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Turkic Runiform Signs Discovered Beside a Medieval Church in Central Turkey
Angular symbols associated with early Turkic writing traditions have been discovered on a rock beside a medieval church in the Binbir Kilise archaeological region of central Turkey. The carvings were recorded during the third season of surveys across Karadağ, an extinct volcanic massif north of Karaman. Researchers identified both runiform characters and tamgas linked to…
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Roman Guardian Spirit Found Beneath a Vindolanda Barrack Floor After 1,600 Years
A carved Roman guardian spirit has been discovered face down beneath the floor of a fourth-century barrack at Vindolanda in northern England. The sandstone relief, probably once displayed in a small shrine, had later been reused as a paving stone, preserving its carved surface for more than 1,600 years. Dr Andrew Birley, director of excavations…
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Ramesside-Era Painted Tomb of Paser Discovered in Luxor
A Dutch archaeological mission has uncovered a painted rock-cut tomb belonging to a man named Paser in the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of Luxor. The tomb was discovered in Lower Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, immediately east of Theban Tomb 45, where a team from Leiden University has conducted archaeological research since 2018. Its surviving…
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Elite Iron Age Graves Near Chelmsford Yield Wine Amphorae and Rare Imported Glass
Archaeologists near Chelmsford in Essex have uncovered an Iron Age cemetery containing the cremated remains of more than 100 people, including five individuals buried with imported wine vessels metal objects and one of the earliest glass bowls known in Britain. Most of the cemetery dates to the first century AD, when communities in southeastern Britain…
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Early Islamic Silver Hoard Near Kaliningrad Points to Baltic Trade Links with the Abbasid World
A hoard of Early Islamic silver coins discovered near Kaliningrad is offering new evidence for the movement of Abbasid silver into the southeastern Baltic during the early ninth century. The collection was found in May 2026 by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences during a survey on the southern…
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Single Vertebra Reveals New Long-Necked Dinosaur in Thailand
A fossilized backbone found in northeastern Thailand has led palaeontologists to identify a previously unknown species of long-necked dinosaur. Named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, the plant-eating dinosaur lived during the Late Jurassic and belonged to Mamenchisauridae, a sauropod family known for animals with unusually long necks. It is the first member of this family to be formally…
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Mysterious Lunitsa Pendant Found in Pskov Revives Debate Over Pagan Talismans
A crescent-shaped pendant unearthed in the Russian city of Pskov may once have been worn as more than jewellery. Known as a lunitsa, the small ornament belongs to a tradition often associated with protection, the moon and female dress—but its history is far less straightforward than the familiar label “Slavic pagan amulet” suggests. The pendant…
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Gilded Religious Figure Found Near Medieval Church in Hungary
Archaeologists have begun excavating the remains of a medieval church near Kiskunlacháza, Hungary, years after traces of the building were first identified during field surveys. The site came to attention when museum volunteers walking near the Dömsöd–Arapasztó channel found human skull fragments brought to the surface by plowing. Stones and construction debris scattered across the…
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Three New Kings of Assyria May Have Been Erased from Ancient History
A battered land grant, a royal name carved over another and an inscription on a silver vessel made for beer have led researchers to three rulers missing from the accepted history of ancient Assyria. The proposed kings—Tiglath-pileser, Shalmaneser and Ashur-uballit—each appear to have held power for less than two years. All were excluded from the…