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05/06/2025

Monumental Roman Building Discovered in Nijmegen, the Ancient Ulpia Noviomagus founded around the camp of Legio X Gemina in the Netherlands

Revealing Hidden Language Patterns in the Bible, with the help of AI

Philippine islands had technologically advanced maritime culture 35,000 years ago

Remains of Norman tower that defended Chichester’s castle found during archaeological excavation

Royal Tomb Discovered in Ancient Gordion: Monumental Find Sheds New Light on King Midas’ Legacy

Ancient tree ‘older than Stonehenge’ found in English bog

04/06/2025

New study uncovers brutal punishment and public display of medieval woman on Thames foreshore

Prehistoric humans may have used fire to smoke meat one million years ago, study suggests

Scientists Studied DNA From a 7,100-Year-Old Skeleton—and Found a Mysterious Ghost Lineage

Results of the excavations at Dromolaxia, Cyprus

03/06/2025

Over One Hundred Prehistoric Structures and Modifications Discovered Inside Cova Dones in Valencia, Spain

Dolphin mosaic discovery is part of an expansive Roman villa complex

Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq

Two Seal Impressions Discovered on a Greek Island Change Everything We Know About the Origins of Script in the Aegean

Scientists recreate lost recipes for a 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue dye

02/06/2025

Traces of Mysterious Ancient Human Population Discovered in Colombia

Fragment of Viking plaited gold arm ring found on Isle of Man

Viking-era silver treasures found on farm in Sweden and restored. See them shine

Solar architecture choreographs light and shadow across an ancient Macedonian tomb

30/05/2025

Leprosy in the Americas predates European contact, new study finds

5,000-Year-Old “Küllüoba Bread” Discovered in Türkiye Reveals Ancient Baking and Fertility Rituals

29/05/2025

Ancient DNA discovery reveals previously unknown population of native Americans

New method provides the key to accessing proteins in ancient human remains

Discovery of Over 100 Archaeological Structures At Gran Pajatén, Peru

28/05/2025

The Mysterious Gobi Wall Between Mongolia and China Was Built More Than a Thousand Years Ago

Cretaceous Amber Deposits Reveal Large-Scale Tsunamis

A red dot, a 43,000 year old fingerprint, and a stone out of place—potential evidence of Neanderthal pareidolia

Stunning 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic unveiled in Western Negev

27/05/2025

Rethinking Rye: Study Reveals Medieval Cultivation Was Intensive and Strategic

Polish Archaeologists Uncover Saline Lake and Hundreds of New Sites in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert

Hidden City Built 140,000 Years Ago Discovered at Bottom of Ocean  

Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf

26/05/2025

Egyptian archaeologists discover three tombs in Luxor

1,400-year-old crown — still decorated with insect wings — found in South Korea

Peru’s Caral: A new ‘Altar of Fire’ found at Era de Pando archaeological site

4,500-year-old baby rattles discovered in Syria — made from clay. See the toys

The Roman massacre that never happened according to a new study of an iconic archaeological site

23/05/2025

Earliest Use of Psychoactive and Medicinal Plant ‘Harmal’ Identified in Iron Age Arabia

Deep ocean technology offers never before seen images of lost WWI submarine

22/05/2025

Ancient DNA study reveals ethnic cleansing impact on genetic landscape of Spain

Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Researchers confirm Y chromosome shared by six living family descendants

A Medieval Brothel, a Baby’s Grave, and a New Perspective on Motherhood

Roman Roads Continued to Be Used in Medieval England for Over a Thousand Years After the Fall of the Empire

A Swiss Army Knife from the Upper Paleolithic? Experiments on Non-Projectile Uses of Backed Pieces

21/05/2025

Sutton Hoo bucket believed to be cremation vessel

Millet isotopes reveal advanced agriculture in early imperial China

Unique Facial Tattoos Found On 800-Year-Old Andean Mummy Are Unlike Any Other Known

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall

20/05/2025

Angler fishing in Lake Michigan fog discovers remains of abandoned tugboat J.C. Ames

From Weed to Power Tool

Twin-hull ancient boat found in Bac Ninh may date back to Ly–Tran dynasties

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric fishing evidence in southeast Iran

Ancient Marble Sculpture Workshop from the Hellenistic Period Discovered on the Island of Paros, with Numerous Unfinished Statues

19/05/2025

Monumental Dam Near Elche in Spain Discovered to Be a Roman Imperial Hydraulic Engineering Work

Britain’s largest recorded Iron Age gold coin hoard secured for Museum of Chelmsford

4,000-year-old stone-lined burial discovered in Morocco

Archaeologists unearth ancient human fossils from Indonesian seabed

16/05/2025

Early Asians made prehistoric migration to South America

Archaeologists combine cutting edge research techniques to shed light on the treatment of individuals with disabilities in the late Middle Ages

Two unique medieval shipwrecks discovered in Sweden

Homo erectus from the seabed—new archaeological discoveries in Indonesia

15/05/2025

Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare

Archaeologists discover first known Maya tattooing tools in Belize cave

Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology

6th-Century “Türk-Kağan” Coin Could Be the Oldest Record of the Word “Türk”

14/05/2025

Spectacular Find in the Ancient City of Nineveh

First study of its kind sheds light on pregnancy in the Viking Age

13/05/2025

30 Vessels from the Urnfield Culture Discovered Beneath a Road in Germany

Historic mosaic unearthed in Zile reveals Türkiye’s ancient past

Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Ancient Tree-Lined Road in Egyptian Military Fortress

2,000-year-old ingenious, exceptional Iron Age toolkit unearthed in Romania

12/05/2025

Seals and Inscriptions from Ancient Judah and Israel (IMAGE)

Study reveals vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts

Discovery of ancient culture on remote Scottish isle rewrites the range of early settlers

09/05/2025

In a Routine Excavation, Archaeologists Accidentally Uncovered a Secret Pope’s Palace

Research Uncovers the Parthenon’s Spectacular Lighting Effects for Athena in Antiquity

African dig uncovers bone tools that offer insights on early human life

08/05/2025

Modern tech unlocks secrets of ancient art

Roman wooden water pipe discovered in Leuven

Archaeologists Found a Tooth and Bones That Challenge Assumptions About Christianity

British tin might have fueled the rise of some Bronze Age civilizations

Archaeologists Were Excavating the Site of Two Ancient Forts—And Found a third Ancient Fort

07/05/2025

The Triton Baths in Southeastern Rome Were Converted into a Christian Church During Late Antiquity, Discovery Reveals

Striking intelligence of Neanderthal stone knappers revealed

Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age – here’s what they took with them

06/05/2025

Roman road, bronze panther found in Switzerland

Only elites used hallucinogens in ancient Andes society

05/05/2025

Ancient bone spear tip found in Russia is oldest in Europe and made by Neanderthals

1,800-Year-Old Horse Buried With Grave Goods Suggests Deep Bond Between a Roman Soldier and His Steed

Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships

Spearhead Believed to Be Poseidon’s, Possibly Roman, Unearthed in Lake İznik

Ancient warrior elite? Over 900 Bronze and Iron Age artefacts unearthed on Hungary’s Somló Hill