Leprosy DNA Found in 1,600-Year-Old Boat Grave with a Wooden Throne in Germany
A man buried in a wooden boat on Germany’s North Sea coast nearly 1,600 years ago was accompanied by a carved wooden throne and objects…
Late Antiquity
Last Temple of the Thracian Gods? Ancient Sanctuary Discovered in Bulgaria
An ancient temple in Bulgaria may have been one of the last strongholds of Thracian pagan worship. Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable marble relief of…
1,600-Year-Old Skeleton Found Curled Inside a Giant Roman Jar in Bulgaria
Archaeologists excavating the Roman city of Deultum in Bulgaria have uncovered a 1,600-year-old skeleton inside a giant ceramic storage vessel. The individual may have climbed…
Athens Reveals a 60-Room Roman Complex Above an Even Older Defensive Ditch
Beneath a major avenue in central Athens lies an extraordinary sequence of the city’s past: a sprawling Roman complex with more than 60 rooms, built…
A Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel Depicting Daniel’s Four Beasts Discovered at Pisidian Antioch
A 1,500-year-old liturgical vessel discovered at Pisidian Antioch carries a scene that archaeologists say has no known parallel in Christian art: Daniel shown together with…
Blank Receipts Hid a 1,500-Year-Old Roman Tax Scandal in Western Anatolia
In AD 480, a Roman tax scandal in western Anatolia pushed one of the Eastern Roman Empire’s highest officials to threaten dishonest collectors with death.…
Scars of a 1,500-Year-Old Earthquake Uncovered on a Roman Street in Troy
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Troy have uncovered clear traces of a powerful earthquake that struck the settlement approximately 1,500 years ago. The damage…
1,500-Year-Old Child Grave at Ávila’s Ancient Gate May Reflect a Protective Ritual
An intact grave containing the remains of a very young child has been uncovered directly outside one of the principal entrances to the historic city…
A 1,700-Year-Old Antioch Curse Tablet Called on Iao to Destroy a Greengrocer
A roughly 1,700-year-old curse tablet from ancient Antioch called upon Iao—the Greek form of the divine name Yahweh—to attack an ordinary greengrocer named Babylas. Inscribed…