Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have been investigating the remains of several longhouses and Iron Age farms in Stora Hammar, Sweden. The site is situated on the outskirts of Höllviken in southwestern…
Category: Archaeology
Shackleton’s Endurance revealed in high detailed 3D scans
Researchers from the Endurance22 project have revealed high detailed 3D scans of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship from the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. The expedition was an attempt…
Burial ground containing Viking Age ship burials discovered in Halland County
Archaeologists have discovered a large Viking Age burial ground during investigations of a prehistoric settlement near Varberg in Halland County, Sweden. Only six percent of the site has been excavated, as…
Rare gold Rhenish guilder discovered near Kamień Pomorski
A medieval gold Rhenish guilder was recently discovered near Kamień Pomorski in West Pomerania. The discovery was made by Daniel Kwaśniak vel Kwaśniewski, a passionate history enthusiast and member of…
Historic wreck of the Hetman Żółkiewski discovered
Archaeologists have discovered the submerged wreck of the Hetman Żółkiewski in the town of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland. The wreck lies at the foot of Modlin Fortress, a 19th century…
Roman statue discovered during construction works in Varna
Archaeologists excavating in Varna have discovered a Roman statue from the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD. During antiquity, Varna was an ancient Greek colony known as Odessos, situated on the…
Earliest church of the first Christian nation discovered in Armenia
Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the University of Münster have uncovered the remains of an early Christian church in Artaxata, the former capital of the…
Network of subterranean chambers and tunnels identified beneath Mitla
Archaeologists from the Lyobaa Project have confirmed a network of subterranean chambers and tunnels beneath Mitla – The Zapotec “Place of the Dead”. Mitla is an archaeological site associated with…
Archaeologists uncover traces of real world Ragnarök
Archaeologists have found traces of a climate disaster 1500-years-ago that might have inspired the legend of Ragnarök from Norse mythology. Ragnarök is a series of events and natural disasters that…
6,000-year-old Neolithic long house uncovered in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn
Excavations in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn (Świętokrzyskie), Poland, have uncovered one of the earliest examples of a Neolithic “long house” in the Sandomierz Upland, dating back to 5300-4900 BC. The initial aim of…
