A study published in the journal Antiquity has revealed 6,674 previously unknown Maya structures and a lost city in an unexplored area of Campeche, Mexico. Using LiDAR mapping technology, archaeologists…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover traces of a Lusatian longhouse
Archaeologists from the Olomouc Archaeological Centre have uncovered an early Lusatian longhouse in Nová Dědina, a municipality and village in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The site is…
LiDAR reveals large-scale urbanisation at mountain-top medieval cities
A study published in the journal nature has revealed traces of large-scale urbanisation at two mountaintop cities built over 2,000 metres above sea level in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan.…
Preserved Bronze Age spade found during “Moors at Arne” excavation
Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology have found a well preserved 3,500-year-old Bronze Age spade during excavations at the “Moors at Arne” project on the Isle of Purbeck, England. The “Moors at…
Iron Age chamber tomb uncovered near Riedlingen
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council (LAD) have uncovered a rare example of a preserved Iron Age chamber tomb during excavations in the…
Lost colonial settlement discovered beneath Amazon rainforest
Archaeologists from the Amazônia Revelada project have discovered a lost colonial settlement dating back to the 18th century. The Amazônia Revelada project is a study of the Amazon region to…
8,000-year-old dwelling discovered at Svinjarička Čuka
A team of archaeologists, led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), have discovered the remains of a rectangular dwelling that was constructed approximately 8,000 years ago in Svinjarička Čuka,…
Traces of Iron Age longhouses uncovered at Stora Hammar
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have been investigating the remains of several longhouses and Iron Age farms in Stora Hammar, Sweden. The site is situated on the outskirts of Höllviken in southwestern…
Shackleton’s Endurance revealed in high detailed 3D scans
Researchers from the Endurance22 project have revealed high detailed 3D scans of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship from the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. The expedition was an attempt…
Burial ground containing Viking Age ship burials discovered in Halland County
Archaeologists have discovered a large Viking Age burial ground during investigations of a prehistoric settlement near Varberg in Halland County, Sweden. Only six percent of the site has been excavated, as…
