A 3,500-year-old bronze dagger found in a Polish forest A rare Bronze Age dagger has been discovered in a forest near Krasnystaw in southeastern Poland. It is in good condition, with no evidence of wear on the edges. It was cast in a lenticular shape with a rib down the center. The semi-circular base has …

A 5,400-year-old tomb discovered in Spain perfectly captures the summer solstice Archaeologists have discovered a 5,400-year-old megalithic tomb near a prominent lone mountain in southern Spain, suggesting the peak may have been meaningful to prehistoric people there. The area, in the countryside near the city of Antequera, is renowned for its megaliths — prehistoric monuments …

2,300-Year-Old Celtic Tomb Discovered in Germany Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a stash of grave goods — including a folded sword that may have been used in battle and an “exceptionally good” pair of scissors — inside a 2,300-year-old Celtic cremation tomb.  Based on the variety of the artifacts, which also include a portion of …

A papal bull discovered in a former cemetery dated to the 14th century A medieval bull found in 2021 in Budzistów village (Kołobrzeg district), Poland has been restored and placed on display in the Museum of Arms in Kołobrzeg. Found by the PARSĘTA Exploration & Search Group two years back, the decree was uncovered in …

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered an unusual mosaic. It depicts a mythological hero from Troy A large mosaic depicting the legendary Trojan hero Aeneas, the protagonist of Virgil’s epic poem “The Aeneid” and the ancestor of the Roman people, has been unearthed in the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye. The mosaic was discovered during a …

1,500-year-old secret underground pᴀssage uncovered in Istanbul During the ongoing excavations in the ruins of Saint Polyeuktos Church in Istanbul’s Saraçhane neighborhood, which was destroyed during the Latin invasion, a 1,500-year-old underground pᴀssage has been discovered. A previously unknown underground pᴀssage about 20 meters (65 feet) from the nearby Haşim Işçan Pᴀssage was discovered. The …

Neolithic Ritual Cache Discovered in Ukrainian Cave Caves have provided shelter for humans and our predecessors for at least two million years. They served as dwellings, hiding places, possibly shrines, and for the last 50,000 years, as a canvas for our art. Now new discoveries in the uninviting Verteba Cave in Ukraine bring us a …

An 8-year-old girl unearths Stone Age dagger at her school in Norway While playing outside her school in Norway, an 8-year-old girl found an unexpected treasure — not a lost ball or a discarded jump rope, but a flint dagger crafted by Stone Age people 3,700 years ago. The student, identified only as Elise in …

Modern humans migrated into Europe in 3 waves, ‘ambitious and provocative’ new study suggests It was long thought that modern humans first ventured into Europe about 42,000 years ago, but newly analyzed tools from the Stone Age have upended this idea. Now, evidence suggests that modern humans trekked into Europe in three waves between 54,000 …