ᴀssyrian military camp found, potentially supporting biblical account of angels killing 185,000 soldiers
Recent archaeological discoveries may lend credence to a Biblical story recounting a divine intervention that saved Jerusalem from an ᴀssyrian invasion approximately 2,700 years ago. Researchers have…
Rewriting history: new discoveries about the ancient Inhabitants of Brazil’s coast
In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Brazilian researchers from the University of São Paulo’s Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (MAE-USP) have revised the…
Ancient Roman beach buried by eruption of Mount Vesuvius reopens to public after restoration
An ancient Roman beach buried nearly 2,000 years ago by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has reopened to the public at the Herculaneum Archaeological Park in southern…
Archaeologists uncover 1st-century votive altar on Mount Arriaundi, Spain
Archaeologists from the Aranzadi Science Society have unearthed a Roman-era votive altar dedicated to the ancient Basque deity Larrahe at the medieval monastery of Doneztebe on Mount…
Six Roman pots unearthed by University of Leicester student in Chester House Estate dig
A third-year archaeology student at the University of Leicester, Davidson Copeland, has unearthed six complete Roman pots. This find occurred during Copeland’s first excavation, part of a…
Scientists debunk 30-year myth linking griffin legends to dinosaur fossils
Scientists have debunked the long-standing theory that dinosaur fossils inspired the myth of the griffin. Researchers say they have debunked the theory that dinosaur fossils inspired the…
New study debunks myth of Easter Island’s ecological collapse
For decades, the narrative surrounding Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has been one of ecological disaster. It was widely believed that the island’s early inhabitants depleted their…
Viking ship burial unearthed at Jarlsberg Manor in Norway
Archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of a Viking ship burial at Jarlsberg Manor, located northwest of Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. A Viking ship burial has been…
Archaeologists discover 5,300-year-old burial mound, Europe’s longest, in Czechia
During a recent highway construction project in Czechia, archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest prehistoric burial mounds in Europe. General view of the long barrow. Credit:…
Bronze bust of Roman emperor Caligula rediscovered after 200 years
A long-lost bronze bust of the Roman Emperor Caligula, which vanished nearly two centuries ago, has been rediscovered and will once again be displayed at Strawberry Hill…