The 2,000-year-old grave of a Celtic woman buried with elaborate jewellery and the remains of a lamb or young goat has been discovered in southern Germany, providing archaeologists with new evidence about burial rituals, social relationships and religious beliefs in the region during the Iron Age.
Human remains linked to Neolithic pastoralists and the fossilised skull of an extinct giraffe that may belong to a previously unknown species are among a series of discoveries made by archaeologists during a major expedition to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park.
Archaeologists have uncovered prehistoric rock paintings and the remains of a Bronze Age settlement in Uzbekistan’s Nurata mountain range, offering new insights into the region’s ancient inhabitants.
A faded inscription inside a 3,500-year-old Egyptian tomb reveals a dog's name, offering new insight into how ancient Egyptians honoured their animals and preserved their identities for the afterlife.
Archaeologists from the University of Córdoba have discovered a large Roman building near Mellaria in southern Spain, interpreted to be a major roadside station during the Roman period.
Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable new evidence of life in Roman Wales, revealing fresh insights into the development, occupation and significance of the first confirmed Roman villa discovered in North Wales.
The US Embassy in Jakarta has launched a two-year project to protect the wreck of the USS Houston, an American warship sunk during the Second World War in Indonesian waters.
Authorities have completed work to secure a newly discovered cave containing the remains of prehistoric cave bears in the Val Badia Dolomites of northern Italy.
Archaeologists excavating ahead of a major road expansion in western Denmark have uncovered a remarkable 2,500-year-old defensive structure, offering new evidence of previously unknown conflicts during the early Iron Age.
Archaeologists excavating an ancient site in central Türkiye have uncovered new mosaic floors and architectural remains dating from the Roman and Early Byzantine periods.
A new study of ancient fingerprints preserved on China’s Terracotta Army suggests that women and juveniles participated alongside adult men in the production of the famous ceramic figures.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a 13,800-year-old base camp in interior Alaska, including bone needles, stone tools, a possible dwelling and remains of wolf-like canids that may have been associated with early human communities.
Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, have uncovered a Roman-period necropolis containing 135 burials, including the grave of a child accompanied by two gold earrings.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of human activity dating back more than 300,000 years at Vale do Forno in central Portugal.