Rare Viking Girl’s Grave in Denmark Preserves 1,300-Year-Old Clothing on Her Brooches
A rare Viking Age burial in western Denmark is giving archaeologists an unusually close look at how a young girl was dressed around 1,300 years ago. The grave…
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A 4,000-Year-Old Mystery Returns: Rare Enigmatic Tablet Found at Lucone
Archaeologists excavating the Bronze Age settlement of Lucone di Polpenazze in northern Italy have uncovered an object that has puzzled researchers for decades: an intact enigmatic clay tablet…
Workers Find More Than 40 Gold Bars and 4,000 Old Coins Hidden in Belgian Cellar
What began as routine construction work in Belgium ended with workers staring at a hidden cache of gold. More than 40 gold bars and at least 4,000 old…
2,700-Year-Old Stone Statues in Eastern Türkiye May Mark a Cimmerian-Scythian Cult Site
A group of carved stone figures discovered beside a probable kurgan in eastern Türkiye may preserve traces of the mounted nomadic cultures that moved between Eurasia and Anatolia…
Massive Roman Dolium and Mysterious Shipwreck Found off Italy’s Elba Island
The blue waters surrounding Italy’s Elba Island have revealed two intriguing archaeological finds: a massive Roman dolium and the remains of a wooden vessel whose age and identity…
Rare 4,500-Year-Old Duck-Shaped Amulet Unearthed at Neolithic Settlement in Belarus
Archaeologists in northern Belarus have pulled a small piece of Stone Age artistry out of the ground — a bone amulet carved in the shape of a duck,…
1,800-Year-Old Statue of Healing God Asklepios Discovered at Aspendos
For centuries, visitors have come to Aspendos for its spectacular Roman theatre. Now the ancient city has produced a new leading figure: a marble Asklepios statue at Aspendos,…
Ancient Roman Weapons Reveal Secret Alpine War Route — Lead Isotope Analysis Cracks 2,000-Year-Old Mystery
Scientists trace lead slingshot bullets from a Swiss battlefield back to Spanish mines, uncovering new clues about Emperor Augustus’ lost Alpine campaign. For centuries, historians knew about two…
Half of a 1,000-Year-Old Silver Coin of Prince Vladimir Unearthed in Veliky Novgorod
Archaeologists excavating in the historic center of Veliky Novgorod have discovered half of a rare silver coin issued by Prince Vladimir Sviatoslavich, the ruler associated with the Christianization…
800-Year-Old Stone Cross with Silver Appliqués Unearthed in Torzhok, Russia
Archaeologists working in the historic Russian town of Torzhok have uncovered a stone Christian cross decorated with silver appliqués in an archaeological layer dating to the early 13th…
