Archaeologists from ARKIKUS have announced the discovery of a Roman circus at Iruña-Veleia, a former Roman town in Hispania, now located in the province of Álava, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists make new discoveries at Bodbury Ring hillfort
Bodbury Ring is a univallate hillfort, strategically located at the southern tip of Bodbury Hill in Shropshire, England. Hillforts in Britain are known from the Bronze Age, but the main…
Lost crusader altar discovered in holiest site of Christendom
Archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), working in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), have discovered a lost crusader altar in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.…
Viking arrowhead found frozen in ice
Archaeologists from the “Secrets of the Ice” project have discovered a Viking Era arrowhead during a survey of an ice site in the Jotunheimen Mountains. “Secrets of the Ice” is…
Underwater archaeologists find 112 glassware objects off Bulgaria’s coast
A team of underwater archaeologists from the Regional Historical Museum Burgas have recovered 112 glass objects from Chengene Skele Bay, near Burgas, Bulgaria. This discovery builds on previous finds from…
Traces of Bahrain’s lost Christian community found in Samahij
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, have discovered the first physical evidence of a long-lost Christian community in Samahij, Bahrain.…
Pyramid of the Moon marked astronomical orientation axis of Teōtīhuacān
Teōtīhuacān, loosely translated as “birthplace of the gods,” is an ancient Mesoamerican city situated in the Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico. The development of Teōtīhuacān can be traced to four distinct consecutive…
Musket balls from Concord Fight found in Massachusetts
Archaeologists have unearthed five musket balls fired during the opening battle of the Revolutionary War at Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, United States. The park commemorates the opening…
3500-year-old ritual table found in Azerbaijan
Archaeologists from the University of Catania have discovered a 3500-year-old ritual table with the ceramic tableware still in situ. The discovery was made at Tava Tepe, a Late Bronze Age…
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old temple complex
Archaeologists from the University of Siena have unearthed a 4,000-year-old temple complex on Cyprus. The site is part of an ongoing study by the Erimi Archaeological Project, who are conducting…
