A window into the Grimsby of yesteryear has been uncovered – from scraps of leather shoes to fish bones – building a unique picture of the development of the Lincolnshire…
Category: Archaeology
First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered
Archaeologists have identified the first known case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual. The discovery was made by an international research team led by…
Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris
For centuries, one of antiquity’s most important cities slipped quietly out of human memory. Founded by Alexander the Great during his conquests, Alexandria on the Tigris once stood at the…
Avar period discovery could rewrite Hungarian history
The construction of an electric vehicle plant in Szeged has led to the discovery of an extensive Avar-period archaeological complex. Specialists at the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre and…
Mysterious tunnel found in Neolithic ditch enclosure
Archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) have unearthed a mysterious tunnel within a Neolithic ditch enclosure near Reinstedt. Germany. Experts suggest that the tunnel, which…
Pre-Hispanic funerary remains uncovered in Oaxaca
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), together with the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico and the INAH Oaxaca Center, has confirmed the discovery of significant…
Bronze reliquary cross unearthed in ancient Lystra
A rare bronze reliquary cross has been discovered during excavations of a church complex in the ancient city of Lystra, located in the Meram district of Konya, central Türkiye. Lystra…
Discovery of monumental sacred lake at Karnak
Recent archaeological investigations at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, have revealed a previously unknown sacred lake. The finding was officially announced during a press conference held by a…
Preserved hilltop settlement provides rare insight into Bronze Age life
Archaeologists have uncovered a preserved hilltop settlement following a major excavation at Harden Quarry in the Cheviot Hills straddling the Anglo-Scottish border. The excavation unearthed the remains of ancient roundhouse…
Ancient mega-site cities challenges long-held perceptions of urban origins
An archaeological site in Ukraine is attracting ever-increasing international interest as scientists rethink where the world’s earliest cities might have emerged. New research shows that some of the earliest communities…
