2,000-year-old Iron Age farmstead discovered in Germany

2,000-year-old Iron Age farmstead discovered in Germany

Archaeologists in the German city of Bielefeld have uncovered the remains of a Late Iron Age farmstead dating back more than 2,000 years, revealing traces of a substantial timber house, smaller buildings and possible cooking installations.

M Mark Milligan
Celtic weapons discovery sheds light on Iron Age Hungary

Celtic weapons discovery sheds light on Iron Age Hungary

Archaeologists working near Erdőbénye have discovered a Celtic spear and shield fittings among a collection of Iron Age artefacts, providing new evidence of Celtic communities in north-eastern Hungary during an era marked by migration, warfare and expansion across Europe.

M Mark Milligan
AI reconstructs missing passages in 2,000-year-old texts

AI reconstructs missing passages in 2,000-year-old texts

Researchers have developed the world’s first large language model dedicated to Ancient Greek, using artificial intelligence to reconstruct missing passages in historical documents and potentially uncover new evidence about life in the ancient world.

M Mark Milligan