Rare Turko-Sughd coin discovered in Kazakhstan
Researchers from the Tanbaly Reserve Museum in the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan have unearthed a rare type of coin during ongoing excavations in the Kogaly Valley. This…
Urgent call to preserve the Temple of Bel in Palmyra after ISIS bombing
Archaeologists have issued an urgent appeal to preserve the remains of the ancient Temple of Bel, which suffered extensive damage at the hands of the Islamic State…
33 Greco-Roman era tombs uncovered in Aswan
An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has uncovered 33 family tombs from the Greco-Roman period near the Aga Khan Mausoleum in Aswan, Egypt. The joint mission, led by Dr….
2,000-year-old Roman military sandal with nails discovered in Germany
Archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Bavaria. The discovery was made by a team from the…
Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest stone needles on Tibetan Plateau
Archaeologists have unearthed six ancient stone artifacts near the shore of Lake Xiada Co in western Tibet. These artifacts, believed to be stone sewing needles, date back…
Volunteer archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old Bronze Age artifacts under Cardiff’s oldest house
The Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project has resumed its archaeological investigations in Trelai Park, Cardiff, uncovering a trove of artifacts. An aerial view of the…
New type of Silla tomb discovered in Gyeongju, South Korea
Archaeologists have unearthed a pair of unprecedented tombs in the Jjoksaem district of Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE–CE 935). This discovery challenges…
Rare 1,500-year-old Christian ivory reliquary box discovered in Austria
Archaeologists from the University of Innsbruck have unearthed a 1,500-year-old reliquary from a late antique hilltop settlement in Irschen, southern Austria. Individual fragments of the 1,500-year-old pyx…
Ancient Egyptian scribes faced occupational hazards, study finds
Recent research on skeletal remains from the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Abusir, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, has uncovered the occupational hazards faced by scribes…
First case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals reveals their altruistic nature
An international team of researchers, including faculty from Binghamton University, has documented the first case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals. This discovery suggests these ancient human relatives…