Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
A stretch of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has quietly revealed a remarkable chapter of ancient life—and death. Archaeologists working in Nessebar have uncovered a group…
A television prop initially identified as an Ottoman-era menzil stone has sparked debate in Turkey after it was officially registered as a cultural asset and…
A vast archaeological investigation in southern Russia has revealed an unexpectedly dense landscape of human activity stretching back more than 6,000 years—uncovering ritual spaces, early…
Five years after uncovering a barnacle-covered Crusader sword off the coast of Israel, diver Shlomi Katzin has returned to nearly the same location—and found another.…
Archaeologists working near the ancient city of Tula in central Mexico have uncovered a Toltec ceremonial altar surrounded by human remains and ritual offerings, shedding…
Early dogs identified in Turkey are now reshaping what scientists know about dog domestication. New ancient DNA evidence from the Pınarbaşı site reveals that dogs…
A newly uncovered 5th-century building at Egypt’s Al-Qalāyā archaeological site is drawing renewed attention to one of the Nile Delta’s most significant early Christian centers,…
In southwestern Norway, a metal detectorist has uncovered a rare gullgubbe—a delicate gold foil stamped with the image of a man and a woman—dating to…
A small grave, easily overlooked among hundreds of archaeological features in northern France, has yielded one of the most quietly powerful discoveries of recent years:…
