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…
Category: Archaeology
Figurine funerary offerings found in child jar burials at Tenedos
Archaeologists from the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University’s Archaeology Department have uncovered figurines in a necropolis on the Turkish island of Tenedos. During antiquity, Tenedos was an island polis first mentioned…
Study finds evidence of Mesoamericans drinking tobacco during healing rituals
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, has found traces of nicotine in ceramic vessels discovered at the ancient city of Cotzumalhuapa. Cotzumalhuapa was a Maya polity located near…
Major tomb discovery at El Caño Archaeological Park
Archaeologists have discovered a high status tomb containing funerary offerings of ceramic and gold artefacts during excavations at the El Caño Archaeological Park. El Caño Archaeological Park is one of…
Archaeologists uncover early temple phase at the Temple of Rurupa
The Peruvian State have announced the discovery of an early temple phase at the Temple of Rurupa, a ceremonial complex located in the Anco Huallo district of Peru. Excavations have…
Study uses satellite imagery to identify over 1,000 Andean hillforts
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, uses satellite imagery to survey hillforts known as pukaras in the Andean highlands. Pukaras, meaning fortress in both Quechua and Aymara, were…
Roman defensive spikes unveiled at the Leibniz Centre for Archaeology
In 2023, archaeologists from Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main uncovered a series of wooden defensive spikes during excavations of a 1st century AD Roman fort in Bad Ems, western Germany. The…
Obsidian blade linked to Coronado’s expedition to find the fabled city of gold
Archaeologists suggest that a flaked-stone obsidian blade could be linked to the expedition led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado to search for the fabled city of gold. Francisco Vázquez de…
Excavation uncovers preserved wooden cellar from Roman period
Archaeologists from the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum have uncovered a well-preserved wooden celler in Frankfurt, Germany. During the Roman period, Frankfurt’s modern districts of Heddernheim and Praunheim, once constituted the Roman…
Preserved temples from the Badami Chalukya era found in India
Archaeologists from the Public Research Institute of History, Archaeology, and Heritage (PRIHAH) have announced the discovery of two temples dating from the Badami Chalukya era. Badami Chalukya was the foremost…
