2,300-Year-Old Celtic Woman Buried with Lamb or Goat Remains in Germany
Archaeologists discovered the remains of a lamb or young goat beside a Celtic woman buried in Bavaria around 250 BCE. Her grave also contained elaborate…
Iron Age
2,700-Year-Old Woman’s Grave with Urartian Seal Found in Armenia
An unusual 2,700-year-old burial in Armenia has revealed a woman laid to rest with a cylinder seal associated with the kingdom of Urartu. A new…
2,500-Year-Old Barrier in Denmark May Reveal Forgotten Iron Age Conflicts
A prehistoric defensive barrier discovered in western Denmark may reveal previously unknown tensions during the Early Iron Age. Built across an ancient travel route, the…
Ancient Saka Deer Carving Rediscovered in Kazakhstan After 170 Years
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have rediscovered ancient rock carvings first recorded by a Russian explorer in 1856, including an extraordinary deer with towering, branching antlers. The…
3,000-Year-Old Burial Cups in Jordan Reveal Possible Traces of Exotic Spices
Nearly 3,000 years ago, mourners at ancient Pella in present-day Jordan placed ceramic cups alongside their dead, sometimes positioning them beneath the heads of the…
A 2,500-Year-Old Child’s Skull Beneath a House Floor Reveals Violence in Ancient Scandinavia
A fragment of a child’s skull bearing signs of sharp-force trauma was placed beneath the floor of an Iron Age house in Denmark, offering a…
Volunteers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Roundhouse in England’s Lake District
A group of volunteers working in England’s Lake District has uncovered a timber doorway, a cobbled yard and traces of ancient crops at a settlement…
A Burned Gallic Wall Beneath Paris May Reveal the Lutetia Caesar Described
Beneath a hospital in central Paris, archaeologists have uncovered a stone and timber wall scarred by fire. It may be part of the fortified Gallic…
Ploughing Scattered This 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Silver Hoard Across a German Sports Field
Eleven small silver coins discovered beneath a former sports field in central Germany have been identified as the largest Celtic hoard of its kind ever…