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.

Gold hoard found at ancient Saudi settlement linked to Medieval pilgrimage route

Lost trade routes of Roman Spain revealed by new Mellaria study

A large collection of pottery recovered from the Roman city of Mellaria is providing archaeologists with new clues about the settlement's economy and daily life.

Archaeologists unearth votive statue bases at lost sanctuary of Apollo

Ancient Greek theatre mask discovered in Illyrian sanctuary cave

Ancient rock carvings found in Oman’s Hajar Al-Sinanat region

Archaeologists use drone to survey inside medieval well at Sheffield Castle

Archaeologists have completed a new survey of a medieval well at Sheffield Castle, revealing fresh details about a structure that once supplied water to the castle’s inhabitants during both daily life and wartime.

Sunken treasure ship found off Cádiz with 27 cannons and silver cargo

AI tool revolutionises the study of ancient cuneiform texts

Researchers in Germany have unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool capable of identifying individual variations in cuneiform writing, marking a major breakthrough in the study of the ancient Near East.

Evidence of submerged settlement found near Lankaran

Archaeologists working along the coast of the Caspian Sea, near Lankaran — a city on the southern coast of Azerbaijan — have uncovered evidence of what appears to be a medieval settlement, including pottery dating back nearly 1,000 years.

Ancient Venetic sanctuary discovered beneath roadworks near Padua

An ancient sanctuary containing inscriptions in the Venetic language was discovered in Ponso, in the Italian Province of Padua, during infrastructure works for the construction of the first section of the SR10 “Padana Inferiore” regional road between Borgo Veneto and Carceri.

Giant 13th-century sabre found in medieval burial near Astrakhan

Archaeologists working at the “Eagle’s Nest” burial ground near Astrakhan in southern Russia have uncovered an unusually large medieval sabre dating to the second half of the thirteenth century.

Ancient stone with face-like carving discovered in Alderney dig

Has the mystery of the Tepantitla mural finally been solved?

Archaeologists unearth hidden coffin cache at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga necropolis

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has announced a series of major discoveries during its latest excavation season at the Abu El-Naga area on Luxor’s West Bank, revealing new insights into burial practices and previously unknown individuals from ancient Egypt.