University of Barcelona archaeologists have discovered the Maghreb region’s first known Bronze Age settlement. While the historical narrative credits the Phoenicians as the first complex culture to settle the region…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover rare civil war defences at Sheffield Castle
Archaeologists excavating Sheffield Castle have uncovered the first surviving examples of 17th-century wooden stake defences from the English Civil War. Sheffield Castle was first constructed as a motte and bailey…
Hermes statue among sculptures discovered in Aspendos excavation
Excavations in ancient Aspendos, part of the “Heritage to the Future” project, have discovered a statue depicting the image of Hermes and fragments of sculptures from the Ancient Greek pantheon…
Rare monolithic menhir discovery near Halberstadt
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt have discovered a menhir during excavations near Halberstadt in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Menhirs, meaning “long stones”…
Submerged Roman villa emerges in Lake Fusaro
The remains of a Roman village complex have started to emerge from the waters of Lake Fusaro due to a process of geological uplift known as bradysism. Lake Fusaro is…
New insights into Inca pilgrimages to volcanic peaks
Archaeologists have examined the ritual landscape the Inca used during their pilgrimages to perform capacocha rituals on volcanic peaks. The capacocha was a sacrificial rite among the Inca that typically…
Neolithic monument resembling Woodhenge uncovered in Denmark
Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a 4,000-year-old monument that closely resembles England’s Woodhenge timber circle. The monument was discovered during construction works for a new housing estate in the Danish…
Medieval church discovered beneath Eschwege car park
Construction works to transform a former car park into a public space has revealed the remains of a medieval church. Situated near the Nikolaiturm in Eschwege, Germany, the structure’s massive…
Archaeologists reveal a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex
Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) have completed a two-year project to uncover a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex at Jabal Sukari, southwest of Marsa Alam City in Egypt’s…
Archaeological Survey of India commences study of Dvārakā
A team of archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has commenced a study of the submerged remains of “Dvārakā”. Located near present-day Dwarka, a town and municipality in…
