Earthquake reveals ancient royal structure in Myanmar
Following the catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28, 2025, which struck central Myanmar, a large archaeological site has emerged in Tada-U Township with the ruins of an…
Medieval ‘hairy books’ were bound in sealskin, study finds
A recently published study, released in Royal Society Open Science, has turned a new and surprising chapter in medieval manuscript history: dozens of volumes long believed to…
Lost capital of ancient kingdom unearthed in North Macedonia
Archaeologists in North Macedonia have uncovered the remains of a possibly long-lost ancient city far more ancient and important than previously known. Found near Crnobuki village, the…
Painted altar found in Tikal reveals Teotihuacan influence and Maya power shifts
Archaeologists working at Guatemala’s Tikal National Park have unearthed a lavishly painted altar that reveals new information about the past relationship between Tikal, an ancient Maya city,…
Bronze Age cymbals unearthed in Oman reveal how music united prehistoric Persian Gulf cultures
A pair of copper-alloy cymbals discovered in the north of Oman is offering fresh insights into Bronze Age Persian Gulf cultural dynamics and suggests that music may…
Valencina: a sustainable, egalitarian mega-village of the Copper Age
New excavation of the Valencina de la Concepción Chalcolithic site in Seville, Spain, is defying old ᴀssumptions regarding its purpose and social structure. Not a temporary gathering…
Paris exhibition showcases Gaza’s endangered archaeological treasures saved from destruction
An exhibition opened this month at Paris’s Insтιтut du Monde Arabe (IMA) that offers a glimpse of Gaza’s archaeological heritage against the background of relentless warfare and…
New discovery links Sutton Hoo helmet to Denmark, not Sweden
A recent archaeological discovery on the Danish island of Tåsinge may challenge decades of theory about the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet—one of Britain’s most treasured…
Bronze Age Scandinavians braved open seas 3,000 years before the Vikings, new study reveals
Hundreds of years before the Viking Age, Nordic Bronze Age societies were likely proficient open-sea navigators who regularly crossed large tracts of ocean directly between what is…
Ancient garden found at Jesus Christ’s burial site, verifying biblical account
Archaeologists digging beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have unearthed a finding that provides strong evidence for a significant detail of the New Testament:…