Major hoard discoveries reshape our understanding of Iron Age Britain
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the most significant Iron Age metalwork deposits found in Britain on farmland near Melsonby, North Yorkshire.
Hazelnut shells rewrite the prehistoric history of Cornwall
Radiocarbon dating of hazelnut shells found during excavations at Tregunnel Hill has revealed some of the earliest Neolithic remains yet identified in Cornwall, England.
Excavations in Syedra reveal a 1,500-year-old mosaic
A team of archaeologists working in the ancient city of Syedra, on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, has uncovered a mosaic floor dated to 1,500-years-ago.
Mosaic floors from early Christian basilicas identified in Berat, Albania
Archaeological analysis of two mosaic floor fragments discovered in Berat, Albania, has identified them as remnants of early Christian basilicas dating to Late Antiquity.
Ancient shipwrecks discovered near Libyan Port City of Ptolemais
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have uncovered the remains of several ancient shipwrecks near the historic port city of Ptolemais in northeastern Libya, shedding new light on maritime activity in the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. The discoveries were made during recent underwater surveys conducted near the submerged remains of the ancient harbour.
2,000-year-old bronze drum unearthed in south-west China
A farmer in south-west China has uncovered a bronze drum believed to date back nearly 2,000 years to the Eastern Han Dynasty, offering archaeologists fresh insight into ancient ritual practices in the region.
Ancient Italian necropolis reveals children buried with warrior belts
Unusual burials of children with bronze warrior belts have been discovered in a necropolis near the town of Pontecagnano Faiano, outside Salerno in southwestern Italy.
Archaeologists discover 3,000 new Ostraca at Athribis
Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt have uncovered around 3,000 ostraca pottery fragments during the current excavation season at the Athribis (Atreps) archaeological site in Sohag province.
Lost Page from Archimedes Manuscript rediscovered in France
A page long believed to be missing from the famed Archimedes Palimpsest has been rediscovered at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France, offering scholars new opportunities to study one of antiquity’s most important mathematical manuscripts.
Archaeologists discover one of the oldest buildings in Paphos
Polish archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Paphos have uncovered evidence of one of the city’s oldest known buildings after discovering fragments of a wine amphora dating to the 2nd century BC.
19th-century ‘British Bulldog’ pocket revolver found in Polish forest
A heavily corroded 19th-century pocket revolver believed to be a British Bulldog has been discovered during a metal-detecting survey in a forest near Kalisz in western Poland.