A new study by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, working in collaboration with the National University of Mongolia, has revealed new insights regarding the Mongolian Arc, a 405 km long…
Category: Archaeology
Merovingian ship burial found in Norway
During 2023, archaeologists conducted an investigation at Leka in the northern region of Trøndelag County, Norway, revealing the presence of a ship burial within the Herlaugshaugen burial mound. The burial…
Burial containing decorated longsword found in Halmstad
Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval longsword during excavations in the Lilla Torg centre of Halmstad, Sweden. The longsword was discovered in a burial containing the skeletal remains of a man…
Archaeologists find network of ancient tunnels at Houchengzui
Archaeologists excavating at Houchengzui in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have uncovered a network of ancient tunnels. Houchengzui, also known as Houchengzui Stone City, is an archaeological site located on…
Archaeologists find monumental tomb at ancient Hamaxitus
Hamaxitus was an ancient Greek city in the Troad region of Anatolia, located in the present-day village of Gülpınar in Turkey’s Çanakkale Province. Hamaxitus was first settled by Mytilenaeans in…
Sandstone statues found at Angkor Archaeological Park
According to a press announcement by the APSARA National Authority, archaeologists have discovered six sandstone statues during restoration works at the Ta Prohm temple complex in Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park.…
Burial ground found in Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, working in collaboration with Samara University and the Khalikov Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, have…
Europe’s prehistoric mega-settlements were almost exclusively vegetarian
A study by researchers from the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1266 at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), has revealed that Europe’s prehistoric mega-settlements relied on fertiliser and plant protein. Mega-settlements…
Ancient celestial map found at Castelliere di Rupinpiccolo
Castelliere di Rupinpiccolo is an ancient hillfort, located in the Province of Trieste, Italy. The hillfort housed a fortified settlement that emerged during the Middle Bronze Age, with archaeological evidence…
Burial necropolis found in Kuban
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered a burial necropolis from the 4th to 3rd century BC. The discovery was made during construction…
