Archaeologists have discovered an intact Roman helmet while conducting an underwater study near the Aegadian Islands off Sicily’s western coast. The helmet dates from the time of the First Punic…
Category: Archaeology
Ritual tomb discovered in Northern Peru reveals evidence of human sacrifice
Excavations near the Temple of Puémape, an archaeological complex in the San Pedro Lloc district in Peru, have unearthed traces of human sacrifice following the discovery of a ritual tomb.…
Archaeologists explore wreck site of revolutionary war gunboat
Archaeologists from the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation (CMAC) at Texas A&M University have carried out a study of the wreck site of the Philadelphia, a Revolutionary War gunboat.…
2,000-year-old Roman bridge found in Aegerten
Archaeologists from the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman bridge during excavations near the River Zihl in Aegerten, Switzerland. The discovery…
Detectorist discovers perfectly preserved posnet
Malcolm Weale, a metal detectorist and self-described history detective, has discovered a perfectly preserved posnet during a survey near Thetford, England. A posnet is a small, tripod-legged pot used to…
Time capsule of prehistoric treasures discovered in Swedish bog
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna, part of the State Historical Museums (SHM), have discovered a time capsule of prehistoric treasures in a bog outside Järna in Gerstaberg. The finds date from around…
Evidence indicates that early humans braved Britain’s Ice Age
Archaeologists from the University of Cambridge have uncovered evidence that early humans not only lived in Britain more than 700,000 years ago, but braved Britain’s Ice Age 440,000 years ago.…
Rare ceramic discovery from time of the Castilian conquest
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare intact vessel from the time of the Castilian conquest during excavations in Tijarafe, located in the northwest of La Palma. La Palma is the most…
Conjoined toad figurine among new discoveries at Vichama
Vichama is a 3,800-year-old agricultural and fishing settlement in the Végueta district of Huaura, Peru. Rising on a raised terrace just 1.5 kilometers from the coast, the site extends across…
“House of the Dead” unearthed at Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is an ancient proto city from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, located on the edge of the Konya Plain near the present-day city of Konya in Turkey. The site…
