A hiker has discovered a collection of pictographs in Norway’s Østfold region. The discovery was made by Tormod Fjeld who noticed mysterious shades of colour in a rockface where he…
Category: Archaeology
Depiction of Viking ship found in Iceland |
Archaeologists have found a depiction of a Viking ship that may be the earliest image discovered in Iceland. The discovery was made at the Stöð archaeological site near the village…
Silver phalera depicting Medusa among new finds at Roman Vindolanda |
Volunteer archaeologists excavating at Roman Vindolanda have uncovered a silver phalera depicting Medusa during this seasons excavations. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary fort,…
2,500-year-old bronze artefacts found in eastern Poland |
A metal detectorist has uncovered a hoard of bronze artefacts during a survey in the village of Czernięcin Poduchowny, eastern Poland. The discovery was made by Łukasz Jabłoński, a licensed…
Wolf skull deposited in grave to protect against deceased’s spirit |
Archaeologists excavating a burial mound in Romania’s Dobruja region have suggested that a wolf skull was deposited by grave robbers to protect them against the deceased’s spirit. The mound dates…
Archaeologists discover “completely unique” Roman mosaics in London |
A team of archaeologists, led by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), on behalf of Landsec and Transport for London (TfL), have discovered Roman mosaics in London described by experts…
Golden eagle pin found in Bronze Age burial |
Archaeologists from Cotswold archaeology have uncovered a pin made from a golden eagle’s phalanx during excavations of a Bronze Age burial in Oxfordshire, England. The discovery was made during excavations…
Viking Age phallic stone found in Sweden |
Archaeologists from Uppdrag Arkeologi have uncovered a phallic stone during excavations of Viking Age burials and dwellings from the Iron Age. The discovery was made during preliminary excavations for the…
Chimú Culture constructed 10 km wall to protect capital against El Niño events |
Archaeologists conducting a study of the Muralla La Cumbre, a 10 km wall in northern Peru, have concluded that the Chimú Culture constructed the wall to protect the capital of…
Hunter gatherers used bone flutes to imitate raptors |
Bone flutes discovered at Eynan-Mallaha in Israel may have been used to imitate the call of raptors. Eynan-Mallaha was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, built and settled…
