Almost like an episode from the BBC comedy series Detectorists, a pair of metal detectorists have uncovered an Anglo-Saxon hoard in the southwest of England – a discovery described as…
Category: Archaeology
Traces of Gloucester’s Roman past revealed in new findings
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have uncovered significant Roman remains during investigations at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, a suburb of Gloucester, England. Located beside the Horsbere Brook, a…
Study tells of family’s terrifying final moments at Roman Pompeii
A new study published in the E-Journal of the Pompeii Excavations sheds light on the final moments of a family living in Pompeii during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.…
Archaeologists discover burials from the Iron Age and Viking Era
Archaeologists from the State Historical Museums and Arkeologerna recently completed an investigation of a significant burial site in Linköping, Sweden. The excavation, conducted in advance of planned construction works, revealed…
Hidden fortune discovered in Czech countryside
A 7-kilogram treasure hoard has been discovered by hikers on Zvičina Hill, located in Třebihošť-Mostek, Czechia. The hoard was found concealed in two containers behind a man-made stone wall on…
Pre-war Jewish district uncovered in Lublin
Archaeologists from the Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments have uncovered traces of Lublin’s pre-war Jewish district during construction works at Zamkowa and Podwale streets. During the 16th century, Lublin was…
Roman phallus found at frontier fortress
Excavations at Vindolanda near Hadrian’s Wall have unearthed a miniature phallus pendant. Vindolanda, meaning “white field” or “white moor,” was a Roman auxiliary fort guarding the Stanegate road just south…
Ancient underground chamber discovery in Cnoc Ard
A construction project in Cnoc Ard (Knockaird) on the Isle of Lewis has revealed a stone-built underground chamber, later identified by archaeologists as a Late Iron Age souterrain. Souterrain, derived…
Elite woman found remarkably preserved
Archaeologists from the Caral Archaeological Zone (ZAC), led by Dr. Ruth Shady Solís from the Ministry of Culture, have discovered a well-preserved burial at the Áspero archaeological site in Barranca…
Treasures of the Alanian culture found in Alkhan-Kala necropolis
Archaeologists have discovered an intact burial mound containing the tomb of an Alanian elite during excavations at Alkhan-Kala west of Grozny, Chechnya. The Alani were an Iranic-speaking, nomadic pastoralist people…
