Archaeologists have discovered two Vandal warrior graves during excavations of an ancient cemetery in Ostrowiec County, Poland. The cemetery is located near the town of Glinka and dates from around…
Category: Archaeology
Underwater archaeologists discover ancient dagger on seabed
Underwater archaeologists from Akdeniz University have discovered a 3,600-year-old silver rivetted bronze dagger off the coast of Kumluca Municipality in Turkey. Since 2019, an excavation project, led by Assoc. Prof.…
Hoard of silver coins hidden in rock crevice
Archaeologists excavating at Horvat Ashun, near Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, Isreal, have discovered a rare collection of silver coins dating to the Hasmonean period between 135 and 126 BC. The Hasmonean dynasty was…
Donkey depiction discovered at Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe is a prehistoric complex, first discovered in 1997 near Yağmurlu in Şanlıurfa Province, Türkiye. Karahan Tepe is thought to be connected with Göbekli Tepe, as both sites feature…
Roman military camp found on Swiss mountain
Archaeologists from the University of Basel, in collaboration with the Archaeological Service of Graubünden, have discovered a roman military camp in the Colm la Runga corridor. The researchers were investigating…
Rare First Temple Period seal discovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered a rare stone seal from the First Temple period during excavations of the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.…
Missing WWII USAF airman recovered from crash site in Sicily
The Cranfield Forensic Institute, working in collaboration with the POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), has assisted in the identification and recovery of a missing USAF airman near Caltagirone, Sicily. In 1943,…
Alemannic chamber grave discovered in Gerstetten
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council have discovered an Alemannic chamber grave in Gerstetten, Germany. The Alemanni (meaning “all men”), were a confederation…
Xianbei tombs discovered in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists from the Margulan Institute of Archaeology, a department of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have discovered 13 pit tombs in the East…
Maya palace dedicated to the Stinking One unearthed near Balamkú
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed a palace complex associated with the Maya city of Balamkú. The complex was discovered at the construction site…
