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Iron Age Burial in Scotland Reveals Possible Brain Removal and Human Bone Tools
An Iron Age burial in northern Scotland has revealed one of the most unusual examples of postmortem body treatment yet identified in prehistoric Britain. A new study published in the journal Antiquity reports that researchers re-examined the remains of two individuals buried in a low stone cairn at Loch Borralie, on the Durness Peninsula in…
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A Viking Trading Hub Linked to Norway Is Emerging Beneath a Field in Ireland
A field beside the River Suir in southeast Ireland is beginning to look like one of the most important Viking Age sites ever found on the island. At Woodstown, near Waterford City, Irish and Norwegian archaeologists are investigating what may be Ireland’s largest Viking Age trading settlement, a place probably established by Norse Vikings from…
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1,100-Year-Old ‘Bird Axe’ Found in Czechia Was Not a Weapon but a Symbol of Elite Power
A tiny axe found near the Czech village of Bašnice looks at first like a weapon. Its size tells a different story. Measuring only 10.8 centimeters long and weighing just 78 grams, the early medieval object was far too small to serve as a practical battle axe. Instead, archaeologists now see it as a rare…
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Rare Celtic Elite Grave in Germany Reveals Gold Jewelry, a Wagon, and an Etruscan Bronze Jug
A rare Celtic elite grave discovered near Bad Camberg in Germany has revealed gold jewelry, the remains of a two-wheeled wagon, an iron spearhead, and an Etruscan bronze jug, placing the Taunus find among the most important Iron Age burials recently identified in Hesse. The discovery, first reported by hessenschau, was made during archaeological work…
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DNA Reveals Poland’s First Genetically Confirmed Same-Sex Medieval Burial
A rare same-sex medieval burial beside a cathedral wall in southern Poland is forcing archaeologists to rethink one of the oldest assumptions about people buried together: that closeness in death usually means family. In Opole, near the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, researchers found the remains of two adults placed in a…
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A 3,000-Year-Old Mace Head in Poland: Experts Are Trying to Trace Its Origins
A small metal object found near Dukla in southeastern Poland has raised a question far larger than its size: how did a possible 3,000-year-old mace head, perhaps linked to the Near East, end up in this part of the Carpathian borderlands? The object was discovered during a licensed search carried out by members of the…
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Rare 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Neck Rings Found Inside a Swedish Grave Monument
Archaeologists excavating at Marby, east of Norrköping in Sweden, have uncovered two rare bronze neck rings inside a Late Bronze Age grave monument. The ornaments, more than 2,500 years old, were found in a setting that researchers describe as highly unusual, perhaps even unique. The discovery was made during archaeological investigations ahead of planned housing…
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Elite Mounted Warrior Grave Linked to Early Hungarians Unearthed in Csongrád-Bokros
An elite mounted warrior grave linked to the early Hungarians has been uncovered at Csongrád-Bokros in southern Hungary, offering a rare new glimpse into the period when Hungarian groups entered and settled in the Carpathian Basin. The planned excavation was carried out in April and May by the Tari László Museum under the direction of…
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2,400-Year-Old Iron Age Structure Found Beneath German Riverbank Stuns Archaeologists
An Iron Age structure in Aschaffenburg has emerged from beneath the bank of the Main River, and its age has surprised even the archaeologists called in to examine it. The discovery was made during construction work for a rain overflow basin north of the Willigis Bridge. At first, the wooden remains seemed too well preserved…