Viking Age silver bracelet unearthed by metal detectorist in Norway
Metal detectorist Jørgen Strande uncovered two Viking Age silver artifacts—a bracelet and a coin—within a day of each other in a farmer’s field in Innlandet County, Norway….
Ancient mosaic unearthed in Albania reveals 1900-year-old luxurious villa
In the port city of Durrës on the Adriatic Sea in western Albania, archaeologists have unearthed a unique mosaic dating back 1900 years. Credit: Insтιтuti Kombëtar i…
Mᴀssive trove of 100,000 ancient coins unearthed in Japan
Archaeologists have uncovered a mᴀssive hoard of over 100,000 ancient coins, dating back more than 2,000 years. The remarkable find, reported by various sources including the national…
Archaeological surveys uncover ancient perishable artifacts and obsidian mining activities in northern British Columbia’s ice patches
Archaeologists conducting surveys of retreating ice patches in northern British Columbia, Canada, have uncovered over 50 perishable artifacts ᴀssociated with ancient mining activities. Credit: Duncan McLaren The…
Exploring the city of Gezer: a meeting point for radiocarbon, egyptology and the Bible
In a recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on November 15, 2023, researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, led by Lyndelle Webster, have…
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
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
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
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
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…