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…
Category: Archaeology
“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…
Royal tomb of unknown pharaoh discovered in Mount Anubis necropolis
A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission has discovered a royal tomb from the Second Intermediate Period (1700 to 1550 BC) in the Mount Anubis necropolis. The “Mountain-of-Anubis” is a sacred mountain…
Cult centre revealed at ancient Amphipolis
Archaeologists excavating ancient Amphipolis have uncovered a cult centre from the 4th century BC. Amphipolis was an ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, located in the modern municipality…
Mikveh ritual bath discovered at Ostia Antica
Archaeologists excavating at Ostia Antica have discovered a Jewish ritual bath known as a mikveh. Ostia Antica was an ancient harbour town situated at the mouth of the Tiber River.…
Discovery at Las Chapas could be the oldest stone carvings of human origin
The Department of Culture, Education, and Historical Heritage has announced the discovery of carvings on a gabbro stone block which could date from 200,000-years-ago. The carvings were found during excavations…
LiDAR study reveals 5,000-year-old fortified settlements
Archaeologists using LiDAR have discovered 5,000-year-old fortified settlements in Romania’s Neamț County. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a method of remote sensing using light in the form of a…
Shipwreck reveals ancient trade routes with Palestine
Recent underwater excavations off the coast of Türkiye have revealed a shipwreck which set sail from Palestine 1,100-years-ago. The excavations are part of the Heritage to the Future Project, an…
Lost city discovered in historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima
A research project led by Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee from Chulalongkorn University has discovered the traces of a lost city in the historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima in Northeastern Thailand.…
