An early Bronze Age tomb has been rediscovered on the Isle of Bute, an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. In 2022, a farmer’s plough accidentally struck a…
Category: Archaeology
Flail-type weapon associated with Battle of Grunwald discovered near Gietrzwałd
A flail type weapon known as a kiścień has been discovered by detectorists from the Society of Friends of Olsztynek – Exploration Section “Tannenberg”. The discovery was made in fields…
Ancient “Straight Road of Qin” segment unearthed in Shaanxi Province
Archaeologists in northwest China have discovered a 13-kilometre segment of the legendary “Straight Road of Qin,” one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects of the ancient world. The discovery was…
Ancient stone labyrinth discovered in India’s Solapur district
Archaeologists have identified what is believed to be India’s largest circular stone labyrinth in the Boramani grasslands of Solapur district, shedding new light on the region’s ancient cultural and trade…
Stone Age rock paintings discovered in Tingvoll
Archaeologists have discovered previously unknown Stone Age rock paintings near Tingvoll municipality, located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Tingvoll is already recognised as one of Northern Europe’s most significant…
Archaeologists find a rare sitella in Cartagena
Archaeologists excavating at the Molinete Archaeological Park in Cartagena have uncovered a heavily charred metal vessel buried beneath the collapsed remains of a building destroyed by fire at the end…
Study searches for hidden chambers in the El Castillo pyramid
An international team of archaeologists are preparing to use advanced muography technology to search for hidden chambers in the El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. El Castillo, also known…
Stone Age dog burial unearthed in Swedish Bog
Archaeologists have unearthed an exceptionally rare Stone Age dog burial in a bog just outside Järna, southern Sweden. The discovery was made by a team from the State Historical Museums…
Submerged structural remains discovered off Crimean coastline
Archaeologists have discovered an underwater stone structure, believed to be part of the ancient city of Chersonesus in present-day Sevastopol, occupied Ukraine. Chersonesus was an ancient Greek colony founded by…
Fragments of Nazi vengeance weapon discovered in southeastern Poland
A team of detectorists have discovered V-2 rocket fragments during a survey near the Blizna Historical Park in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Poland. The V-2 “Vengeance Weapon 2”, also known as Aggregat-4…
