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Rare 2,500-Year-Old Longhouse Discovered in Poland’s Mazovia Region
Archaeologists have discovered a rare 2,500-year-old longhouse at Łysa Góra in Poland, revealing how an Iron Age community organized its domestic space. The building represents an exceptional example of this architectural tradition in Mazovia and northeastern Poland. The discovery emerged during the 2026 excavation season near Chorzele in northern Mazovia. Researchers from the State Archaeological…
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2,200-Year-Old Atropatene Settlement Found in Azerbaijan’s Mountains
Archaeologists have uncovered a large settlement dating back around 2,200 years in the mountains of southern Azerbaijan, within the historical sphere of ancient Atropatene. The site contains substantial buildings, rooms, defensive sections and evidence of production activity. The settlement, known as Seyidin Yeri, lies near Urakaran village in the Yardimli district, on the left bank…
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5,500-Year-Old Settlement Discovered on Lake Titicaca Island, Bolivia—Rewriting Early Andean History
A windswept island rising from the waters of Lake Titicaca—long revered in Andean cosmology—has revealed a far deeper human past than anyone expected. New scientific analysis shows that people were living on Bolivia’s Island of the Sun as early as 3500 BC, pushing the timeline of settlement in the Titicaca Basin back by centuries. This…
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Bronze Age ‘Mega-Settlement’ on the Kazakh Steppe Challenges Old Narratives of Early Urbanism
A sweeping archaeological survey on the northern Kazakh Steppe has revealed one of the most extensive Bronze Age settlements ever documented in Central Asia — a discovery that forces scholars to reassess how and where early urban life first emerged across Eurasia. The site, known as Semiyarka, sprawls across an unexpectedly large area of the…
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9,000-Year-Old Settlement in Bilecik Lies Forgotten Beneath Weeds — Archaeologists Call for an Open-Air Museum
In central Türkiye’s Bilecik province, traces of a 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement — discovered by chance in an empty field — have shed new light on the region’s prehistoric past. But while the site ranks among western Anatolia’s earliest farming communities, archaeologists warn that the ancient settlement now lies neglected under wild grass, calling for its…