Unique Roman burial ground unearthed during M5 excavations
Archaeologists conducting excavations ahead of improvements to the M5 have uncovered an unusual Roman burial ground containing more than 100 burials.
Archaeologists find major early medieval monastery in Scotland
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a major early medieval monastery on the Isle of Lismore in western Scotland, revealing a wealthy ecclesiastical centre with evidence of high-status craftsmanship and precious-metal production.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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.