Ancient Roman chariot unearthed ‘almost intact’ near buried ruins of Pompeii An ornate Roman chariot has been discovered “almost intact” near Italy’s buried city of Pompeii, the archaeological park announced on Saturday, calling it a discovery with “no parallel” in the country. The four-wheeled processional carriage was found in the portico to a stable where …

Well-Preserved Iron Age ʙuттer Found At The Bottom Of Lake In Scotland Now, the wooden ʙuттer dish remains one of the most evocative items left behind by Scotland’s ancient water dwellers who made their homes on Loch Tay. The dish was recovered during earlier excavations on the loch where at least 17 crannogs, or Iron …

Romanian Archaeologists Unearth Gold-Filled Grave from 4,500 BC Archaeologists have made a stunning find inside a prehistoric grave in Romania: a cache of 169 gold rings, some 800 mother-of-pearl beads, and an ornate spiraled copper bracelet. Excavations at the site, near the Biharia commune in Bihor County, Crișana, were led by archaeologist Călin Ghemiș of …

A rare 400-year-old ship found in the German river is a stunningly preserved ‘time capsule’ Maritime archaeologists in northern Germany have discovered the wreckage of a 400-year-old cargo ship that “sank almost standing,” escaped decay from ravenous shipworms and still has the barrels of lime it was carrying for the stone-building industry centuries ago.  The …

7,800-year-old female figurine discovered in Ulucak Höyük in western Turkey A clay statuette of a female figure dating back 7,800 years were unearthed during the Ulucak Mound excavation in the Kemalpaşa district of the western province of Izmir. Professor Özlem Çevik from the Department of Protohistory and Pre-Asian Archeology at Trakya University’s Faculty of Letters, …

17th-Century Coin Unearthed at a Castle in Slovakia A coin minted at the end of the 17th century is just one of the finds archaeologists have made during research work at the Sivý Kameň castle ruins in the Prievidza district. The coin, which was among other items including ceramics and a knife found in the …

Pathogens Detected in Bronze Age Remains in Greece A team of researchers from the Max Planck Insтιтute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the Max Planck Insтιтute for the Science of Human History, the British School at Athens and Temple University has found evidence of pathogens in the teeth of individuals from the Bronze Age that could explain …

Medieval Artifacts Uncovered in Iceland Archaeologists in Seyðisfjörður have excavated jewellery that dates from 940 – 1100, just after the initial settlement of Iceland. Notably, one of the beads found in the excavation even bears the colours of the Icelandic national flag. Remarkably well-preserved structures in Seyðisfjörður Archaeological digs have been underway in Seyðisfjörður, a …

Why ancient Romans used sketchy, lopsided dice to gamble and play board games People have been rolling dice for a long, long time. The first dice were made from sheep knucklebones more than 5,000 years ago in ancient Sumer, and you won if it landed on the right one of the four flat sides. Around …