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…
Category: Archaeology
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…
Ancient Maya nested constructions may have served as marketplaces
Archaeologists have identified a distinctive type of ancient Maya architecture across parts of the Yucatán Lowlands that may represent purpose-built marketplaces, according to a new study published in Ancient Mesoamerica.…
Nordic “gold man” unearthed on Norwegian farm
A rare and delicate Nordic Iron Age artefact known as a “gold man” has been discovered in south-western Norway. Crafted from thin gold foil and measuring just 1cm in length,…
6,000-year-old prehistoric walkway discovered in Somerset
Archaeological excavations in Somerset have revealed evidence of a প্রায় 6,000-year-old wooden trackway, likely used by early Neolithic communities to cross the area’s waterlogged marshes. The excavation, carried out on…
