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14th-Century Papal Seal Unearthed in Tallinn, the First Found in Estonia
Archaeologists excavating a courtyard in central Tallinn have discovered a 14th-century lead seal issued under Pope Clement V. It is the first papal seal ever recovered during an archaeological excavation in Estonia. The seal was found in the courtyard of the Soviet-era Eesti Projekt office building, where excavations began last year. Archaeologists have also uncovered…
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Historic Mihrab Discovered at Pasargadae Caravanserai in Iran
A historic mihrab has been identified during restoration work at a caravanserai within Pasargadae, the UNESCO-listed archaeological site that once served as the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire in Iran. The architectural feature was found during protective and conservation operations at the caravanserai, according to Seyyed Abdolmajid Abedi, head of the Pasargadae World Heritage…
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A 3,000-Year-Old Zhou Domain Emerges in China with Thousands of Tombs and Chariot Pits
A vast Western Zhou site in China’s Shaanxi Province is beginning to look less like an isolated cemetery and more like a lost noble domain that once helped anchor royal power on the edge of the Zhou heartland. Archaeologists identified the site at Changchun in Fuping County, where rescue excavations began in 2022 after reports…
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A 3,000-Year-Old Mace Head in Poland: Experts Are Trying to Trace Its Origins
A small metal object found near Dukla in southeastern Poland has raised a question far larger than its size: how did a possible 3,000-year-old mace head, perhaps linked to the Near East, end up in this part of the Carpathian borderlands? The object was discovered during a licensed search carried out by members of the…
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Rare 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Neck Rings Found Inside a Swedish Grave Monument
Archaeologists excavating at Marby, east of Norrköping in Sweden, have uncovered two rare bronze neck rings inside a Late Bronze Age grave monument. The ornaments, more than 2,500 years old, were found in a setting that researchers describe as highly unusual, perhaps even unique. The discovery was made during archaeological investigations ahead of planned housing…
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Roman Hunting Mosaic Buried for 50 Years Reemerges in Ancient Lilybaeum
A Roman hunting mosaic hidden beneath the soil for more than half a century has reemerged at Capo Boeo in Marsala, bringing one of ancient Lilybaeum’s most striking domestic artworks back into view. The mosaic floor, decorated with a dramatic venatio, or hunting scene, was first uncovered in 1972 by archaeologist Carmela Angela Di Stefano…
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Lost Apollo Sanctuary in Cyprus Reveals 2,500-Year-Old Offerings Still Standing Where Worshippers Left Them
For more than a century, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa survived mostly as an old archaeological story. First explored in 1885, then poorly published and eventually lost from the map, the rural sanctuary near Pera Oreinis in Cyprus had become one of those places known more through fragments than through the ground itself. Now…
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Archaeologists Find Teotihuacan-Era Tombs and 47 Miniature Vessels Near Tula
Beneath the floors of an ancient domestic complex near Tula, archaeologists have found a burial world tied to the age of Teotihuacan. The discovery includes human remains, shell ornaments, shaft tomb-like graves, and 47 miniature ceramic vessels placed beside the dead. The excavation, carried out near the community of Ignacio Zaragoza in Mexico, is part…
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2,300-Year-Old Scythian Tomb Opened in Moldova Reveals Rare Incense Burner and Mysterious Ritual Stone
A 2,300-year-old Scythian tomb has been uncovered beneath a burial mound near Gura Bîcului in eastern Moldova. Inside the burial chamber, researchers found ceramic vessels, arrowheads, beads, a knife with its sheath, a rare incense burner, and a worked stone that may have served as a small ritual altar. The discovery was made in a…