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…
Iron Age
2,400-Year-Old Iron Age Structure Found Beneath German Riverbank Stuns Archaeologists
An Iron Age structure in Aschaffenburg has emerged from beneath the bank of the Main River, and its age has surprised even the archaeologists called…
Bronze Sun Disk and Painted Clay Plaques Discovered in Georgia’s Highlands
A finely decorated bronze sun disk and rare painted clay plaques discovered on Georgia’s Javakheti Plateau are shedding new light on a little-explored highland region…
2,000-Year-Old Hillfort in Estonia Reveals a Short-Lived Settlement Shaped by Conflict
A 2,000-year-old hillfort in Estonia is reshaping how archaeologists understand early settlement patterns in the Baltic region. Identified near Kambja in Tartu County, the Köstrimägi…
2,600-Year-Old Shipwreck Reveals Raw Iron Trade That Powered Ancient Warfare
Iron trade, long assumed to revolve around finished weapons and refined metal, is now being reconsidered after a striking discovery off the Carmel coast. Beneath…
Raknehaugen May Not Be a Royal Burial After All—Study Points to Catastrophic Origin
Raknehaugen, one of the largest prehistoric mounds in Scandinavia, has long been interpreted as the burial place of a powerful Iron Age elite. Yet despite…
The 2,800-Year-Old Hasanlu Lovers: When Archaeology Corrected a Love Story
In northwestern Iran, archaeologists uncovered two intertwined skeletons frozen in what looked like a final embrace. For decades, they were known worldwide as the “Hasanlu…
Spectacular Iron Age Artifacts Unearthed at Celtic Necropolis in Creuzier-le-Neuf, France
In the picturesque landscape of France, near the small town of Creuzier-le-Neuf, just six miles north of Vichy, the soil held secrets dating back millennia.…
3,000 Year Old Settlement Uncovered During Construction of Ipswich Link Road
A remarkable discovery has been made during the construction of a new link road in Ipswich: a 3,000-year-old settlement has been brought to light. Archaeological…