Archaeologists working near Norrköping have uncovered two exceptionally rare Bronze Age neck rings buried inside an ancient grave, a discovery experts say may be unique in Sweden. The bronze rings,…
Category: Archaeology
Rare Roman villa near Halberton becomes focus of major community dig
Work has started on a major community archaeology project at a Roman villa site near the English village of Halberton, where experts fear years of ploughing are gradually destroying important…
Massive Bronze Age treasure hoard found beneath Polish field
A large collection of Bronze Age ornaments has been uncovered near the village of Buniatycze in south-eastern Poland. The hoard contains 18 bronze items, mainly bracelets and anklets, weighing about…
Ice Age stone tools in China challenge ideas about early human innovation
Stone tools uncovered at an archaeological site in central China may have been made during a severe Ice Age, according to new research that reshapes ideas about early human innovation.…
Rare 1,500-year-old gold sword fitting discovered in Norway suggests ancient power centre
Archaeologists in Norway are celebrating the discovery of a rare 1,500-year-old gold fitting believed to have adorned the scabbard of a high-status sword, describing it as evidence of an important…
Major Viking Age gold hoard unearthed in Northern Denmark
A chance discovery along a forest track in northern Denmark has led to one of the country’s most important Viking Age gold finds in decades. Six solid gold bracelets dating…
Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools
Neandertals may have had an unexpected tool in their kits: rhinoceros teeth. Marks in fossil rhino teeth found in caves in France and Spain suggest they were once used as…
Roman mosaic uncovered in Tokat after illegal digging exposes buried site
A mosaic dating back to the Roman period has been uncovered in northern Turkey after unauthorised digging exposed part of a buried structure in a vineyard garden. Once the discovery…
Ancient island in Scottish loch found to rest on hidden timber base
New work at Loch Bhorgastail in Scotland has changed what archaeologists thought they knew about a small artificial island. The site lies just off Isle of Lewis and is one…
How the Nile helped an ancient Sudanese city thrive for centuries
A stretch of the Nile in northern Sudan appears to have underpinned the long occupation of Napata, an early urban centre of the Kushite state, according to work led by…
