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Unique 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Ritual Cart with Achelous Found at Casas del Turuñuelo
A small bronze cart, broken in half and buried for nearly 2,500 years, has become the latest surprise from Casas del Turuñuelo, the Tartessian site in southwestern Spain that keeps forcing archaeologists to rethink one of the Iberian Peninsula’s most elusive ancient cultures. The object was found during the eighth excavation campaign at the site,…
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Archaeologists Return to Scotland’s Largest Pictish Fort, a Burned Power Base on the Moray Firth
Archaeologists are returning to Burghead, the largest known Pictish fort in Scotland and one of the most important early medieval strongholds in northern Britain. The University of Aberdeen’s Northern Picts project will resume work at the Moray Firth site between August 11 and 25, 2026. Visitors will be able to watch the excavation, while an…
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Five-Ton Roman Sarcophagus Found Sealed Beneath Cavtat After 1,500 Years
A five-ton Roman sarcophagus discovered beneath Cavtat, Croatia, was found still closed, sealed with lime mortar, and untouched after more than 1,500 years. The stone coffin, dated to the 4th–6th centuries A.D., was uncovered three meters below the surface in the necropolis of ancient Epidaurum, a Roman colony on the Adriatic coast. A sealed tomb…
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A 1,000-Year-Old Chamber Grave Prepared for a Young Horse Was Found in Poland
A young horse was buried alone in a chamber grave at Pień in northern Poland about 1,000 years ago. The unusual burial, dated to the late 10th or early 11th century, offers a rare look at how horses could be drawn into elite ritual life during the formation of the Polish state. The grave, recorded…
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Ancient Stone Cup in Bulgaria Reveals a Second Dedication to Heracles the Hunter
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in southwestern Bulgaria have uncovered a second inscription naming Heracles Kynagidas, or “Heracles the Hunter,” only days after a similar dedication was deciphered nearby. The new find was made during excavations led by Prof. Ludmil Vagalinski of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy…
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4,000-Year-Old Man Found Buried in a Prehistoric Kiln Pit in Germany
A young man buried inside a prehistoric kiln pit in central Germany has left archaeologists with a rare problem: his grave follows some Corded Ware customs, but its setting and possible skull injury do not fit an ordinary burial. The find was uncovered near Gerstewitz in the Burgenland district of Saxony-Anhalt, during archaeological investigations ahead…
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Nearly 5,000-Square-Meter Roman Bathhouse, the Largest in the Netherlands, Unearthed in Nijmegen
Archaeologists in Nijmegen have uncovered the largest Roman bathhouse ever found in the Netherlands, a nearly 5,000-square-meter complex that once served the Roman city of Ulpia Noviomagus. The discovery was made in the Waalfront district, where a former industrial area is being prepared for new housing. According to the Municipality of Nijmegen, archaeologists from RAAP…
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A Knife Beneath the Neck and a Nail on the Chest: Medieval Grave Found in Poland
Archaeologists in northern Poland have uncovered a medieval grave near Dąbrówno that immediately stood out from the rest of the cemetery. Beneath the dead man’s neck lay a large iron knife, its blade facing upward. On his chest was a nail. Over the pelvis, researchers found a fragment of a ceramic vessel. It is the…
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2,700-Year-Old Untouched Etruscan Tomb Opened in Italy, Revealing Two Burials and Rich Grave Goods
Archaeologists in central Italy have opened a 2,700-year-old untouched Etruscan tomb containing two burials and a rich collection of grave goods, including a spearhead, bucchero cups, storage vessels and at least one aryballos. The tomb was discovered in the Caiolo necropolis within the archaeological area of San Giuliano, near Barbarano Romano in the Lazio region,…