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12 Possible Inca Storehouses Discovered in Peru’s Andes with a Wind-Powered Ventilation System
Archaeologists working at 3,400 metres above sea level in northern Peru have uncovered 12 circular structures believed to be Inca storehouses, alongside a separate building fitted with two stone ventilation ducts. The finds suggest that the cold winds sweeping across the summit may have formed part of the storage system itself. The structures were excavated…
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Repaired Viking Brooch Found with Rare 1,300-Year-Old Clothing in a Child’s Grave
A child buried in western Denmark during the Viking Age was laid to rest wearing two oval brooches that preserved fragments of wool and linen clothing. One of the brooches had been repaired before the burial, raising the possibility that it was already an old or valued possession. The grave was excavated in 2024 at…
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Human Remains Found Inside an Underground Canal Sealed in a 1,400-Year-Old Ritual at Huaca Pucllana
Archaeologists excavating Huaca Pucllana in Lima have found human remains inside an underground canal that appears to have been deliberately sealed during a ritual about 1,400 years ago. The discovery, made during the site’s 2026 excavation season, comes from a context preliminarily dated to around AD 650 and associated with the Lima culture. Peru’s Ministry…
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3,000-Year-Old Wheat Ears Found Intact as Ritual Offerings Beneath Italy’s Lake Bolsena
Archaeologists excavating the submerged Gran Carro settlement in Italy’s Lake Bolsena have found intact ears of ancient wheat placed inside ceramic vessels as offerings more than 3,000 years ago. The unusual organic remains survived on the lakebed alongside pottery, wooden structures and traces of a settlement dating back to the Final Bronze Age. The finds…
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More Than 5,500-Year-Old Graves and a Hyksos-Era Settlement Unearthed in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Archaeologists excavating a site in Egypt’s eastern Nile Delta have uncovered evidence of communities that lived and buried their dead there across more than five millennia, from the Predynastic Period to Ptolemaic Egypt. The discoveries at Kom El-Khelgan in Dakahlia Governorate include graves dating back more than 5,500 years, a settlement from the Second Intermediate…
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Roman Oil Lamp with a Theatre-Mask Handle Unearthed in Slovenia
Archaeologists excavating a Roman cemetery beneath the future Ljubljana Passenger Centre in Slovenia have uncovered an unusually elaborate ceramic oil lamp whose tall handle ends in a finely modelled theatre mask. The object was found in one of the more richly furnished graves associated with Emona, the Roman predecessor of modern Ljubljana. Oil lamps are…
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2,000-Year-Old Mosaic of Poseidon’s Mythical Sea Horse Found Beneath Byzantine Workshop at Tralleis
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Tralleis in western Türkiye have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Roman floor mosaic depicting a hippocampus, the mythical sea horse associated with Poseidon. Dating back nearly 2,000 years, the mosaic was discovered in a newly excavated hall within the northern section of the city’s monumental bath-gymnasium complex. Significant parts of…
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New Roman Military Camp Reveals the Vast Scale of a Cantabrian Wars Siege in Spain
Archaeologists have identified another Roman military camp around the Iron Age stronghold of La Loma in northern Spain, expanding a siege network that now includes seven known Roman positions. The newly documented installation, designated Site F, suggests that the Roman army deployed between 12,000 and 18,000 soldiers during the assault. The revised estimate places La…
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Broken Sword and Horse Butchery Reveal an Unusual 2,100-Year-Old Gallic Settlement in France
Archaeologists investigating a late Iron Age settlement in central France have uncovered a deliberately damaged sword, an enigmatic limestone statue and evidence that horses were butchered for meat on an unusually large scale. The discoveries were made at Le Désert in Mettray, just north of Tours. The enclosed rural settlement dates to the La Tène…