Archaeologists have unearthed five musket balls fired during the opening battle of the Revolutionary War at Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, United States. The park commemorates the opening…
Category: Archaeology
3500-year-old ritual table found in Azerbaijan
Archaeologists from the University of Catania have discovered a 3500-year-old ritual table with the ceramic tableware still in situ. The discovery was made at Tava Tepe, a Late Bronze Age…
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old temple complex
Archaeologists from the University of Siena have unearthed a 4,000-year-old temple complex on Cyprus. The site is part of an ongoing study by the Erimi Archaeological Project, who are conducting…
Rare cherubs made by master mason discovered at Visegrád Castle
A pair of cherubs made by the Renaissance master, Benedetto da Maiano, have been discovered in the grounds of Visegrád Castle. Visegrád is a castle town in Pest County, north…
Archaeologists discover ornately decorated Tang Dynasty tomb
Archaeologists have discovered an ornately decorated tomb from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) during excavations in China’s Shanxi Province. The tomb was initially uncovered during construction works in Taiyuan, and…
Archaeologists map the lost town of Rungholt
Rungholt was a medieval town in North Frisia, that according to local legend, was engulfed by the sea during the Saint Marcellus’s flood in 1362. The Saint Marcellus’s flood was…
Roman settlement discovered on the Palomba-Catenanuova route
Archaeologists have discovered a Roman settlement and cemetery during works on the Palomba-Catenanuova route in Sicily. The Palomba-Catenanuova route is a rail link currently under modernisation to connect northern and…
Two Roman villas found near ancient Wroxeter
Archaeologists conducting a geophysical survey for the National Trust have discovered two Roman villas near the ancient city of Wroxeter (Viriconium Cornoviorum), England. Wroxeter was a major Roman centre, first…
Study challenges the narrative of Cahokia’s abandonment
A new study, published in the Sage Journal, casts doubt on the popular theory of why Cahokia was abandoned. Cahokia was the largest urban settlement of the Mississippian culture, a…
Excavation uncovers traces of how ancient Britons adapted to the Roman conquest
Archaeologists from Bournemouth University (BU) have been excavating several Iron Age settlements near the village of Winterborne Kingston in southern England. The team has uncovered 2,000-year-old burial pits containing the…
