Remains of two Vesuvius victims discovered in Pompeii
Archaeological excavations in Pompeii continue to unveil the tragic history of the ancient Roman city, with the latest discovery revealing the skeletal remains of two victims—a man…
Archaeologists discovered more than 500 ancient coins in Plovdiv’s Old Town
Archaeologists in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, have unearthed a significant cache of ancient artifacts during rescue excavations at the foot of the city’s Old Town, near the historical Eastern…
3,000-year-old goddess figurine discovered in Italian lake, bearing maker’s fingerprints
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old clay figurine in Lake Bolsena, a volcanic lake in central Italy. Believed to depict an ancient goddess, the figurine was discovered at…
148 ancient tombs dating back 2,100 years discovered at Guangzhou Zoo
An extraordinary archaeological discovery has been made at the Guangzhou Zoo in South China’s Guangdong Province, where a burial site containing 148 tombs has been unearthed, spanning…
Rare 12th-century picture stone with Christian figure depiction uncovered in Germany
A rare 12th-century picture stone was recently unearthed in the village of Klotzow in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district of northern Germany. Rare 12th-century picture stone. Credit: Christian Moeller…
Archaeology student discovers Viking Age silver treasure in Denmark
A 22-year-old archaeology student from Aarhus University, Gustav Bruunsgaard, unearthed a significant Viking Age silver hoard in a field near Elsted, Denmark, earlier this year. 7 silver…
17th century samurai sword discovered during excavations in Berlin
Archaeologists from the Berlin State Office for Monument Preservation uncovered a 17th-century Japanese short sword, known as a Wakizashi, amidst wartime rubble in Berlin’s Molkenmarkt, a historic…
Archaeologists uncover rare pre-Inca burials at ‘water cult’ temple in Peru
Archaeologists from the National University of Trujillo (UNT) have unearthed the remains of four individuals buried approximately 3,800 years ago, long before the rise of the Inca…
Stunning Bronze Age burial chamber unearthed on Dartmoor
Archaeologists from the Dartmoor National Park Authority have unearthed a Bronze Age burial chamber, known as a cist, on Cut Hill, an isolated hill within the park….
Ancient astronomical observatory discovered in Egypt
An Egyptian mission led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered what is believed to be the first and largest astronomical observatory from the 6th century…