Rare 3,700-year-old Olmec offerings displayed in Mexico
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.
2,500-year-old longhouse unearthed in Poland
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.
Ancient stingray barbs reveal possible ritual bloodletting practices
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.
5,000-year-old necklace made from teeth discovered near Wrocław
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 discover previously unknown talayot at Son Fornés
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.
15,000-year-old cave art discovery could rewrite the story of Ireland’s first humans
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.
Ancient Seljuk stone bearing name of Prophet Muhammad found in Ani
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.
Record hoard of more than 2,600 medieval silver coins found in Russia
Archaeologists excavating the historic centre of Kolomna have uncovered more than 2,600 medieval silver coins in what researchers describe as the largest intact Russian coin hoard known from the first half of the 15th century.
Archaeologists have completed excavations along a nearly 390-metre-long monumental street in the ancient city of Side in southern Turkey, revealing how one of the city's principal thoroughfares evolved from the Roman period into Late Antiquity.
Archaeological works uncovers 2,000-year-old settlement in Yucatán
Archaeologists working ahead of construction associated with Mexico’s Maya Freight Train have discovered and preserved a previously unknown Maya settlement in Yucatán, where 21 structures offer a rare glimpse into the everyday lives of people outside the ancient civilisation’s elite.
Pre-Inca craftsmen used metal transported hundreds of kilometres
Metal used by craftspeople in pre-Inca Peru may have travelled hundreds of kilometres from present-day Bolivia, revealing the extent of ancient trade and technological networks across the Andes, according to new archaeological research.
Workers discover gold fortune hidden behind brewery wall
Workers renovating the basement of a former brewery in Belgium have stumbled across a remarkable cache of gold bars and coins concealed inside a wall, with the haul reportedly valued at around 39 million.
Archaeologists excavating a cave in northwestern Türkiye have discovered around 25 limestone turtle figurines dating back as far as 14,500 BC, providing rare evidence of ritual practices among prehistoric communities at the end of the last Ice Age.