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The skeleton from Grave 43 at the Varna Necropolis, surrounded by numerous gold objects dating to the mid-5th millennium BC. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Europe

The World’s Oldest Gold Treasure Came From a 6,500-Year-Old Cemetery in Bulgaria

South America

Nearly Intact Chimú Tomb in Peru Reveals 38 Burials and Rare Elite Grave Goods

Overhead view of the cellar of the Roman villa at Buschdorf-Helperterwee, showing its access staircase and an intermediate space. The structure was noted for its particularly careful construction. Credit: O. Haffner / DokuPlus.

Europe

A Roman Tiler’s Account May Have Survived on a Villa Floor in Luxembourg

A few scratched marks on a floor tile from a Roman villa in Luxembourg may preserve something unexpectedly personal: the working account of an…

Europe

Actors Went Looking for Fictional Treasure and Found Rare Cavalry Armour Instead

Members of the Pielaszkowice search team pose with the 19th-century German guard cuirass recovered from the palace moat in Lower Silesia. Credit: Muzeum Domu Śląskiego w Ziębicach

Europe

Skeleton Found Curled Inside a Giant Roman Jar in Bulgaria May Preserve the Final Moments of an Ancient Attack

Archaeologists discovered a skeleton at the bottom of a dolium in Bulgaria. Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica

Asia

Permafrost Preserves 700-Year-Old Dairy Product in a Mongol Empire Tomb

Credit: Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Europe

Rare Viking Girl’s Grave in Denmark Preserves 1,300-Year-Old Clothing on Her Brooches

One of the brooches with textile remains. Credit: Arkæologi Vestjylland

Africa

60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshell Engravings Reveal a Hidden Geometry in the Human Mind

Author-generated illustration inspired by the engraved ostrich eggshell patterns described in the study. This is not a photograph of an actual archaeological artifact.

Asia

Rare Silver Earrings May Depict Umay, the Ancient Turkic Goddess

The northern fortress (left) and southern fortress (right), with the Southern Necropolis visible between the mountains in the upper right. Credit: Kirill Samursky.

Africa

Parasite Eggs Reveal What People Ate in the Medieval Nubian Desert 1,000 Years Ago

Europe

A 4,000-Year-Old Mystery Returns: Rare Enigmatic Tablet Found at Lucone

Africa

Ramesses II Lintel Found in Egypt May Help Identify the Lost City of Mesen

Europe

Dig Archive

The World’s Oldest Gold Treasure Came From a 6,500-Year-Old Cemetery in Bulgaria

Nearly Intact Chimú Tomb in Peru Reveals 38 Burials and Rare Elite Grave Goods

A Roman Tiler’s Account May Have Survived on a Villa Floor in Luxembourg

Actors Went Looking for Fictional Treasure and Found Rare Cavalry Armour Instead

Skeleton Found Curled Inside a Giant Roman Jar in Bulgaria May Preserve the Final Moments of an Ancient Attack

Permafrost Preserves 700-Year-Old Dairy Product in a Mongol Empire Tomb

Rare Viking Girl’s Grave in Denmark Preserves 1,300-Year-Old Clothing on Her Brooches

60,000-Year-Old Ostrich Eggshell Engravings Reveal a Hidden Geometry in the Human Mind

Rare Silver Earrings May Depict Umay, the Ancient Turkic Goddess

Parasite Eggs Reveal What People Ate in the Medieval Nubian Desert 1,000 Years Ago

A 4,000-Year-Old Mystery Returns: Rare Enigmatic Tablet Found at Lucone

Ramesses II Lintel Found in Egypt May Help Identify the Lost City of Mesen

Workers Find More Than 40 Gold Bars and 4,000 Old Coins Hidden in Belgian Cellar

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