Archaeological surveys in the Red Sea have revealed shipwrecks and submerged remains that provide new insights into Saudi Arabia’s maritime heritage and its connections with ancient civilisations.
Ukrainian archaeologist and soldier Serhiy Nemtsev says the exposed landscape of the former Kakhovka Reservoir could contain archaeological sites spanning thousands of years – but war, looting and uncertainty over the reservoir’s future are putting that heritage at risk.
Archaeologists excavating the ruins of a medieval castle in western Hungary have uncovered an unusual stone-lined shaft showing evidence of intense heat, but its original purpose remains a mystery.
Archaeologists excavating Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli have uncovered an unusual Roman inscription identifying a place believed to have been struck by lightning during the night.
Archaeologists excavating a seven-hectare site in central France have uncovered evidence of human activity spanning some 12,000 years, including prehistoric hunting camps, Bronze Age settlements and a fortified community dating to the Carolingian period.
Remarkably preserved rubber balls, wooden figures, jadeite axes and traces of cacao are among ancient Olmec offerings being brought together in Mexico for the first time in nearly four decades, revealing extraordinary details about religious practices dating back as far as 3,700 years.
Archaeologists excavating an Iron Age settlement in central Poland have uncovered the remains of a 2,500-year-old longhouse alongside an exceptionally rare ancient coin, offering new evidence of contacts between communities in what is now Poland and peoples living nearly 1,500 kilometres away.
Archaeologists in Mexico are studying stingray barbs and a catfish spine recovered from ancient burials along the Maya Train route, with researchers investigating whether the objects were connected to ritual bloodletting and self-sacrifice.
Archaeologists excavating a prehistoric burial mound near Wrocław have discovered an extraordinary necklace made from 42 teeth alongside the skeleton of an adult man, stone weapons and human skull remains, in a find that researchers believe could shed new light on the Corded Ware culture in south-western Poland.
Archaeologists at Son Fornés have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric monument hidden beneath vegetation, opening a new chapter in the study of one of Mallorca’s most important ancient settlements.
Ancient cave art discovered in south-west Ireland could push back the earliest known human presence on the island by around 5,000 years, while raising the possibility that pioneering hunter-gatherers reached Ireland from what is now Wales across an Ice Age land bridge.
Archaeologists working at the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Ani in eastern Türkiye have uncovered a decorated Seljuk stone bearing the name of the Prophet Muhammad in Kufic script, offering a rare glimpse into the religious beliefs, funerary traditions and artistic culture of medieval Anatolia.