Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an engraved relief at Ocomtún in the Mexican state of Campeche. Ocomtún, meaning “stone column”, is a Maya…
Category: Archaeology
Ornate marble head found in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore |
Archaeologists have uncovered the head from a marble statue during excavations in Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore near the corner of Via di Ripetta along the Tiber. The discovery was made…
Royal tombs found in Cyprus full of precious artefacts |
Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have uncovered royal tombs near the Bronze Age city of Dromolaxia Vizatzia, located at Hala Sultan Tekke on the south eastern coast of Cyprus. The…
300,000 year old “giant” prehistoric handaxes found in Kent |
Archaeologists from University College London (UCL) have uncovered “giant” prehistoric stone handaxes during excavations of an Ice Age site in Kent, England. The discovery was made in advance of the…
High status Iron Age burial found in Hallstatt |
Archaeologists from the Vienna Natural History Museum have uncovered a high status Iron Age burial in the town of Hallstate, located in the district of Gmunden, Austria. Hallstatt is known…
Archaeologists uncover Roman hoard in Suffolk |
Archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong, working on behalf of Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, have uncovered a Roman hoard in the grounds of the Euston Estate in Suffolk, England. Britain at…
Nationally important monumental pits found in Bedfordshire |
Archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) have uncovered monumental pits from the Mesolithic Period at Linmere near Dunstable, England. The site is being excavated in preparation for the construction…
Archaeologists find altar in ancient Segesta |
According to an announcement by the Sicilian Region Institutional Portal, archaeologists excavating in ancient Segesta have discovered an altar from the Hellenistic period. Segesta was one of the major cities…
Archaeologists search for the legendary Kingswood elephant from the Bostock and Wombwell’s menagerie |
Archaeologists are conducting a search for the legendary elephant beast from the Bostock and Wombwell’s menagerie travelling ‘beast show’. Menageries featuring wild and exotic animals were a fashionable form of…
British WW2 Hurricanes found in Ukrainian forest |
The remains of 8 WW2 British Hurricane fighter planes have been found buried in a forest south of Kiev. The Hurricane is a single-seat aircraft used by the Royal Air…
