Seal tooth pendant reveals prehistoric trade routes

Bronze Age mining at Great Orme included sophisticated bone tools

Archaeologists examining the Bronze Age copper mines at Great Orme report that bone tools formed part of routine mining work. A study of 150 artefacts indicates that these items were selected and shaped for specific purposes.

How a lost village could transform today’s economic strategies

Early Roman camp found beneath Bolongaro Palace

Workers renovating the Bolongaro Palace in Höchst, Germany have uncovered traces of an early Roman military camp beneath the palace garden, a find that sheds new light on the city’s earliest history.

10,000 years of human occupation on the Onsala Peninsula

Construction of a new section of road 940 on the Onsala Peninsula in Sweden is giving archaeologists a rare chance to look deep into the area’s past — all the way back to the first people who settled there after the Ice Age.

Korean team uncovers hieroglyphs bearing the name of Ramses II

A hilltop fortress defending Volhynia in the age of Kyivan Rus

Roman barrel-lined well discovered in Xanten

Ritual space, settlement and social memory at Rogsta in Södermanland

A large-scale archaeological investigation is currently underway at Rogsta, located northeast of Nyköping, where archaeologists are examining a site characterised by long-term, stratified human activity.

WWII Japanese Shiden Kai fighter raised from seabed after 81 years

Temple complex dedicated to local deity unearthed in Northern Sinai

Study suggests turtles were turned into tools by Neanderthals

Neanderthals hunted European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in Central Europe, though probably not primarily for food. Instead, evidence from the Palaeolithic site of Neumark-Nord suggests that the animals’ shells were carefully cleaned and reused, possibly as small containers or scoop-like implements.

10th-century treasure discovery reveals Europe-wide trade links

Sunken harbour secrets revealed in underwater survey

Archaeologists uncover rare collection of Viking Age horse equipment

Archaeologists in central Sweden have uncovered a rare collection of Viking Age horse equipment, shedding new light on the cultural and symbolic importance of horses at the time.

Hedegård revealed: archaeologists uncover temple structure

Roman camp discovery linked to Battle of Pydna

Archaeologists working in south-western Bulgaria have uncovered compelling evidence of a temporary Roman military camp, potentially linked to the aftermath of the Battle of Pydna, one of antiquity’s clashes that reshaped the ancient world.

Wreck of Danish flagship discovered 225 years after Battle of Copenhagen

Early Iron Age city found in Uzbekistan’s Bandikhan Oasis

Archaeologists in southern Uzbekistan have uncovered a 3,000-year-old city, shedding light on early urban life in Central Asia.

New finds reveal daily life of Roman soldiers in Ancient León

A recent archaeological study offers new insight into the lives of Roman soldiers stationed in León, revealing how they lived, used goods, and adapted to their surroundings nearly 2,000 years ago.

Archaeologists unearth bronze belts in Samnite tombs