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New archaeological excavations at a secluded sanctuary in central Italy have revealed evidence of human activity predating its known Etruscan and Roman phases. The discoveries extend the history of a…
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have rediscovered ancient rock carvings first recorded by a Russian explorer in 1856, including an extraordinary deer with towering, branching antlers. The 170-year-old sketches proved remarkably accurate,…
Six Neanderthal hand bones discovered in a cave in northern Spain are the oldest human remains ever identified in Navarre. The fossils, dated to between 44,000 and 49,000 years ago,…
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered an approximately 8,400-year-old axe made from deer antler, with its original wooden handle remarkably preserved. Found on the island of Egholm near Aalborg, the rare…
Nearly 3,000 years ago, mourners at ancient Pella in present-day Jordan placed ceramic cups alongside their dead, sometimes positioning them beneath the heads of the deceased. The vessels bore signs…
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A military airfield in Hungary has revealed an unexpected glimpse into life nearly 1,400 years ago. Archaeologists have uncovered nine Avar-period graves containing Byzantine cosmetic…
More than 2,400 years after Carthaginian forces captured the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown section of the…
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered the remains of a 1,600-year-old church that may help explain how the ancient Roman city of Altinum gradually gave…
More than 20 stone artefacts discovered off Australia’s northwest coast are revealing how Aboriginal communities travelled, selected materials and used a landscape that eventually disappeared…
A team searching Norway’s Jotunheimen Mountains has recovered a 1,800-year-old arrow with its bone tip found lying just beside the wooden shaft. The Secrets of…
Archaeologists working near a notable Bronze Age royal tomb in Germany have uncovered an enigmatic square structure that might functioned as a temple or site…
A stone unearthed outside a dwelling in Egypt prompted archaeologists to uncover two massive royal statues, one of which honors Pharaoh Ramesses II and may…
Archaeologists excavating land designated for housing in Großköllnbach, Lower Bavaria, have discovered a 7,000-year-old skeleton in an unusual burial pit. The remains belong to an…
Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman settlement of Augusta Raurica in Switzerland have unearthed an uncommon iron Roman window grille that includes two original fasteners…
Archaeologists working near Sirkap in northern Pakistan have uncovered remains of a monumental structure that is approximately 100 meters long. Scholars have known about this…
In southwestern Turkey at Kibyra, individuals seeking guidance on future matters could consult a stone monument bearing messages from deities by throwing five animal knucklebones…
An international team of archaeologists has determined new radiocarbon ages for the Migration Period in southern Russia, positioning archaeological data from the Lower Don steppes…