Archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and the Xinzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics have uncovered an intact monumental tomb from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty, also…
Category: Archaeology
Underwater study finds 10 shipwrecks around the island of Kasos
A study of the marine area around the Greek island of Kasos has identified ten shipwrecks and numerous underwater finds. The shipwrecks date from prehistory, the Hellenistic period, the Roman…
Archaeologists search for traces of Elizabethan Manor
A team of archaeologists from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) are conducting a project to find traces of Whitecross Manor that stood in the town of Lydney, England. Whitecross Manor…
Sculptured head and bust from Roman period discovered at Burghley House
A sculptured head and bust made from marble has been discovered during construction works on the car park at Burghley House. Burghley House is an English country house near Stamford,…
11,000-year-old stone ornaments indicate early body perforation
Stone personal ornaments found in 11,000-year-old burials provide the earliest evidence of body perforation in South-west Asia. Archaeologists have uncovered 100 earring-like ornaments in 11,000-year-old adult burials at the early…
Archaeologists discover ancient rock art sites in Brazil’s Jalapão region
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPAN) have discovered 16 new archaeological sites within Brazil’s Jalapão region that depict ancient rock art. According to a press…
Archaeologists suggest that Rabana-merquly was a sanctuary for the water goddess Anahita
Archaeologists excavating the mountain fortress of Rabana-merquly suggest that it may have also served as a sanctuary for the water goddess Anahita. Situated within modern-day Iraqi Kurdistan on the southwest…
Bronze Age deposit discovered near Słubice
Metal detectorists from the Drossen Lubuskie Association have discovered a Bronze Age deposit near the Polish town of Słubice. The group were conducting a survey (with permission from the Lubusz…
Forgotten tombs found on British military base
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services have rediscovered forgotten tombs on a British military base in Cyprus. The researchers surveyed archaeological sites initially documented in the 1960s for…
Study finds submerged Roman remains
Archaeologists from the Institute for Underwater Archeology (ZaPA) have uncovered submerged Roman remains off the coast of Portorož, Slovenia. Portorož, meaning “port of roses”, sits on the Adriatic on a…
