Maritime archaeologists in Denmark have confirmed the discovery of the long-lost warship Dannebroge, a central vessel in the Battle of Copenhagen fought on 2 April 1801. The find marks the…
Category: Archaeology
Sunken harbour secrets revealed in underwater survey
Beneath the calm waters off the coast of the Asini archaeological site, a team of international researchers has uncovered new evidence of an ancient harbour that once served as an…
Archaeologists find Bronze Age traces at Hohenaschau Castle
Recent excavation work at Hohenaschau Castle in Aschau im Chiemgau, Germany, has uncovered evidence that the site was inhabited far earlier than previously believed, with traces of human activity dating…
Early Iron Age city found in Uzbekistan’s Bandikhan Oasis
Archaeologists in southern Uzbekistan have uncovered a 3,000-year-old city, shedding light on early urban life in Central Asia. The site, Bandikhan II, lies in the Surxondaryo Region. First recorded in…
Giant megalithic tomb uncovered during housing development in Lublin
A major archaeological discovery has been made in eastern Poland, where rescue excavations behind a housing development have uncovered a megalithic tomb dating back to the Neolithic period. According to…
Sanxingdui discovery suggests use of meteorite iron in Ancient China
A newly studied artefact from south-west China is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists after laboratory tests revealed a composition unlike typical Bronze Age materials. Excavations at the Sanxingdui site in…
Roman-Era settlement found in southern France
Recent excavations near Gémenos by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research have uncovered part of a Roman-era settlement across roughly 4,000 square metres, revealing a network of roads,…
Ship graveyard discovered by underwater archaeologists
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have discovered a concentration of shipwrecks near the ancient port of Ptolemais in northern Libya. Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed…
Chechen cemetery contains burials with ornate bronze ornaments
Excavations in Chechnya have uncovered the burial of a woman adorned with numerous bronze ornaments and jewellery. The discovery was made during rescue excavations by the Institute of Archaeology of…
Rare Roman treasures found on shipwreck in Swiss lake
A Roman cargo has become the focus of an ongoing underwater archaeological excavation in Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Hundreds of objects, the last remaining evidence of a now-vanished Roman shipwreck, have…
