Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
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A major French archival collection holding thousands of historical seals—from the Middle Ages right up to modern times—has finished its full digitization. The collection is now freely available online and…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
A mysterious wooden ship resting at the bottom of Portugal’s Arade River has emerged in unprecedented detail, giving archaeologists their clearest look yet at a…
A small bronze weapon discovered on a mountainside in South Korea has been identified as the oldest known gunpowder firearm found in the country, providing…
A new search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane has begun nearly 90 years after the pioneering aviator vanished over the Pacific. This time, archaeologists are…
More than 2,500 years ago, Babylonian school tablets were part of a demanding education built around copying signs, words and texts again and again. Instead…
More than a thousand years ago, an English traveler arriving in Rome could reach the area beside the Vatican and St Peter’s and find a…
More than 3,600 years ago, someone in Central Anatolia handled an object that would have been extraordinary even by the standards of the Bronze Age:…
