3,000-year-old spelt and pottery discovered in sunken settlement beneath Italian lake

Archaeologists investigating a submerged prehistoric settlement in Italy have uncovered Late Bronze Age pottery, remarkably preserved ears of spelt and mysterious wooden structures, adding to a series of discoveries beneath…

Swedish warships lost in 1714 continue to reveal their secrets

Marine archaeologists have recovered a collection of well-preserved artefacts from two Swedish shipwrecks that sank in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Rügen during the winter of 1714–1715. The…

Roman altar dedicated to Jupiter recovered from the Danube

A fragment of a Roman altar dedicated to Jupiter has been recovered from the Danube near Dunaújváros, Hungary, after exceptionally low water levels exposed sections of the riverbed that are…

Etruscan votive offerings found in ritual well

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Etruscan city of Kainua near Marzabotto, northern Italy, have uncovered an exceptionally preserved ritual well containing bronze votive offerings and human remains. The discovery was made…

Rare sculptures of Asklepios and Telesphoros unearthed in Turkey

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Aspendos in southern Turkey have uncovered an 1,800-year-old marble statue group depicting Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine, alongside his son Telesphoros, offering new…

7,000-year-old fish traps rewrite the history of early resource management

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence that Mesolithic hunter-gatherers deliberately introduced brown trout into Norway’s mountain lakes around 7,000 years ago, representing one of the earliest known examples of environmental management…

Rare medieval stone crosses discovered at Viking-Era quarry

Archaeologists searching for Viking-era millstones instead uncovered seven rare medieval stone crosses in a discovery described as one of the most exciting finds of a career. What began as a…

Colossal 2,500-year-old marble statue unearthed in Sardis

Archaeologists have unearthed a colossal marble statue dating to the early Classical period at the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey, offering new insights into the cultural and artistic…

Hoard discovery could be ritual offering

Archaeologists working along the route of a major railway modernisation project in the Czech Republic have uncovered a remarkable Bronze Age hoard that may have been deliberately deposited as part…

New finds reveal Kazakhstan’s place in ancient global trade

Archaeologists working across Kazakhstan have uncovered a series of discoveries spanning the Bronze Age to the Golden Horde period, providing new insights into prehistoric communities, long-distance trade and the development…