Underwater archaeological discoveries reveal ancient Aboriginal landscape in Australia

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence of Aboriginal activity beneath the waters of north-western Australia, revealing how ancient communities occupied and utilised landscapes that were submerged by rising sea levels following the last Ice Age.

2,500-year-old solar observatory discovered in Mexico, revealing ancient astronomical knowledge

Archaeologists uncover evidence of ancient cultural exchange along Mexico City–Querétaro railway

Archaeologists conducting salvage excavations along the route of the Mexico City–Querétaro Passenger Train have uncovered a large assemblage of ceramics, revealing evidence of cultural exchange and successive periods of occupation in central Mexico.

Archaeologists uncover colossal statues of Ramses II in Egypt

Archaeologists find rare Bronze Age antler axes in prehistoric settlement

Archaeologists uncover new buildings at lost royal palace of Otto the Great

Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown 10th-century stone building during excavations at the lost Ottonian royal palace of Helfta near Lutherstadt Eisleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Geophysical survey reveals possible hidden chambers in Italy’s "Cave of Venuses"

184 cuneiform tablets discovered in Hittite royal archive

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Kayalıpınar in Türkiye have discovered a Hittite royal archive containing 184 cuneiform tablets and fragments.

3,000-year-old bronze sword discovered in submerged settlement in Italy

Underwater archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old bronze sword during excavations of a submerged Bronze Age settlement in Lake Mezzano, Italy.

Melting ice reveals 6,000-year-old artefacts in Norwegian mountains

Ice Age spearheads reveal how early Americans adapted to new landscapes

Pre-Hispanic frog pendants shed light on ancient Maya trade networks

Archaeologists in Mexico are studying a collection of pre-Hispanic shell pendants that could provide new insights into ancient Maya trade networks, ritual practices and technological knowledge.

Ancient auroch skull found impaled on wooden stake

Unique discovery of an aurochs skull impaled on a wooden stake may be linked to one of northern Germany’s oldest known burials

10,500-year-old wooden structures discovered beneath German lake

Rare Venus statuette unearthed at Roman settlement in Hungary

Archaeologists excavating the Roman vicus of Pilisszentiván have uncovered a lead statuette of Venus alongside coins, tools and other objects offering new insights into everyday life at the ancient settlement.

Ancient Ethiopian palace could have stood 16 storeys high, study finds

Computer simulations of a 2,800-year-old monumental building in northern Ethiopia suggest its unusual timber-reinforced walls were strong enough to support far more floors than archaeologists had previously assumed.

2,100-year-old luxury tableware discovered in ancient shipwreck off Türkiye

Archaeologists uncover extensive Bronze Age settlement on Hungary’s Somló Hill

Archaeologists from the Hungarian National Museum have uncovered evidence of an extensive Bronze Age settlement on Somló Hill, revealing a sophisticated community that flourished more than 3,000 years ago.

Rare Roman sculptures discovered at vast ancient sanctuary in Chartres

Ancient lakeshore reveals humans living alongside Ice Age giants

2,000-year-old Iron Age farmstead discovered in Germany

Archaeologists in the German city of Bielefeld have uncovered the remains of a Late Iron Age farmstead dating back more than 2,000 years, revealing traces of a substantial timber house, smaller buildings and possible cooking installations.