Evidence of early Civil War battle found by HS2 archaeologists

Evidence of early Civil War battle found by HS2 archaeologists

Archaeologists may have uncovered evidence of one of the earliest skirmishes of the English Civil War during excavations along the planned HS2 rail route, according to BBC…

Ancient Roman-era city with ‘pigeon towers’ found in Luxor, Egypt

Ancient Roman-era city with ‘pigeon towers’ found in Luxor, Egypt

An Egyptian archaeological team, led by Dr. Mustafa Waziri,  announced on Tuesday they had discovered a “complete residential city from the Roman era” in the southern city…

Replica sword held in the museum was actually a 3,000-year-old weapon

Replica sword held in the museum was actually a 3,000-year-old weapon

A tarnished bronze sword was uncovered from the banks of Budapest’s Danube River in the 1930s. Credit: The Field Museum It was styled like a Bronze Age Hungarian…

11,000-year-old human remains discovered in northern Britain

11,000-year-old human remains discovered in northern Britain

An international team of researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) uncovered 11,000-year-old human bones in Cumbria, England’s Heaning Wood Bone cave. The find is the…

New research uncovers the “water” mystery of Southern Africa’s first large city.

New research uncovers the “water” mystery of Southern Africa’s first large city.

the ruins of the major city in southern Africa can be found in the mountains of southeastern Zimbabwe. Great Zimbabwe is the name given to this location….

Rare Iron Age chariot axle found in Suffolk

Rare Iron Age chariot axle found in Suffolk

Part of a rare Iron Age wooden axle from a chariot was discovered. during Sizewell C tree-planting excavations. Credit: Cotswold Archaeology The fragment was found in a…

1.2-million-year-old obsidian handaxe-making workshop found in Ethiopia

1.2-million-year-old obsidian handaxe-making workshop found in Ethiopia

Scientists have unearthed a trove of about 600 obsidian hand-axes made more than 1.2 million years ago in Ethiopia by an unknown group of hominins, the family…

Archaeologists Confirm Idenтιтy of 17th-century Dutch Warship

Archaeologists Confirm Idenтιтy of 17th-century Dutch Warship

According to the heritage body Historic England, a 17th-century shipwreck off the coast of southern England has been identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia. The ship,…

Lost Canaanite language decrypted through ancient tablets

Lost Canaanite language decrypted through ancient tablets

Two ancient clay tablets unearthed in Iraq may contain clues to the lost Amorite language, which is similar to Hebrew and Aramaic. For years, experts have argued that the ancient…

30 Roman engraved gems discovered at Hadrian’s Wall bathhouse site

30 Roman engraved gems discovered at Hadrian’s Wall bathhouse site

During an archaeological excavation near Hadrian’s Wall in England, researchers have made an intriguing discovery: 2000-year-old engraved gems found in the drain of a Roman bathhouse. Credit:…