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Oldest Traces of Alcoholic Drinks in Northeastern Poland Found in 4,500-Year-Old Ritual Vessels
A few broken pots from northeastern Poland have preserved a surprisingly vivid trace of prehistoric life: the remains of fermented alcoholic drinks consumed around 4,500 years ago. Researchers from the University of Warsaw and Lodz University of Technology identified chemical residues inside ceramic fragments from Supraśl in the Northern Podlasie Lowland and Skrzeszew in the…
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Bloxham Tunnels Reveal the Truth Behind a Centuries-Old English Village Legend
The Bloxham tunnels were once the kind of story people repeated in kitchens, pubs and garden conversations, half-believed but never proved. Beneath this quiet Oxfordshire village, on the edge of the Cotswolds, generations spoke of hidden passages running under homes, lanes and old properties. Now, after decades of rumours, local residents have found evidence that…
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Huge Roman Villa and Olive Oil Complex Discovered Near Ancient Salona in Croatia
Archaeologists at Mostine, near Split in Croatia, have uncovered a vast Roman agricultural and residential complex linked to ancient Salona, one of the most important cities of Roman Dalmatia. The discovery was made during rescue excavations across from the Bauhaus retail center, where a new drive-in store is planned. What first appeared as a routine…
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Rare Circular Bath Unearthed in Alexandria May Redraw the Map of the Ancient City
For a city as famous as Alexandria, surprisingly large parts of its ancient body still remain archaeologically quiet. Moharam Bek has now broken that silence. An excavation in the Moharam Bek district of Alexandria, Egypt, has uncovered a rare Ptolemaic circular bath and the remains of a Roman-era villa decorated with mosaic floors. The discovery…
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Tiny Roman Good-Luck Charm Found at Carlisle Reveals the Superstitions of Life on Hadrian’s Wall
A tiny Roman good-luck charm found in northern England has brought archaeologists closer to the private fears, hopes and protective rituals of people who lived on Rome’s frontier nearly 1,800 years ago. The phallus-shaped Roman artefact was discovered during excavations at Carlisle Cricket Club in Cumbria, where archaeologists have been investigating the remains of a…
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Nearly 300 Roman Coins Found Where Soldiers May Have Buried Their Pay on Croatia’s Danube Frontier
Nearly 300 Roman coins have been discovered near the Danube in eastern Croatia, where archaeologists believe a small frontier garrison may have buried its pay during a moment of danger. The hoard was unearthed in Mohovo, a village on the banks of the Danube River, during archaeological excavations focused on the Roman Empire’s defensive network…
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A Medieval Village Hidden Beneath a Belgian Town Center Kept Its Shape for 1,000 Years
A medieval village plan has been found beneath the modern center of Denderleeuw in East Flanders, revealing how a moated residential compound shaped the Belgian town’s layout for nearly 1,000 years. The discovery was made during archaeological excavations near the local church, where researchers uncovered traces of a 10th-century settlement surrounded by a moat. The…
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Dog Walker Spots Green Glint in Forest Roots, Finds 3,400-Year-Old Bronze Age Axe Head
A Bronze Age axe head hidden for more than three millennia has been discovered in England’s Forest of Dean after a dog walker noticed an unusual green flash among the roots of a fallen tree. John Smith was walking his puppy through woodland near Brierley, Gloucestershire, when the dog ran off and began rooting around…
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More Than 3,000 Coins Reveal Norway’s Largest Viking Age Silver Hoard
The first signal revealed only a handful of silver coins. Then the field near Rena kept answering. What began on April 10 as a metal detector discovery in eastern Norway has grown into one of the most important archaeological finds ever made in the country: more than 3,000 coins from the late Viking Age. The…