Rare Neolithic polishing stone unearthed in Dorset
Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery in the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve, Dorset, England, during a community heritage project. A unique stone artifact, a polishing…
Buried 500-year-old gold coins hidden by monk discovered in a German monastery
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a handful of 500-year-old gold coins during their excavations at the ruins of the Himmelpforten monastery, near the town of Wernigerode in…
2,000-year-old oil lamps, spearheads and skulls reveal evidence of necromancy in the Te’omim Cave
Te’omim Cave, nestled in the Jerusalem Hills east of Beit Shemesh, Israel, has long been a place of intrigue and myth. Local oral tradition has attributed magical…
Archaeologists uncover 2000 years old Celtiberian city in Spain
Archaeologists from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old Celtiberian city, during their excavations in the province of Soria, Spain. The…
Archaeologists discover Zapotec ‘entrance to underworld’ beneath a church in Mexico
A team of researchers has uncovered compelling evidence of an ancient underground temple of Lyobaa, known as the “place of rest” to the Zapotec people, beneath the…
Fascinating finds on the A428: from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age
Archaeologists working on the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements near the Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border have made significant discoveries that shed light on the ancient history of…
Prehistoric rock art reveals Spanish Levantine societies made ropes for climbing
Spanish Levantine rock art has provided remarkable visual evidence of the expertise developed by ancient societies in eastern Spain concerning climbing and the use of specialized equipment…
Demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Iraq for road expansion
Last week, the city of Basra, Iraq, witnessed the demolition of an iconic 300-year-old minaret, leaving locals, religious leaders, and cultural officials outraged over the destruction of…
Presumed Beethoven skull fragments return to Vienna for study
Presumed skull fragments of the legendary 19th-century German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, have been repatriated to Vienna, where he was laid to rest. Ludwig van Beethoven, Av…
Bronze Age cemetery found at Shetland spaceport construction site
Archaeologists have unearthed potential Bronze Age remains at the SaxaVord Spaceport construction site on the Lamba Ness peninsula in Unst, Shetland. Credit: AOC Archaeology/SaxaVord spaceport The findings…