Volunteers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Roundhouse in England’s Lake District
A group of volunteers working in England’s Lake District has uncovered a timber doorway, a cobbled yard and traces of ancient crops at a settlement…
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A Burned Gallic Wall Beneath Paris May Reveal the Lutetia Caesar Described
Beneath a hospital in central Paris, archaeologists have uncovered a stone and timber wall scarred by fire. It may be part of the fortified Gallic…
Pottery Found During New Search at Türkiye’s “Noah’s Ark” Formation
The pottery fragments were laid out on a table as researchers brought their 2026 field season at the Durupınar Formation to a close. The ship-shaped…
A 7,000-Year-Old Village Emerges Along a Future Highway in Czechia
The houses are gone, but their outlines remain beneath the fields of central Moravia. Archaeologists working ahead of a highway project near Přerov have identified…
A 3,500-Year-Old Wooden Ladder Found at the Bottom of a Bronze Age Waterhole in England
A wooden ladder driven into the earth nearly 3,500 years ago has been discovered at the bottom of a Bronze Age waterhole in England. Found…
Satellite Images Reveal a 6,500-Year-Old Irrigation System Beside Ancient Eridu
For the first time, researchers have directly dated irrigation features surrounding Eridu, one of southern Mesopotamia’s earliest major settlements. The results show that people were…
The Sword Is Gone, but Its 1,000-Year-Old “Shoe” Survived in Poland
A small metal fitting found almost on the surface of the ground in Poland may be the last surviving part of an 11th-century warrior’s sword…
A Faulty Headset Led Detectorists to a 700-Year-Old Gold Ring Linked to an English Countess
A frustrating morning in a Suffolk field took an extraordinary turn when two metal detectorists uncovered a medieval gold seal ring. Its inscription and proximity…
Anglo-Saxon Girl Was Buried with Garnets from India and Sri Lanka 1,400 Years Ago
A teenage girl buried in eastern England around 1,400 years ago wore a necklace containing garnets that had travelled thousands of miles from India and…