Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
When Alexander the Great’s armies entered Central Asia, they opened a frontier where Greek military power, local communities and new Hellenistic kingdoms remained entangled for…
Hundreds of gold and silver coins lost in a violent winter storm more than 440 years ago have gone on public display in Wales for…
Archaeologists working at Üçağızlı II Cave in Hatay, southern Türkiye, have uncovered evidence that may reshape how researchers understand the transition from Neanderthals to modern…
A stone axe handed over to heritage officials in Lublin, eastern Poland, may belong to the Early Bronze Age Mierzanowice culture, despite sharing features with…
Archaeologists excavating the Neolithic settlement of Pashatepe in southeastern Azerbaijan have uncovered a polished stone sphere that does not match any known direct parallel from…
A small object pulled from a field near Utstein Abbey in southwestern Norway looked so ordinary that it was first placed among buttons and other…
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered an exceptionally rare Roman-era surgical instrument used to remove bladder stones —…
The 1071 Battle of Malazgirt was fought between the Seljuk army of Sultan Alp Arslan and the Byzantine forces of Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes for…
A rare gold bishop’s signet ring linked to Mikołaj Bock von Schippenbeil, a late medieval churchman and diplomat connected with the Teutonic Order, has entered…
