6,000-year-old Neolithic longhouse discovered in Sandomierz, Poland
Recent excavations in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn, located in Poland’s Świętokrzyskie region, have unveiled one of the earliest examples of a Neolithic “long house” on the Sandomierz Upland. Dating back…
2,800-year-old Phrygian ritual sites discovered at Midas Castle in Turkey
During excavations at Midas Castle, a significant ancient site located in Eskişehir, central Turkey, archaeologists, led by ᴀssociate Professor Dr. Yusuf Polat from Anadolu University, uncovered ancient…
5,000-year-old stone-paved cellar found under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark
A recent archaeological discovery on the Danish island of Falster has unearthed a 5,000-year-old Neolithic site, revealing a stone-paved root cellar that challenges previous understandings of early…
Remains of Everest explorer Sandy Irvine discovered 100 years after his disappearance
The remains believed to belong to Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared alongside George Mallory in 1924 while attempting to conquer the world’s highest peak, have likely…
Armenia’s oldest known Christian church discovered
A joint Armenian-German research team of archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster in Germany has unearthed the remains of…
4,000 clay seals unearthed in Iran reveal 5,000-year-old trade and administration systems
Archaeologists in Iran have uncovered over 4,000 ancient clay seals dating back 5,000 years. The remarkable discovery was made at Tappeh Teleneh, located in the Kuzaran district…
DNA analysis confirms Christopher Columbus’ remains in Seville, solving 500-year-old mystery
After two decades of research, forensic scientists have finally confirmed that the remains buried in Seville Cathedral, Spain, belong to the famous 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus. Tomb…
Ancient cemetery unearthed during basement renovation near Paris reveals burials spanning 700 years
A homeowner in the Montconseil neighborhood of Corbeil-Essonnes, a southern suburb of Paris, stumbled upon a skeleton while renovating his basement in the winter of 2023. This…
4,500-year-old fingerprints reveal child labor in ancient pottery craftwork at Hama, Syria
Recent research into 4,500-year-old pottery from the ancient Syrian town of Tel Hama has uncovered remarkable evidence of child labor in the Early Bronze Age. Led by…
WWII British submarine, missing for 81 years with 64 crew members, discovered off Greek coast
A British World War II submarine, HMS Trooper, which vanished during a secret mission in 1943, has been discovered off the coast of Greece, solving an 81-year…