Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
A 1,300-year-old maize god sculpture discovered in Tlaxcala, Mexico, is offering rare insight into Epiclassic Mesoamerican belief systems and cultural connections across the region. The…
The first archaeological case of a cleft lip in China has been identified in a Qing Dynasty burial, revealing that a teenager born with a…
A finely decorated bronze sun disk and rare painted clay plaques discovered on Georgia’s Javakheti Plateau are shedding new light on a little-explored highland region…
A routine walk across farmland in Berlin has led to an unexpected discovery an ancient coin linked to the legendary city of Troy. The object,…
A large iron key discovered at Vindolanda is shedding new light on daily life in Britain after the end of Roman rule in the early…
For decades, it was little more than a damaged stone fragment—catalogued, stored, and largely overlooked. Now, after 83 years, that fragment has been reunited with…
A routine shipbreaking operation in İzmir has uncovered something no one expected: a 17th-century Dutch bronze cannon, hidden inside a dismantled vessel and forgotten for…
Archaeologists working in the Negev Desert have brought new clarity to a long-overlooked settlement. At the ancient site of Nessana, emerging evidence suggests the town…
A Byzantine baptistery unearthed near the Sea of Galilee is offering a rare glimpse into early Christian ritual practices, after remaining sealed for more than…
