Kushan period copper coins resurface at Mohenjo Daro after 93 years

Kushan period copper coins resurface at Mohenjo Daro after 93 years

A pot filled with ancient copper coins has been unearthed during conservation work at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan’s Sindh province. This…

Missing monastery linked to oldest Scottish Gaelic manuscript unearthed in Aberdeenshire

Missing monastery linked to oldest Scottish Gaelic manuscript unearthed in Aberdeenshire

Archaeologists in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, have unearthed the long-lost site of a 10th-century monastery ᴀssociated with the Book of Deer, believed to be the oldest surviving Scottish manuscript….

More than 3,000 Roman coins and gems unearthed in Claterna, Italy

More than 3,000 Roman coins and gems unearthed in Claterna, Italy

Italian researchers have unearthed over 3,000 Roman coins and 50 gems in the ancient Roman city of Claterna, near modern-day Bologna. Credit: Soprintendenza Bologna Claterna, once a…

500-year-old Transylvanian diaries reveal how the Little Ice Age shaped life and death

500-year-old Transylvanian diaries reveal how the Little Ice Age shaped life and death

Researchers in Romania have delved into centuries-old documents to grasp how climate fluctuations in the 16th century impacted Transylvania, an area that’s now part of Romania. The…

Archaeologists unearth over 2,000 seal impressions in ancient Doliche, Turkey

Archaeologists unearth over 2,000 seal impressions in ancient Doliche, Turkey

A team of archaeologists from the Asia Minor Research Centre, spearheaded by Prof. Dr. Michael Blömer and Prof. Dr. Engelbert Winter of the University of Münster, has…

Hidden Bronze Age settlements revealed in Serbian plains through satellite imagery

Hidden Bronze Age settlements revealed in Serbian plains through satellite imagery

Satellite imagery has uncovered a network of more than 100 Bronze Age structures concealed in the expansive plains of Serbia, challenging previous ᴀssumptions about the region’s history….

Statuettes of Demeter discovered in Aigai, Turkey

Statuettes of Demeter discovered in Aigai, Turkey

Researchers have unearthed two statuettes depicting Demeter, along with fragments of an embossed vase inside a unique cistern at Aigai Ancient City in the Yuntdağı region of…

Historic Civil War weapons discovered in South Carolina river

Historic Civil War weapons discovered in South Carolina river

In a year-long cleanup effort targeting toxic coal tar along the banks of South Carolina’s Congaree River, archaeologists have unearthed a treasure trove of Civil War relics….

Ancient DNA reveals early migration of indigenous Mexicans to California 5,200 years ago

Ancient DNA reveals early migration of indigenous Mexicans to California 5,200 years ago

Researchers led by Nathan Nakatsuka from the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School challenge established theories about the migration patterns and linguistic diversity of ancient populations…

1,400-year-old possible ‘temple’ or ‘cult house’ discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

1,400-year-old possible ‘temple’ or ‘cult house’ discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

Archaeologists, led by a team from University College London (UCL), have unearthed a possibly pre-Christian temple dating back 1,400 years in Rendlesham, Suffolk. The find is part…