A detectorist from the Iława Search Group has unearthed a rare medieval sword scabbard during a survey in a forest near the Polish town of Iława. The discovery was made…
Category: Archaeology
2,200-year-old pyramidal structure discovered in Judean Desert
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered a pyramidal structure north of Nahal Zohar in the Judean Desert. According to a press statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority…
Archaeological mission advances research in the “Bench of the Pharaoh”
A joint Polish-Egyptian archaeological mission has conducted further studies in the tomb of Shepseskaf, located in the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo. Shepseskaf was pharaoh of Ancient Egypt in the fourth…
Roman aqueduct discovered during excavations at Rusovce Manor
Excavations at the historic Rusovce Manor in Bratislava have discovered the first known Roman aqueduct system in Slovakia. Rusovce Manor is a 19th century Neo-Gothic manor inspired by English Gothic…
Bronze Age stone circle discovered in woodland on Farley Moor
Archaeologists from Time Team, working in collaboration with Forestry England, have discovered a 3,700-year-old stone circle on Farley Moor, located in Derbyshire, England. A recent press statement from Forestry England…
Archaeologists make several major discoveries in ancient Liternum
Liternum was a Roman colony established in the late 2nd century BC in Campania, southern-central Italy. The colony reached its height in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, spurred by…
High ranking tomb of military commander unearthed in Ismailia
Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) have unearthed the tomb of a high-ranking military commander from the reign of Ramses III. The tomb was discovered at Tell Roud…
Rare Viking-era bracelet uncovered on Öland
An extremely rare Viking-era bracelet has been uncovered near Löt on the Swedish island of Öland. Öland is the second-largest island in Sweden, which during the Viking-era was a major…
“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond
Two preserved wooden vessels have been discovered in Thuận Thành, a town in the Vietnamese province of Bắc Ninh. According to a press statement issued by the Department of Culture,…
Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex discovered in Alekseevsky
Archaeological research in the Alekseevsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan have discovered a Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex. Following the collapse of Old Great Bulgaria during the 7th century, the…
