A Sacred Area from the Copper Age and 5000-years-old A Stele Decorated Discovered in Italy The remains of a sacred area that dates back at least four thousand years have been discovered during excavations for the new gymnasium at the primary school in Berbenno di Valtellina in the northern Lombardy region of Italy. The excavations …

3,000-Year-Old Iron Age Statuette Discovered in Italian Lake, With Fingerprints of Maker During work in Lake Bolsena, a volcanic lake in central Italy, at the submerged archaeological site of Gran Carro, a  3,000-year-old terracotta female figure has been discovered. Remarkably, after 3000 years of submersion, the figure still bears the fingerprints of its maker. This discovery was …

8,000-year-old Female Figurine Discovered in Ulucak Höyük in Western Türkiye One of the most prominent and oldest Neolithic sites found in what is now Turkey has yielded yet another interesting find – a clay statuette of a female figurine has been unearthed in Ulucak Höyük (Ulucak Mound), dated to 8.000 years ago. The discovery was …

The Largest Medieval Coins Treasure found in Recent Decades discovered in Germany Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest medieval coin hoards, consisting of approximately 1,600 coins, in recent years in the village of Glottertal in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald region of Germany. This remarkable discovery provides a unique window into the economic activities of Europe in …

Floor Mosaic of the Early Byzantine Period Unearthed in St Constantine and Helena Monastery Church in Ordu Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism reported that an in-situ floor mosaic was found at the St Constantine and Helena Monastery Church in Ordu. During the excavations in the region known for its ancient Roman tombs …

16th-Century Compᴀss Possibly Belonging to Nicolaus Copernicus Unearthed in Poland’s Frombork Researchers have discovered a 16th-century compᴀss that is thought to have been used by astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in the canonical gardens of Frombork, northern Poland, during a recent archaeological dig. Copernicus is famously known for his heliocentric theory, which posited that the Sun is the …

3,000-year-old Bronze Age Hoard Discovered During House Building Project in Scotland Recent laboratory investigations of the Rosemarkie find, unearthed during the Black Isle housing development at Greenside in Rosemarkie, Highland Scotland, have revealed rare organic plant remains intertwined with nine bronze bracelets and necklaces buried around 1000 BC. This remarkable find provides invaluable insights into …

A New Picene Prince Tomb Dating to the 7th Century BC with Two Chariots Discovered in Corinaldo, Italy Following the discovery of the so-called ‘Prince of Corinaldo’ in 2018, archaeologists from the University of Bologna have discovered a new princely tomb dating to the 7th century BC at the Corinaldo Necropolis in the Italian province …

A Decorated Block with Decapitated Gaul Found for the First Time in Toul, France A Corinthian-style carved block that was once part of the entablature of a monumental Gallo-Roman public building has been discovered in Toul, northeastern France. This is the first time an architectural element of this size, Corinthian-style found in Toul. In Toul, …