A multi-institutional team of archaeologists have discovered the remains of a church from the submerged medieval settlement of Rungholt in the North Frisian Wadden Sea, Germany. Rungholt reportedly sank beneath…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover first shots of the French and Indian War |
A team of archaeologists have uncovered the first shots of the French and Indian War during excavations at Jumonville Glen, part of Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania,…
Over 1,000 artefacts from Angkor era found at Angkor Archaeological Park |
Archaeologists from the Apsara National Authority (ANA) have uncovered over 1,000 artefacts from the Angkor era during excavations at the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. Stretching over some 400 square…
Tomb from the Ichma Culture found in Peru |
Archaeologists have uncovered a tomb from the Ichma Culture during excavations in Ancón, a district of northern Lima Province, Peru. The Ichma were a pre-Inca indigenous polity located south of…
Complete suit of armour found in excavations at Spanish castle |
Archaeologists from Arbotante patrimonio e innovación SL have uncovered a complete suite of armour during excavations at the Castillo de Matilla de los Caños del Río near Salamanca, Spain. The…
Archaeologists find rock carved face at Benidorm’s Roman fort |
Archaeologists from the University of Alicante have discovered a rock carved face at the Tossal de La Cala, a roman fort in Benidorm on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Tossal…
Archaeologists discover oldest scale plans for humanmade mega-structures |
Archaeologists have found engravings from between 7,000 and 8,000-years-ago that depict nearby desert kites, vast structures used to trap animals. The ability to condense vast expanses of space onto a…
2,000-year-old “receipt” uncovered in Jerusalem |
Archaeologists conducting works on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a 2,000-year-old stone “receipt” during excavations in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, Israel. The artefact has inscriptions written…
Amber beads suggest long-distance connections in the Early Bronze Age |
Archaeologists examining amber beads found under the great ziggurat of Aššur suggest that long-distance connections existed in the Early Bronze Age with the Baltic region or North Sea. Aššur (now…
Neolithic finds at Cambridgeshire quarry |
Archaeologists have made several new discoveries from the Neolithic period during excavations at the Needingworth quarry in Cambridgeshire, England. The quarry is one of the largest sand and gravel extraction…
