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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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Unusual Gallic Burial in France Reveals Two Entwined Skeletons Inside a Silo
Archaeologists in eastern France have uncovered an unusual Gallic-period burial that raises new questions about how some rural communities treated the dead more than 2,400 years ago. The discovery was made during an Inrap excavation at Saint-Apollinaire, near Dijon, where researchers identified a small rural settlement dating to the beginning of the 5th century BC.…
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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…
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Roman-Era Tomb of an Elite Woman Discovered in Turkey’s Ancient Lycian City of Olympos
A monumental tomb uncovered in the ancient city of Olympos on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is offering a rare look at how one elite woman was remembered in Roman-period Lycia. The discovery was made in the harbor district of Olympos, a coastal settlement in Antalya’s Kumluca district and one of the best-known cities of ancient Lycia.…
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1,100-Year-Old Abbasid Gold Treasure Unearthed Along Saudi Arabia’s Ancient Hajj Route
A glittering set of gold jewelry, buried or lost more than 1,100 years ago, has emerged from the sands of central Saudi Arabia, offering a rare glimpse into wealth, movement, and craftsmanship in the Abbasid world. Archaeologists working at the Dariyah archaeological site in the Al-Qassim region have uncovered a collection of 100 gold jewelry…
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Lost Apollo Sanctuary in Cyprus Reveals 2,500-Year-Old Offerings Still Standing Where Worshippers Left Them
For more than a century, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa survived mostly as an old archaeological story. First explored in 1885, then poorly published and eventually lost from the map, the rural sanctuary near Pera Oreinis in Cyprus had become one of those places known more through fragments than through the ground itself. Now…
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Ancient Cult Site Linked to the Pre-Roman Veneti People Found Near Padua
A road construction project in northern Italy has uncovered an important ancient cult site linked to the Veneti, a people who lived in the Veneto region long before Roman rule. The discovery was made in Ponso, in the Province of Padua, during works for a new section of Regional Road 10. Archaeologists found inscribed stones,…
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2,000-Year-Old Greek Theatre Mask Found in Croatian Cave May Reveal Illyrian Rituals
A terracotta face linked to ancient Greek theatre has emerged from a hidden chamber inside a cave on Croatia’s Pelješac Peninsula, offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into the ritual world of the Illyrians more than 2,000 years ago. The discovery was made in Crno Jezero cave during excavations carried out between April 23 and May…
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Archaeologists Find Switzerland’s First Roman Bread, Burned Nearly 2,000 Years Ago
Beneath a modern construction site in northern Switzerland, archaeologists noticed a small blackened object in the soil. It was not a stone, nor an ordinary piece of charcoal. Early analysis suggests it was bread, burned nearly 2,000 years ago inside the Roman military world of Vindonissa. The rare find was uncovered in Windisch, in the…