A Roman ship that sank about 2,200 years ago off the Adriatic coast is offering a closer look at how vessels were maintained in antiquity. New research suggests the ship was repaired several times in different locations during its working life, rather than being serviced in a single place.
A new international study is challenging long-held ideas about what happened in Central Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Archaeologists in central Germany have uncovered a 7,000-year-old pit filled with beaver bones, shedding light on how early farming communities may have hunted animals for their fur. The discovery was made near Alsleben in Saxony-Anhalt during preparatory work for a major electricity transmission project.
A remarkable archaeological discovery in eastern Norway has revealed the largest Viking Age coin hoard ever found in the country, offering new insights into trade, wealth, and political transformation during the late 10th and early 11th centuries.
A substantial Maya site concealed within the forests of southern Quintana Roo has recently come to light after local residents alerted the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
Archaeologists in western Kazakhstan have uncovered a richly furnished burial that is drawing wide attention. The find, already being called another “Golden Man”, was made in the Aktobe region, about 300 kilometres from Aktobe.
A small, blackened loaf believed to date back 2,000 years has been uncovered at the Roman site of Vindonissa in Windisch, Switzerland. It is the first example of Roman bread found in the country, preserved after being burned and sealed in the ground.
Archaeologists have uncovered more than a thousand archaeological features along a planned section of the Kojetín–Přerov high-speed railway in the Czech Republic, revealing an extensive record of human activity spanning from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman period.
Researchers in the UK say they have reconstructed 42 missing pages from a major early Christian manuscript, using imaging and dating techniques to reveal text unseen for centuries.
Work beneath Frombork Cathedral has brought to light a collection of burial items linked to Warmian canons, including silk garments, cushions and a group of rarely seen chalices.
Researchers have confirmed that human remains found in Stajnia Cave in Poland belong to Neanderthals, based on new analysis of teeth and ancient DNA.