17th-century hoard containing 1,000 coins discovered in Poland
A metal detectorist In Poland searching a farm for tractor parts discovered a hoard of about 1,000 copper coins. Credit: Paweł Ziemuk/WKZ Lublin The discovery was made…
Remains of a medieval watermill uncovered in England
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have recently discovered the remains of a watermill in Buckinghamshire, England, as part of the HS2 Archaeology Program. Credit: Cotswold Archaeology Excavations were…
Hidden in the heart of Sicily lies a stunning time capsule of Roman luxury – the Villa del Casale.
Hidden in the heart of Sicily lies a stunning time capsule of Roman luxury – the Villa del Casale. Built when Sicily was at its richest in…
Archaeologists unearth 1,400-year-old mural of 2-faced men in Peru
Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery of two murals portraying men with two faces in a ceremonial hall of the Nepeña Valley in northern Peru. The other…
Mummy exhibit may pose health risks, Mexican experts say
According to the ᴀssociated Press, Mexican government experts expressed their concerns about the potential health risks posed to the public by a traveling exhibit of mummies from…
First evidence of prehistoric sabertoothed cat in Iowa
A Sabertoothed Cat skull has been discovered in Southwest Iowa, United States. This finding is significant because it not only represents the first evidence that this ancient…
Rare fragment of a 1,750-year-old New Testament translation discovered
In Palestine around 1,300 years ago, a scribe erased a Syriac text inscribed on a book of the Gospels due to the scarcity of parchment in the…
Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa in Italy
While excavating a historic mansion that was previously used by ancient Roman emperors in Italy, archaeologists made an unexpected discovery of two mosaics that portrayed the Greek…
Pair of 2nd-century Roman coins found on island in Baltic Sea
A team of archaeologists from Södertörn University has made an exciting discovery on Gotska Sandön, an isolated island in the Baltic Sea, located between Sweden and Estonia….
Early Romans bred dogs with flat faces
A group of researchers consisting of osteoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and veterinarian scientists from Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Atatürk University, and University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska, have discovered…