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…
Tag: Archaeology
Rare Silver Earrings May Depict Umay, the Ancient Turkic Goddess
A pair of extraordinary silver earrings from southern Siberia may preserve a rare image associated with Umay, the ancient Turkic goddess linked to women, children, and protection. Archaeologists…
Parasite Eggs Reveal What People Ate in the Medieval Nubian Desert 1,000 Years Ago
Tiny parasite eggs preserved in medieval graves in Sudan have given researchers an unusual window into what people ate, how they lived, and even what the climate may…
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…
Ramesses II Lintel Found in Egypt May Help Identify the Lost City of Mesen
Archaeologists excavating Tell Abu Seifi in northeastern Egypt have uncovered a massive sandstone lintel bearing the titles of Ramesses II and an inscription referring to “Horus, Lord of…
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…
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…
