10,500-Year-Old Wooden Remains Found 20 Meters Beneath a German Lake
Deep beneath a lake in northern Germany, archaeologists have found remarkably preserved wooden remains dating back some 10,500 years. The discovery could provide rare evidence…
Germany archaeology
First Excavation of a Slavic Stronghold in Germany Reveals Iron Age and Neolithic Activity
The first archaeological excavation at the Pilatsch Slavic stronghold in eastern Germany has uncovered evidence that people used the site long before its medieval defenses…
4.5-Metre-Deep Cistern Uncovered at Charlemagne-Era Royal Centre in Germany
Archaeologists excavating the Königspfalz Salz site in Bavaria have identified a 4.5-metre-deep cistern within the remains of an early medieval building containing at least three…
Two Tiny 40,000-Year-Old Ivory Birds Unearthed in Germany’s Hohle Fels Cave
Archaeologists working in Germany’s Hohle Fels Cave have uncovered two miniature bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory around 40,000 years ago. Barely larger than a…
10,500-Year-Old Cremation Burial in Germany Found with Aurochs Skull on Ritual Post
While investigating the prehistoric wetlands of Duvensee Moor in Schleswig-Holstein, archaeologists uncovered an aurochs skull mounted on a wooden post, positioned only a few meters…