‘Lost’ microbial genes found in dental plaque of ancient humans About 19,000 years ago, a woman died in northern Spain. Her body was deliberately buried with pieces of the natural pigment ochre and placed behind a block of limestone in a cave known as El Mirón. When her ochre-dyed bones were unearthed in 2010, archaeologists …

Possible Greek Tomb Detected in Naples With Cosmic Rays Cosmic rays and lasers have revealed that deep underneath the city streets of Naples, Italy, lie the remains of the Greeks who originally settled the area, as well as the catacombs of Christians who lived there during the Roman era nearly two millennia ago, a new …

Hoard of Roman Coins Found in Tuscany A hoard of 175 silver coins unearthed in a forest in Italy may have been buried for safekeeping during a Roman civil war. The coins seem to date from 82 B.C., the year the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought a bloody war across Italy against his enemies …

Rare, 1,000-year-old Viking Age iron hoard found in a basement in Norway A rare stash of 1,000-year-old ironwork, which sat for 40 years in a family’s basement in Norway, is now seeing the light of day after a woman discovered the hoard during some spring cleaning.  The hoard consists of 32 iron ingots that look …

Rare Arabic inscription discovered during Malta housing project works A rare Arabic inscription, possibly dating back to medieval times, was discovered at the site of a social housing project in Fgura, a town in Malta’s South Eastern Region. The discovery is ‘very significant and rare’ according to the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, being the second …

Ancient coins surface with Lake Iznik’s withdrawal in Türkiye With the withdrawal of Lake Iznik in the northwest of Türkiye, the ancient coins found at the bottom of the water began to be found by the locals. In Iznik, the world-famous historical city of Bursa, which is on the temporary heritage list of UNESCO and …

The 6,000-year-old settlement found on the island of Corsica Archaeologists in a French municipality recently excavated the slopes of Punta Campana (island of Corsica) in preparation for a construction project and found an expansive Neolithic site. The site in Sotta (Sotta is a French municipality on the island of Corsica) contains two distinct settlements, according …

Burial of Roman Physician Excavated in Hungary The archaeologists of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Jász Museum, and the Eötvös Loránd Research Network have unearthed a find unique on a European scale: the tomb of a Roman physician from the 1st century AD, along with his complete equipment, in the Jász region of Hungary, MTI reports. …

2,300 years old amazing preserved looks almost new Celtic scissors discovered in Germany During a construction project in Munich’s Sendling district, Celtic cremation tombs were discovered. The quality of preservation of the grave goods is impressive: 2,300 years old, and yet it looks almost new: archaeologists have discovered a pair of scissors in a Celtic …