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Ancient Temple Found on Hilltop of a Lost Illyrian City in Northern Albania
Archaeologists working in northern Albania have uncovered the stone foundations of an ancient temple on the hilltop acropolis of Bushat, a site increasingly linked to the lost Illyrian city of Bassania. The discovery was made by a joint team from the University of Warsaw and the University of Tirana during the latest excavation season. Bushat…
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2,700-Year-Old Cult Stone Found in Assyrian-Destroyed Mansion Reopens Debate over Hezekiah’s Reform
A massive 2,700-year-old cult stone found inside an Assyrian-destroyed mansion at Tel ‘Eton is adding new weight to the debate over Hezekiah’s Reform, while also showing how religious life may have reached beyond temples and into the homes of Iron Age Judah. The stone, about 1.4 meters high and weighing roughly 750 kilograms, was discovered…
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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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Illegal Excavation Tip Leads to Mosaic-Filled Roman Villa in Rome’s Countryside
An illegal excavation report has led archaeologists to a richly decorated Roman villa west of Rome, in a landscape once tied to the imperial residences of the Antonine dynasty. The villa was uncovered on the Castel di Guido estate after authorities stopped unauthorized digging at the site. Excavations carried out by the Special Superintendency of…
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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,…
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1,700-Year-Old Marble Busts Found Face Down in an Ancient Winepress Near Caesarea
Two intact marble busts dating back about 1,700 years have been uncovered near Binyamina in northern Israel, lying face down inside the collection pit of a Roman-Byzantine winepress. The discovery, announced by the Israel Antiquities Authority, stands out because the statues were not found where they once stood. They had been carefully placed inside the…
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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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Satellite Images Reveal 260 Unknown Monumental Tombs in Africa’s Atbai Desert
Between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea, hundreds of monumental tombs in the Atbai Desert have endured for millennia in a landscape often treated as empty space on the map. A new archaeological study has identified 260 previously unknown monumental burial structures across the Atbai Desert, a vast arid region stretching through northeastern Africa…