1,600-year-old Hunnic double burial found in Poland In 2018, archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old double burial in the village of Czulice near Krakow, Poland, containing the remains of two young boys. This discovery, reported in the June issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, provides some of the earliest evidence of Hunnic presence in Europe. Radiocarbon …

Rare 2,500-year-old ‘Golden Warrior’ found buried under precious ornaments in Kazakhstan The fascinating discovery of a golden treasure left by the ancient Saka people in a burial mound in Kazakhstan was reported by Ancient Origins last week. It was hailed as one of the most important discoveries in helping archaeologists in deciphering the ancient Scythian …

Scenes of Warriors from 6th Century BC on a Slate Plaque Discovered at Tartessian Site in Spain Archaeologists representing Spain’s National Research Council (CSIC) excavating at the archaeological site of Casas del Turunuelo have uncovered a slate plaque about 20 centimeters engraved on both sides where various motifs can be identified. The slate plaque includes …

A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ‘treasure chest’ Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. The Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, visited the site on Tuesday, describing the ancient city as “a treasure …

Archaeologists uncover ‘astonishing’ remains of horses buried 2,000 years ago Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery. Discovered in Villedieu-sur-Indre, a commune in central France, two of the graves have been fully …

Fossil of a beetle inside a lizard inside a snake – an ancient food chain Paleontologists have uncovered a fossil that has preserved an insect inside a lizard inside a snake – a prehistoric battle of the food chain that ended in a volcanic lake some 48 million years ago. Pulled from an abandoned quarry …

‘The Mayor’ buried 6,800 years ago with drinks and food for afterlife discovered in Bavaria About 6,800 years ago, a “mayor” was buried with a wealth of food and riches, including a halved boar’s tooth, according to archaeologists who found the rare burial in southern Germany. The mayor’s Middle Neolithic remains were found near the …

1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive Around 1,000 years ago, pagans living near the Baltic Sea imported horses from their newly Christian northern neighbors and then subjected the animals to gruesome public sacrifice, a new study finds Horses were an important component of Balt culture …

New Thoughts on the “Lead Lady” of the Netherlands The remains of a rich Roman woman in a grave found during works in the centre of Nijmegen in 2001 could turn out belong to a menial worker, closer inspection by archeologists has shown. The remains were buried in a lead coffin which led archeologists to …