Archaeologists uncover an early Byzantine business and gastronomy district in Turkey
Archaeologists have found an early Byzantine business and gastronomy district at Ephesos, an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey’s Izmir province that was destroyed suddenly in 614-15…
Archaeologists discovered a pair of 1,200-year-old Viking swords in Sweden
Archaeologists with Arkeologerna, a part of Sweden’s National Historical Museums agency, discovered a pair of 1,200-year-old Viking-age swords standing upright from a stone tomb in a burial…
Viking silver treasure discovered in Sweden
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have discovered a 1000-year-old Viking-era silver hoard in Viggbyholm, Täby, outside Stockholm. Viking silver treasure discovered in Sweden. Credit: The Archaeologists The discovery was…
Archaeologists uncover Roman watchtower in ancient city of Volubilis, Morocco
A joint Polish-Moroccan team of archaeologists in Morocco have unearthed the remains of a Roman watchtower in the city of Volubilis, Morocco. Ruins of Volubilis. Credit: Lkadi…
Ancient “trophy head” shows child victim consumed psychedelic San Pedro in Peru
A child in Peru was sacrificed thousands of years ago as part of an ancient ritual, with the head chopped at the neck and made into a…
New technique makes it easier to determine how early humans used fire
The use of fire can reveal a great deal about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate technique for determining how our ancestors used…
Rare medieval script discovered on ancient Pictish carved stone
A 1,500-year-old carved stone from the ‘Painted People’ in a Scottish cemetery possibly reveals a bull, pelicans, and an ancient alphabet script. The stone, unearthed last month…
Stone Age child grave in Finland reveals surprises
A young child’s burial site has been uncovered in Eastern Finland, providing a unique glimpse into how Stone Age humans treated their ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. Tooth fragments from a…
Roman water system uncovered at Stabiae, near Pompeii
Archaeologists discovered a Roman water system with a decorated reservoir and lead pipes during excavations at Stabiae, near Pompeii in the Province of Naples, Italy. This system…
Rewriting the story of Ötzi, the Alps ice man
The 31-year-old find of the Alps iceman has been studied once more. While Ötzi is unique, the conditions that preserved it are not, according to the researchers….