Isotope analysis reveals men and women had equal access to resources 6,000 years ago
A study led by Déborah Rosselet-Christ from the University of Geneva, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, analyzed human remains from the Barmaz necropolis. This…
Byzantine bone plaque discovered in Suzdal
Archaeologists from the Insтιтute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have unearthed a rare Byzantine bone plaque within the historic walls of Suzdal, Russia. Byzantine…
Oldest liquid wine in the world discovered in Roman tomb in Spain
In 2019, an extraordinary discovery was made in the ancient town of Carmona, Seville, during routine renovations of a local home. A sunken Roman tomb, untouched for…
Mysterious death of 20 Celts 2,000 years ago in Switzerland: victims of a tsunami or human sacrifice?
Archaeologists have been investigating human bones discovered near the ruins of a bridge in the Three Lakes region of Switzerland. This research aims to unravel the mysteries…
Archaeologists recover a treasure trove of artifacts from Ming Dynasty shipwrecks in South China Sea
Underwater archaeologists have unearthed a treasure trove of over 900 artifacts from two Ming Dynasty shipwrecks in the South China Sea. The shipwrecks, discovered in October 2022…
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…