Ancient timber monument reveals earliest known solstice alignment in Stonehenge landscape

Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial monument near Stonehenge that appears to represent the earliest known solstice alignment in the area, suggesting prehistoric communities were marking the summer and winter solstices centuries before the famous stone circle was constructed.

Lost Roman masterpieces discovered buried beneath ancient vineyard complex

11th-century sword discovery made in western Poland

An exceptionally well-preserved medieval sword dating to the 11th century has been recovered from the Warta River near the town of Wronki in western Poland, sparking excitement among archaeologists and historians.

Traces of Henry VIII’s lost Tudor palace found beneath school

Satellite survey reveals vast network of prehistoric tombs across northeastern Africa

Archaeological finds from Tiszagyenda shed new light on Hunnic-era communities

A new exhibition at the Hungarian National Museum is shedding light on life during the Hunnic era through a remarkable collection of archaeological finds uncovered near the village of Tiszagyenda in eastern Hungary.

Napoleonic fortification identified in Saxony

Evidence of alchemy discovered at Gnandstein Castle

Beads and burnt bones unearthed at major Iron Age burial site in Sweden

Archaeologists excavating one of Södermanland’s largest archaeological sites have uncovered colourful glass beads, cremation urns and burnt human remains at an Iron Age burial ground near Rogsta outside Nyköping, offering a rare glimpse into life and death in Sweden some 1,500 years ago.

Rare discoveries beneath Paris offer glimpse into city past

Mamluk-era water distribution system discovered near Saladin Citadel in Historic Cairo

Archaeologists working in Historic Cairo have discovered the remains of a major Mamluk-era water distribution system and a centuries-old mosque near the Citadel of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi.

Stone Age antler axe found in the Vistula River Near Warsaw

A chance discovery on the banks of the Vistula River has brought another chapter to the long history that is buried deep within Poland’s largest waterway.

Archaeologists reveal giant Zapotec complex hidden beneath Teotitlán del Valle

Ancient agricultural landscape unearthed ahead of major road project in Sweden

Archaeologists conducting excavations ahead of the construction of a new section of Road 940 between Rösan and Forsbäck in Onsala, northern Halland, have uncovered evidence of an ancient agricultural landscape dating back more than 2,000 years.

Ancient cave markings long overlooked confirmed as Britain’s earliest prehistoric art

Bronze Age mace discovered near Dukla may have Middle Eastern origins

Monumental tomb discovered in Ancient Olympos

Archaeologists uncover elite Iron Age woman's burial

The death jar: giant stone vessel reveals lost burial tradition in Laos

For more than a century, the giant stone jars scattered across northern Laos have been one of Southeast Asia’s oldest archaeological mysteries. And spread out over remote hillsides and forests on the Plain of Jars, they have generated hundreds of theories about how they functioned: storage containers, religious monuments, or a forgotten funerary tradition?

Ancient mega-structure discovered in Romania

Gold treasure discovered in Romania challenges Bronze Age timeline

A hoard of gold jewellery and metal artefacts dating back around 3,000 years has been unearthed in Prahova County, Romania, in a discovery archaeologists claim could redraw our perspective on the prehistoric past.