A new study of the 2100-year-old Hand of Irulegi has revealed the oldest and longest example of Vasconic script. The Hand of Irulegi was discovered in 2021 during excavations of…
Category: Archaeology
Traces of Khan al-Tujjar caravanserais found at foot of Mount Tabor
During excavations near Beit Keshet in Lower Galilee, Israel, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered traces of a market within the historic Khan al-Tujjar caravanserais. Khan al-Tujjar,…
Ancient megalithic plaza found in the Andes
Archaeologists from the University of Wyoming (UW) have uncovered a megalithic plaza in the Cajamarca Basin of northern Peru. According to the researchers, the plaza dates from around 4,750 years…
Mystery of Bronze Age shipwreck solved
A shipwreck is generally defined as a sunken or damaged ship, however, sometimes the term can also be applied to the sunken remains of a ship’s cargo. This is the…
Rare depiction of Romulus and Remus found in Vilanova d’Alcolea
The Department of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana has announced the discovery of a rare silver brooch depicting Romulus and Remus. In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were twin brothers,…
Archaeologists find the oldest known bead in the Americas
Archaeologists from the University of Wyoming have discovered the oldest known bead in the Americas at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, United States. The La Prele Mammoth…
Legionary fortress of the Legio VI Ferrata found in Israel
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have announced the discovery of a military fortress garrisoned by the Legio VI Ferrata (“Sixth Ironclad Legion”), also known as the Fidelis Constans, meaning…
970-metre-long prehistoric megastructure found submerged in Baltic Sea
Geologists have discovered a 970-metre-long megastructure of linear arranged stones, located at a depth of 21 metres on the seabed of Mecklenburg Bight in the Baltic Sea. The megastructure consists…
Submerged architectural element found in Blue Grotto
Recent underwater surveys, led by the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Naples, have discovered a submerged worked stone block resting on the seabed…
Excavation uncovers 19th century chocolate factory in Barcelona
Archaeologists excavating in the Ciutat Vella district in Barcelona have uncovered traces of a 19th century chocolate factory. The discovery was made during the renovation of a four-story building in…
