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
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
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
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
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…
Medieval Bavarian teeth reveal about nutrition and migration
In a recent study led by anthropologists Michaela Harbeck and Maren Velte from the Bavarian State Collection for Anthropology in Munich, researchers explored the lives of early…
Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old child mummies in Peru
Archaeologists in Lima’s oldest neighborhoods have unearthed four remarkably well-preserved mummified children, believed to be at least 1,000 years old. This significant discovery was captured by Reuters…
Divers recover chiseled obsidian from Neolithic shipwreck off Italian coast
Divers from the Naples Police underwater unit, based in Naples, Italy, have retrieved a substantial piece of obsidian from the remnants of a Neolithic shipwreck, off the…
Thousands of medieval coins and seven Bronze Age swords unearthed in Germany
Volunteer conservationists in Germany have unearthed a wealth of historical artifacts, including seven Bronze Age swords, thousands of silver coins, and an array of jewelry and pottery….
Seventy-three intact Wari mummy bundles with carved masks discovered at Pachacámac, Peru
A team of archaeologists from the PUCP Archaeology Program “Valley of Pachacámac” have uncovered 73 intact burial bundles with carved masks, dating back to the Wari Empire….