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28/01/2026

Sealed bronze reliquary cross restored after discovery in central Türkiye

Egyptian-Chinese archaeologists uncover ancient “sacred lake” in S. Egypt

Ochre’s passage to graves reflects the identity of the deceased

India’s longest Iron Age spear, 8 ft long, discovered in Tamil Nadu burial site: Report

The Taş Tepeler Horizon Expands: Göbeklitepe-Style T-Pillars Discovered in Adıyaman

27/01/2026

Spectacular discovery in the Sinai

Massive Second Temple-era stone quarry uncovered in Jerusalem industrial area

Xigou site discovery challenges long-held views on early human technology in East Asia

The Great Mongolian Road: Japanese Imperial Army maps reveal first detailed documentation

Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools in Greece

A Mysterious Sand Layer Beneath an Ancient Assur Temple: A Unique Discovery in Northern Mesopotamia Rewriting the Origins of the Goddess Ishtar

26/01/2026

Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name

1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb found in southern Mexico

One of the last Siberian shamans was an 18th-century woman whose parents were related, DNA study reveals

South African San rock art shows evidence of trance dances and initiation rituals

Extraordinary find: 10th c. bronze wheel cross matches mold found 43 years ago

23/01/2026

Humanity was already weaving social networks spanning thousands of square kilometers 25,000 years ago, in the midst of the glacial cold.

Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years

The First Great Forests Were Neither Fungus Nor Plant, But Lifeforms Without Living Descendants

This wild potato may change the agricultural story in the American Southwest

‘Priceless’ medieval school text found to be unique

22/01/2026

Prehistoric tool made from elephant bone is the oldest discovered in Europe

Handprints on Muna Island Confirm Indonesia as the World’s Oldest Art Center

Neanderthals In Italy Took Refuge In A “Bear Cave” While Crossing The Alps

Dental plaque from Iron Age Ukraine provides insight into the diet of horse-back warriors

À Nabeul, la tempête dévoile des ruines antiques sur la plage : serait-ce la Néapolis engloutie ?

New study finds indirect evidence for existence of Moctezuma’s Zoo

21/01/2026

USF team publishes new paper on human impact of ancient scourge

Anglo-Saxon ‘lordly centre’ revealed by excavations near Skipsea Castle

Late Antique necropolis with deliberately broken pottery found in France

Archaeologists Uncover Little-Known Rare Knife Collection Spanning from the Xiongnu Era to the Middle Ages

20/01/2026

Archaeologists Confirm Fano Discovery as Vitruvius’ Legendary Basilica: A Turning Point for Classical Architecture

Ancient Mesopotamian medical texts reveal the role of divine sanctuaries in treating ear and spleen ailments

When Writing Fades but Meaning Endures: How Markus Scholz Deciphered Roman Wax Tablets from Belgium

A Suit of Gilded Tang Dynasty Armor Once Thought to Be a Myth Was Discovered in a Royal, 1,200-Year-Old Tomb on the Tibetan Plateau

Hiker stumbles across ancient rock paintings in Kayseri

19/01/2026

Pompeii’s Graffiti Captures Every Joke, Boast and Argument of an Ancient Roman City Frozen in Time

Wall find gives glimpse of Peak’s prehistoric past

Dancing terracotta figurine from 3rd century BC hints at presence of Jainism in Taxila

Medieval fortress discovered in Southwestern Crimea

Sacred Mysteries: An ancient glass jewel from the site of a power station

Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

16/01/2026

Archaeologists Unearth Wall Section at Important Silk Road City Which Traded in ‘Heavenly Horses’

First Roman marching camps discovered in Saxony-Anhalt prove Roman advances in the 3rd century AD

Before Agriculture Took Hold, These Neolithic Communities Hunted Sharks

15/01/2026

Major archaeological discoveries in Rome: a sacellum, republican tombs and monumental basins

Ancient digs: 1st Americans may have started life in Hokkaido

Publican la posible ubicación de Madinat al Zāhira en el extremo este de Córdoba

2,500-Year-Old Iron Age Teeth Reveal How Ancient Childhoods and Diets Unfolded

3,000-year-old ‘wildlife park’ discovered at Yinxu Ruins in Henan

14/01/2026

6 ‘lost’ cities archaeologists have never found

2,400-year-old ‘sacrificial complex’ uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered

Ceramics Reveal Ancient Greek Island Samos Had a Largely Self-Sufficient Economy

13/01/2026

Pompeiis public baths were unhygienic until the romans took over

Princely burial amazes nuclear site archaeologists

New study: Leipzig research team discovers possible Black Death mass grave near Erfurt (Germany)

Not just ‘eunuchs’ or sex workers: in ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power

12/01/2026

Scientists Finally Unlocked the Age of Mysterious Cave Paintings in Texas

Earthworks uncover fascinating ancient burial in East Attica

Two small Mycenaean gold objects from the late Bronze Age found in tombs on a Greek island bear Northern European solar symbols

Rare 3,300-Year-Old Faience Mask Unearthed at Dilmun Burial Site in Bahrain

Ancient Inscriptions Shed Light On The Worship Of The Goddesses Allat And Atargatis Among Temple Builders

09/01/2026

A Mystical Healing Complex from the Archaic Period Later Transformed into a Roman Necropolis Discovered in Ancient Tenea in Greece

Sacred road exposes main spiritual entrance to My Son Sanctuary: archaeologists

Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago, a millennium earlier than previously thought

Neanderthals Repeatedly Dumped Horned Skulls In This Cave For An Unknown Ritual Purpose

Found at Gela in Sicily an extremely rare potter’s stylus from the 5th century BC.

08/01/2026

Deep dig reveals humans and pre-humans shared the same island cave

Tang Dynasty tomb with exquisite artifacts unearthed in Xi’an

Humans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

07/01/2026

Byzantine Monastic City Unearthed in Egypt

The largest administrative archive of Late Prehistory, with more than 7,000 seal impressions and hundreds of artifacts, found in Iran

Ancient clay cylinders provide first foundation text documenting Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration of the ziggurat of Kish

Near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed in Norfolk

Protective Solomon’s Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye’s ancient city of Smyrna

06/01/2026

New Study Rewrites Origins of Alexander the Great’s Kingdom of Macedon

Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered

Genetic research at Türkiye’s Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life

Time-Gated Raman Spectroscopy Reveals How 3,000-Year-Old Sanxingdui Ivory Degraded—Despite Intense Fluorescence

05/01/2026

Etched in stone: Relic from Emperor Qinshihuang’s Kunlun quest highlights China’s pluralistic yet unified civilization

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

LiDAR reveals lost ancient landscape in Andean Chocó

02/01/2026

Ritual purification bath (Mikveh) from the final days of the Second Temple period discovered in Jerusalem

Grace of Ancient Art Emerges in Laodikeia: Hermes Sculpture Head Discovered in Ongoing Excavations

Has Harold Godwinson’s palace been unearthed? Archaeologists may have found hall belonging to England’s last Anglo-Saxon king

Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation

30/12/2025

2,000-year-old workshops, Roman necropolis uncovered in Egypt’s western Delta

1,800-year-old domed burial chamber discovered in southeastern Türkiye

Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years

Two medieval burials in the Menga dolmen are strangely aligned with the monument’s axis

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland’s largest prehistoric hillfort settlement

29/12/2025

Ancient bone arrow points reveal organized craft production in prehistoric Argentina

How Ancient Civilizations Used Parrots in Ritual Life

World’s Largest Medieval Cargo Ship Discovered Undersea

What Renaissance readers left behind in haircare books

Many Ancient Artifacts Discovered in Vietnam’s Rice Fields

Flail-type weapon associated with Battle of Grunwald discovered near Gietrzwałd

27/12/2025

How Did Bronze Age Plague Spread? A Sheep Might Solve the Mystery

Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

7,000-Year-Old Atacama Mummies May Have Been Created As “Art Therapy”

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Horse-Bone Skates

26/12/2025

The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2025, From Preserved Blood Vessels to the Return of a Short King