06/08/2026
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.
06/03/2026
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.
06/02/2026
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.
05/31/2026
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?
05/27/2026
Ancient mega-structure discovered in Romania
05/27/2026
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.
05/27/2026
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.
05/22/2026
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.
05/20/2026
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.
05/20/2026
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.
05/20/2026
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.
05/18/2026
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.

