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A 2,500-Year-Old Child’s Skull Beneath a House Floor Reveals Violence in Ancient Scandinavia
A fragment of a child’s skull bearing signs of sharp-force trauma was placed beneath the floor of an Iron Age house in Denmark, offering a disturbing glimpse into violence and the treatment of human remains in ancient Scandinavia. The child is one of 12 individuals…
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Why Did So Many People Die Around Egypt’s First Kings?
More than 5,000 years ago, hundreds of people were buried beside some of Egypt’s earliest kings at Abydos. Archaeologists have argued for more than a century over why they were placed there — and whether some of them died specifically to accompany their rulers into…
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Metal Detectorist Finds His Second 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Hoard in Scotland
A metal detectorist has discovered his second major Bronze Age hoard in Scotland in just two years, this time uncovering bronze axes, rare clay casting moulds and a complete copper ingot dating back around 3,000 years. Mariusz Stepien discovered the Blyth Hoard in the Scottish…
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1,000-Year-Old Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Shallow Waters Off Turkey
A gold coin dating back more than 1,000 years has been discovered in shallow waters off the coast of western Turkey. The Byzantine coin was found by an amateur diver near Karaburun, in İzmir Province, at a depth of only two to three meters. The…
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1,700-Year-Old Roman Graves in France Reveal Glass Vessels Buried With the Dead
Archaeologists excavating near Troyes in northeastern France have uncovered three Late Roman graves containing glass bottles, ceramic vessels and a regional amphora, objects deliberately placed with the dead around 1,700 years ago. The burials were discovered at La Rivière-de-Corps in the Aube department during excavations…
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First Known Signet Ring Depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria Found in Submerged Royal Quarter
Archaeologists working beneath the waters of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour have discovered a bronze signet ring engraved with an image of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The find came from the submerged remains of Antirhodos, the royal…
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4,000-Year-Old Tablets Reveal a Side of Sumerian Life Missing From Official Archives
Fifteen cuneiform tablets preserved in the Iraq Museum are revealing a less familiar side of Sumerian life, one that did not always fit neatly within the official administrative system of ancient Mesopotamia. Dating to the Ur III period, around 2112–2004 BC, the clay tablets record…
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Roman Stone Depicting Three Sacrificial Animals Discovered at Aquinum
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Aquinum in central Italy have discovered a richly decorated stone monument depicting a bull, a ram and a pig. The unusual combination points toward one of the most solemn sacrificial rituals practiced in Roman religion. The discovery came…
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Archaeologists Uncover Rare Living Spaces at One of England’s Earliest Leprosy Hospitals
Archaeologists excavating one of England’s earliest medieval leprosy hospitals have uncovered traces of square structures that may reveal how people with the disease lived around 900 years ago. The remains emerged during a three-day excavation at the Hospital of the Holy Innocents on South Common…