2025)

Archaeologists working off the coast of Alexandria have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian pleasure boat, matching detailed descriptions written nearly 2,000 years ago by the Greek historian Strabo. The discovery, made near the submerged island of Antirhodos in Alexandria’s Portus Magnus, is the first physical example of such a luxury vessel ever found in Egypt...

Old Cube Shaped Skull Reveals Rare Cranial Tradition in Ancient Mexico

(06-12-2025)

Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered a highly unusual cube-shaped human skull, providing the first evidence that ancient inhabitants of the Balcón de Montezuma region practiced a rare and previously undocumented form of cranial modification about 1,400 years ago. The skull, belonging to a middle-aged man, was found near the archaeological site of Balcón de Montezuma in Tamaulipas — an area occupied by various Mesoamerican groups from 650 B...

Rutland Mosaic Reveals a Lost Trojan War Story in Roman Britain

(05-12-2025)

New research has revealed that the celebrated Roman mosaic discovered in Rutland does not depict scenes from Homer’s Iliad, as originally believed. Instead, scholars have determined that the artwork draws on a “lost” version of the Trojan War once told by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus...

Archaic Humans Hunted Selectively

(04-12-2025)

A new study suggests that archaic humans living in the Levant around 120,000 years ago — including Neanderthals and Homo erectus–like populations — were selective, strategic hunters, not mass killers of large herds. This behavior may have disadvantaged them when they later shared the region with Homo sapiens, who appear to have developed more coordinated large-scale hunting methods...

Oldest Mule in Western Europe Found in Early Iron Age Spain

(03-12-2025)

Researchers from the University of Barcelona have identified the oldest known mule in the western Mediterranean and continental Europe, dating to between the 8th and 6th centuries BC. The animal was discovered at the Hort d’en Grimau archaeological site in Castellví de la Marca, in the Penedès region, and has now been confirmed through radiocarbon dating and genetic analysis...

Ancient Hanging Coffin People Identified as Ancestors of Bo people

(03-12-2025)

Researchers have finally identified the mysterious people behind China’s ancient “hanging coffins”, a dramatic funerary tradition in which wooden coffins were placed high on cliff faces. A new genetic study shows that the individuals buried in these suspended coffins were ancestors of the modern Bo people, who still live in southwest China today...

Rare 1600 Year Old Roman Sun Hat Found in Egypt

(01-12-2025)

A remarkably well-preserved 1,600-year-old sun hat from late Roman Egypt has gone on display after conservation work — a piece so rare that only two other examples are known to survive. The brimmed wool cap, made in the early Christian (Coptic) period, was originally found in 1911 by famed Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie at the site of Lahun in the Fayum region...

Rare Pre Stonehenge Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Britain Parliament

(30-11-2025)

Archaeologists working beneath the Palace of Westminster have uncovered an extraordinary sequence of artifacts — some dating back more than 6,000 years, long before Stonehenge was built. The discoveries were announced on Nov...

Ancient DNA Reveals Social Order at Shimao City

(28-11-2025)

A new DNA study has uncovered the social structure and ancestry of Shimao, one of China’s earliest and most complex prehistoric cities. Published in Nature, the research analyzed genetic material from 144 individuals found in Shimao and nearby settlements, offering the most detailed look yet at life in this 4,300-year-old walled metropolis...

A new study confirms that humans arrived in Australia 60000 years ago

(28-11-2025)

A major genetic study has strengthened support for the “long chronology” of Australia’s human history, showing that modern humans reached northern Australia about 60,000 years ago — far earlier than some previous estimates. The research, published in Science Advances, analyzed 2,456 genomes from ancient and living Indigenous communities across Oceania, creating the most comprehensive dataset yet for tracing early migrations into Sahul, the ancient continent that once connected Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea...

Droughts That Lasted Decades Doomed the Indus Civilization

(27-11-2025)

A new study has revealed that a sequence of severe, decades-long droughts played a decisive role in the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization — one of the world’s earliest urban societies. The civilization, also known as the Harappan culture, flourished between 5,000 and 3,500 years ago across what is now India and Pakistan...

New Neolithic Discoveries Transform Early History in Turkey

(27-11-2025)

Turkey has announced a new wave of discoveries from the world-famous Neolithic sites of Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe in Şanlıurfa, offering fresh clues about humanity’s shift from mobile hunter-gatherers to the earliest settled communities more than 11,000 years ago. Unveiled on Wednesday, the latest finds include nearly 30 artifacts: human and animal statues, figurines, vessels, beads, necklaces, and a particularly striking human-shaped bead...

Ancient Texas Rock Art Spanned 4000 Years

(27-11-2025)

A new scientific study has finally revealed the true age of the Pecos River murals — the monumental, multicolored rock art found in limestone shelters across southwest Texas and northern Mexico. Using an innovative radiocarbon technique, researchers determined that this artistic tradition began around 3815 BCE and continued until roughly AD 900, lasting an extraordinary 4,000 years, or about 175 generations...

New Research Revisits Humanity Earliest Governments

(25-11-2025)

A new study is challenging long-standing ideas about how the world’s first states emerged 5,000 years ago. Instead of agriculture in general, researchers argue that grain farming — wheat, barley, rice and maize — played the decisive role...

TV Crew Uncovers Iron Age Sacrifice at Ancient British Settlement

(24-11-2025)

A television crew filming a new archaeology series in Dorset has uncovered a chilling 2,000-year-old mystery: the remains of a teenage girl believed to have been killed as part of a human sacrifice. The discovery was made during the filming of Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders, with presenter Sandi Toksvig joining archaeologists from Bournemouth University at an excavation of an Iron Age settlement once inhabited by the Durotriges tribe...

Neandertal Cannibalism Targeted Outsiders

(23-11-2025)

A new multidisciplinary study of remains from the Troisième caverne of Goyet in Belgium reveals that Neandertals practiced highly selective cannibalism around 41,000–45,000 years ago, targeting non-local females and juveniles. The site contains the largest collection of Neandertal bones in Northern Europe showing clear butchery marks, fresh-bone fractures, and bones reused as tools — all strong evidence of nutritional cannibalism...

Maya Mosaic Game Board Found in Guatemala

(22-11-2025)

Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a rare patolli game board built directly into the floor of a fifth-century Maya structure in the ancient city of Naachtun. Unlike most patolli boards — typically carved or painted onto benches and walls — this one was intentionally designed as part of the building’s original construction...

1700 year old Roman Tomb Found in Budapest

(21-11-2025)

Archaeologists in Budapest have uncovered a remarkably preserved 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus containing the remains of a young woman and an exceptional collection of grave goods. The limestone coffin was found in Óbuda, a district that once formed part of Aquincum, the Roman frontier town on the Danube...

225 Ushabtis Found in Tanis Royal Tomb

(21-11-2025)

A French-Egyptian archaeological team has uncovered 225 royal ushabti figurines inside the northern chamber of King Osorkon II’s tomb at Tanis, in Egypt’s Nile Delta. The mission is led by Frédéric Payraudeau of Sorbonne University...

Viking Woman Buried with Scallop Shells

(20-11-2025)

Archaeologists in central Norway are investigating a mysterious Viking Age burial after a metal detectorist uncovered an oval brooch that led to a far more unusual discovery. Beneath a coastal field in Trøndelag, researchers found the remarkably preserved skeleton of a ninth-century woman buried with her jewelry and clothing — and two large scallop shells placed over her mouth, a ritual never before seen in pre-Christian Norwegian graves...

Rock Art Site Preserves 1700 Years of String Craft

(20-11-2025)

In the remote heart of Quinkan Country in Cape York Peninsula, Australia, archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary rock shelter that preserves more than 1,700 years of Aboriginal fibre-craft traditions. The site, known as Windmill Way, lies far from modern roads and was reached through rugged woodland with guidance from Kuku Warra Traditional Owners...

3rd Century Roman Mosaic Found in Iznik Turkey

(20-11-2025)

Archaeologists in the Iznik district of northwestern Türkiye have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman mosaic dating to the 3rd century. The artwork was first detected in 2014 during sewer construction, which stopped immediately once the mosaic surface appeared...

2000 Year Old Fruit Found at Roman Fort

(20-11-2025)

Archaeologists at a Roman fort in northern England have uncovered an unusually well-preserved 2,000-year-old fruit, along with a remarkable collection of artifacts that shed new light on life at the ancient outpost. The discoveries were made at Bremenium Fort in High Rochester, located more than 20 miles north of Hadrian’s Wall, in what was once the northern frontier of Roman Britain...

Roman War Trophy Skull Found in Spanish Fort

(20-11-2025)

Archaeologists in northern Spain have uncovered a grim relic from the Cantabrian Wars: the decapitated head of a Celtic defender displayed by Roman forces as a warning 2,000 years ago. The skull was found inside the collapsed walls of La Loma, a fortified Cantabri settlement in Palencia that fell to Roman troops in 25 B...

Second Largest Roman Oil Mill Found in Tunisia

(18-11-2025)

Archaeologists working in central Tunisia have uncovered one of the most impressive olive oil production complexes ever identified in the Roman Empire. The discovery, made in the Kasserine region near the ancient city of Cillium, includes a monumental torcularium — an olive-pressing facility — now recognized as the second-largest Roman oil mill known to date...

Sunken Silk Road City Found in Kyrgyzstan

(18-11-2025)

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a lost medieval city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, revealing a once-thriving Silk Road hub that was likely destroyed by a powerful earthquake in the 15th century. The discovery was made during a survey of submerged settlements along the lake’s northwest shore, an area historically occupied by the Muslim town of Toru-Aygyr...

Bronze Age City Found in Kazakhstan Redefines Steppe History

(17-11-2025)

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast Bronze Age settlement in northeastern Kazakhstan that may have been a major urban center 3,600 years ago. The newly identified city of Semiyarka, spanning 346 acres (140 hectares), is more than four times larger than other settlements from the same period and contains the region’s earliest evidence of large-scale metallurgy...

1500 Year Old Reindeer Trap Found in Norway

(15-11-2025)

Archaeologists working high in Norway’s Aurlandsfjellet mountains have uncovered a remarkably preserved 1,500-year-old reindeer trapping system, along with several rare wooden artifacts emerging from melting ice. The team discovered two long wooden barriers made from hundreds of tree branches, likely used as a large-scale hunting blind to funnel reindeer into a killing zone...

Ancient Goblet May Show Early Cosmic Creation Story

(15-11-2025)

A new study suggests that the imagery on the 4,000-year-old Ain Samiya goblet—an 8-centimeter silver vessel from the Intermediate Bronze Age—may not depict the Babylonian Enuma Elish myth as long believed. Instead, researchers argue the scenes more likely illustrate a peaceful cosmological process describing the ordering of the universe...

Bronze Age Boats Reappear After 3000 Years

(14-11-2025)

Three ancient log boats, preserved for more than 3,000 years in a silted riverbed, are set to go on display after a painstaking 13-year conservation project. The vessels, carved by hollowing out entire tree trunks, were used by Bronze Age communities to navigate fenland waterways and to lay fish traps...

Roman Shoes Revealed Through X Ray Scans

(14-11-2025)

Researchers studying soil from a Roman cemetery in Canterbury have used X-ray scans to reveal the shapes and patterns of hobnails from shoes whose leather has long since decayed. Their findings offer a rare glimpse into Roman clothing habits and burial customs, helping to identify shoe styles, sizes, and even aspects of personal identity...

Zeus Temple Unearthed in Turkey After 40 Years

(14-11-2025)

Archaeologists in southern Turkey have uncovered part of the long-lost Zeus Temple in the ancient city of Limyra, nearly four decades after its existence was first documented in inscriptions. Although the temple had been mentioned since 1982, its exact location remained unknown until recent excavations revealed its remains in the western part of the city...

Ancient DNA Shows Humans and Dogs Spread Together

(13-11-2025)

A new paleogenomics study has revealed that humans and dogs moved across Eurasia side by side for at least 11,000 years, with their histories closely intertwined through major cultural transitions. Published in Science, the study analyzed the genomes of 17 ancient dogs from Siberia, East Asia, and the Central Asian Steppe—many from China for the first time—alongside 57 ancient and 160 modern dog genomes...

Hidden Workshop Marks Reveal Secrets of Ancient Rome Glass Artisans

(13-11-2025)

A surprising discovery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed hidden “signatures” left by ancient Roman glassworkers. While examining rare Roman glass cage cups in 2023, Washington State University professor and glassblower Hallie Meredith turned one cup around and noticed abstract symbols — diamonds, leaves, crosses — carved beside an inscription wishing long life...

Ancient DNA Reveals Isolated Lineage in Argentina

(12-11-2025)

A new genetic study has uncovered a mysterious Indigenous lineage that lived in central Argentina for nearly 8,500 years, remaining surprisingly isolated from surrounding populations. Published in Nature, the research analyzed 238 ancient genomes from individuals who lived up to 10,000 years ago...

Specialized Potteries Reveal El Argar Organized Society

(10-11-2025)

A new study by researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) shows that El Argar pottery, produced around 4,000 years ago, came from specialized workshops strategically located near specific clay deposits — not within the main political centers as once believed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the study found that most ceramics from El Argar’s main hubs, such as Tira del Lienzo and Ifre in Murcia, were made in the coastal mountains of southeastern Spain...

Egyptian Vase Found in Pompeii Street Food Shop

(08-11-2025)

Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a precious Egyptian vase in the city’s famous “street food” area, revealing unexpected cultural ties between Rome and Egypt. The vase, discovered in the kitchen of the Thermopolium of Regio V, features Egyptian-style hunting scenes produced in Alexandria and was likely used as a food container...

Hidden Air Filled Chambers in Menkaure Pyramid Indicate a New Entrance

(07-11-2025)

Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working under the ScanPyramids Project, have discovered two air-filled anomalies behind the eastern façade of the Menkaure Pyramid, the smallest of Giza’s three great pyramids. Using advanced non-destructive techniques — including georadar, ultrasound, and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) — the team confirmed the existence of two voids beneath the granite blocks...

Unique Roman Gem Found Beyond Hadrian Wall

(07-11-2025)

Archaeologists excavating the Roman fort of Bremenium in Northumberland, northern England, have uncovered a unique engraved gemstone depicting a mythological grape-harvesting scene — a design rarely seen in northern Europe. The blood-red intaglio, likely once set in a Roman man’s signet ring, shows two winged Cupids picking grapes beside a goat-like creature, symbolizing abundance and festivity...

Digital Atlas Redefines Ancient Roman Roads

(07-11-2025)

A new digital atlas has revealed that the Roman road network extended nearly 50% farther than previously thought—covering about 186,000 miles (300,000 km) across the empire, from Spain to Syria. The study, published in Scientific Data, updates a 25-year-old map using satellite imagery, aerial photos, and WWII archives...

Monumental Maya Site May Represent the Order of the Universe

(05-11-2025)

Archaeologists in southeastern Mexico have uncovered new evidence that the vast Preclassic site of Aguada Fénix, built around 1000 B.C...

How the Oldest American Civilization Survived a Climate Catastrophe

(05-11-2025)

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered how the ancient civilization of Caral, the oldest known in the Americas, adapted to a devastating drought more than 4,000 years ago—without violence or collapse. Led by Dr...

Cylinder Seals of Mesopotamia are the First Signatures in the World

(03-11-2025)

Long before modern signatures or digital IDs, people in ancient Mesopotamia—the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers—used cylinder seals to mark ownership, authorize documents, and express identity. Dating back over 6,000 years, these small carved stones—usually no more than 5 cm tall—were rolled over wet clay to leave a distinctive impression...

Vast Roman Cremation Cemetery Unearthed in France

(02-11-2025)

Archaeologists from Inrap (the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) have uncovered a vast Roman cemetery at Olbia, on the French Riviera, revealing over 160 cremation graves dating between the 1st and 3rd centuries A.D...

Jacobite Era Projectiles Unearthed at Culloden Battlefield

(30-10-2025)

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland have uncovered more than 100 musket balls and cannon shot at Culloden Battlefield, the site of the last battle fought on British soil in 1746. The finds were made in October 2025 in a previously unexplored area of the battlefield, using metal detectors, trenching, and test pits...

Archaeologists Recover Wreck of US Pilot Lost in Essex WWII Crash

(27-10-2025)

Archaeologists in Essex are excavating the crash site of 2nd Lt Lester Lowry, a 23-year-old US pilot who went missing in 1944 when his P-47 Thunderbolt, ironically named Lucky Boy, went down during a training flight. The recovery is being led by the US Department of Defense’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), with support from the UK Ministry of Defence and Cotswold Archaeology...

Old Hieroglyphs Reveal Name of Powerful Maya Queen

(24-10-2025)

Archaeologists in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen from hieroglyphs carved into ancient stone. The queen, identified as Ix Ch'ak Ch'een, ruled the city of Cobá — the “city of choppy water” — in the sixth century AD, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)...

Early Scythian Animal Style Art Emerged from Functional Objects

(24-10-2025)

Archaeologists studying the Scythian site of Tunnug 1 in Russia’s Tuva region have revealed that the earliest examples of Scythian animal-style art were practical objects, not elite ornaments. The findings were published in Antiquity...

Ancient DNA Reveals Parasites in Early Mexican Communities

(22-10-2025)

Archaeologists analyzing DNA from 1,100–1,300-year-old human feces in the Cave of the Dead Children, Mexico, have uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites that plagued ancient populations. The study, published in PLOS One, applied advanced molecular techniques to 10 samples, identifying protozoa such as Blastocystis, multiple strains of E...

Roman and Byzantine Burial Traditions Unearthed in Iznik

(22-10-2025)

Archaeological excavations in Hisardere, Iznik (Bursa, Turkey) are revealing burial customs and tomb architecture from the Roman and Early Byzantine periods. Used as a necropolis between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD, the site offers a rare and well-preserved record of ancient Nicaea’s funerary traditions...

Monumental Roman Tomb Unearthed in Bavaria

(20-10-2025)

Archaeologists in Wolkertshofen, Upper Bavaria, have uncovered the stone foundations of a monumental Roman tumulus dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The circular structure, 12 meters wide, includes a square base thought to have supported a commemorative stele or statue...

Skeletons in Croatian Grave Identified as Roman Soldiers

(18-10-2025)

Archaeologists have determined that seven skeletons found in a mass grave in Osijek, eastern Croatia, were Roman soldiers who lived around 1,700 years ago. The remains, discovered in 2011 at the site of the Roman city of Mursa, belonged to men aged 36–50...

Roman Water Basin Unearthed in Ancient City of Gabii

(16-10-2025)

Archaeologists led by the University of Missouri have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin in Gabii, just 11 miles east of Rome. Built around 250 B...

Ancient Sea Walls Reveal 2000 Years of Change

(10-10-2025)

Archaeologists have uncovered wooden palisades off the coast of Grado, northeastern Italy, that provide a rare record of sea-level changes since Roman times. The three structures, built between the 1st and 6th centuries AD, were part of coastal defences and land reclamation systems...

Hundreds of Celtic Coins Unearthed in Czech Republic

(08-10-2025)

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have uncovered a treasure trove of more than 2,500-year-old coins, gold jewelry, and other artifacts from the Celtic period. The discoveries were made at a secret site in the Pilsen region to protect it from looters...

Ancient Teeth Reveal Life and Movement of First Farmers

(08-10-2025)

A new study of 71 Neolithic individuals from Syria has shed light on how the world’s first farming villagers lived, moved, and integrated newcomers. Researchers analyzed isotopes in tooth enamel to track mobility between 11,600 and 7,500 years ago...

Ritual Platforms in Shandong Reveal Roots of Chinese Unity

(07-10-2025)

Archaeologists in Shandong Province, China, have uncovered three ritual platforms dating from around 3,000–2,400 years ago. These findings show that public gatherings and shared rituals played a key role in forging a collective cultural identity long before China’s political unification under the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang...

Old Human Faced Pillar Found at Karahantepe

(06-10-2025)

Archaeologists excavating at Karahantepe in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a T-shaped pillar with a carved human face — the first of its kind ever found. The discovery was announced by Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, as part of the Tas Tepeler (Stone Mounds) Project, which investigates some of the world’s earliest monumental sites...

5000 Year Old Megalithic Tomb Unearthed in Spain

(26-09-2025)

Archaeologists in Andalusia have uncovered a massive 5,000-year-old stone tomb (dolmen) near Teba, measuring 43 feet (13 meters) in length. The structure, built with vertical stone slabs and capped with large horizontal stones, was used as a collective burial site...

Iron Key Unearthed at Bitlis Castle

(26-09-2025)

Archaeologists excavating Bitlis Castle in southeastern Turkey have discovered a large 29-centimeter iron key, believed to belong to the fortress’s main entrance gate. The key, featuring a double-toothed design, was found inside a 50-square-meter vaulted reception hall near the castle’s southern gate...

Ancient Burial Mounds Found in Kazakhstan

(01-09-2025)

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan’s West Kazakhstan region have discovered around 150 burial mounds dating back to the Early Iron Age. One mound, encircled by a moat 140 meters wide, may have belonged to a tribal leader or noble...

3000 Year Old Multicolored Mural Found in Peru

(29-08-2025)

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a 3,000-year-old multicolored mural at Huaca Yolanda on the country’s northwest coast. Painted in blue, yellow, red, and black, the mural depicts fish, stars, shamans, and a giant bird with outstretched wings...

Rescue Excavation in Ibri Reveals Bronze Age Graves

(25-08-2025)

A rescue excavation by Oman’s Department of Heritage and Tourism in A’Dhahirah has uncovered 25 Bronze Age graves in the Al-Sabikhi area of Ibri, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. Finds include skeletal remains, complete pottery vessels (some imported from Mesopotamia’s Jemdet Nasr civilization), and stone and shell beads...

Four Historic Shipwrecks Discovered in North Carolina

(05-08-2025)

Archaeologists from East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies have uncovered four historic shipwrecks and colonial waterfront structures at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in North Carolina. One wreck may be the remains of the Spanish privateer La Fortuna, which exploded near the port during an attack in 1748...

Decorated Bags Found in Corded Ware Burials

(12-07-2025)

Ahead of the SuedOstLink powerline construction near Krauschwitz, Saxony‑Anhalt, archaeologists uncovered remarkable burials from the Corded Ware Culture (3rd millennium BC) alongside older Baalberge Culture mounds. Three graves contained leather or fabric bags richly embroidered with dog teeth, likely carried in front of the body and possibly used as baby carriers...

Lost Medieval Town at Hamar Confirmed by Excavation

(08-07-2025)

Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed the existence of the long-lost medieval town of Hamarkaupangen near Hamar’s cathedral, first suspected through ground‑penetrating radar (GPR) in 2023. A joint team from NIKU and Anno Museum uncovered timber walls and floorboards exactly where GPR data indicated, revealing two‑room wooden dwellings and street‑like layouts...

Walled Oasis Network Discovered in Arabian Desert

(03-07-2025)

Archaeologists uncovered a vast network of ancient walled oases across northwestern Saudi Arabia, some over 4,000 years old. The fortified oases, including Tayma, Qurayyah, Khaybar, Dumat al-Jandal, and others, reveal a sophisticated settlement system for agriculture and protection in the harsh desert...

Roman Army Camp Discovered Beyond Empire Frontier

(30-06-2025)

Archaeologists have discovered a rare Roman army camp in Hoog Buurlo, Netherlands, north of the Roman Empire’s official frontier, the Lower Germanic Limes. This is only the fourth Roman temporary camp found in the country...

Lost City of Imet Uncovered in Nile Delta

(29-06-2025)

British and Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the ancient city of Imet in the eastern Nile Delta, offering new insights into daily life and religious practices in Late Period Egypt (4th century BCE). The team from the University of Manchester and Sadat City University used satellite imagery and on-site excavations to reveal cooking pots, bread platters, homes, granaries, and ceremonial roads...

Oldest Roman Purse Unearthed in Czechia

(28-06-2025)

Archaeologists in South Moravia discovered a rare Roman bronze wrist purse fragment, likely the oldest found in Czechia, dating back over 1800 years. It was uncovered at Hradisko Hill, once occupied by the 10th Roman Legion during Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s reign...

Matriarchal Clues in Neolithic DNA

(28-06-2025)

A new DNA study of 131 individuals buried at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) reveals a strong preference for female lineages, suggesting a matrilocal society around 8,000–9,000 years ago. While families lived in tightly packed mudbrick homes and buried their dead beneath the floors, genetic evidence shows most housemates were not closely related—except often along the female line...

Amarna Reborn as Monastic Hub

(27-06-2025)

A new study reveals that the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna, believed to have been abandoned after Pharaoh Akhenaten’s death, actually became a thriving Christian center during the Roman and Byzantine periods. Researchers found that from the 5th to 6th centuries CE, Christian monks settled in Amarna’s northern cliffs, turning old tombs into churches and monasteries...

Tooth Crafting in Prehistoric Europe

(27-06-2025)

A new experimental archaeology study reveals how prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe extracted animal teeth for ornaments, focusing on the Zvejnieki cemetery in Latvia (7500–2500 BC), where over 2,000 teeth were found. Researchers tested various methods and found that wet cooking and pit steaming were most effective, allowing teeth to be removed without damage and integrating the process into daily food preparation...

Lost Tiwanaku Temple Discovered in Bolivia

(27-06-2025)

Archaeologists have discovered a lost temple complex in Bolivia that may unlock secrets of the Tiwanaku civilization, one of the Andes' earliest and most powerful cultures, which mysteriously collapsed around 1000 A.D...

New Mosaics and Temple Found in Ancient Olympos

(26-06-2025)

Excavations at the ancient city of Olympos in Antalya, Türkiye, have uncovered new mosaic floors and a notable inscription at the entrance of Church No. 1, reading: "Only those on the righteous path may enter here...

Massive Medieval Walls Found at Auckland Castle

(26-06-2025)

After seven years of excavations and over 1,000 participants, archaeologists at Auckland Castle in County Durham have made a surprise discovery: massive medieval stone walls—over 8 feet wide and much taller than a person—believed to date back to around 1200. Led by Prof...

Viking Noble Graves Found in Denmark

(20-06-2025)

A 10th-century Viking noble burial site has been accidentally discovered near Lisbjerg, just north of Aarhus, Denmark. Archaeologists uncovered 30 graves containing pearls, coins, ceramics, and a rare box with gold thread—possibly belonging to one of King Harald Bluetooth’s earls or stewards...