Image Credit : Jagiellonian University in Kraków Archaeologists from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków have announced the discovery of astronomical carvings and paintings associated with the Pueblo culture. The discovery…
Category: Archaeology
New study changes assumptions of Roman backwater town
A new study by researchers from the University of Cambridge has revealed that Interamna Lirenas, traditionally written off as a failed backwater, continued to thrive during the Roman Crisis of…
Archaeologists find a Wari archaeological complex in Peru
A team of archaeologists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Almeria have uncovered a large complex from the Wari civilisation at El Trigal III in La…
Inca quarries and road network found in Cañete
Archaeologists have discovered Inca quarries and a road network in Cerros de Quilmaná and Cerro Quinta Freno, in the province of Cañete, Peru. According to a press release announced by…
Prison bakery for enslaved people found in Roman Pompeii
Archaeologists have uncovered a Prison bakery during recent excavations in Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman city in the modern commune of Pompeii, located in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii,…
Archaeologists find 22 mummified burials in Peru
A Polish-Peruvian team of archaeologists have uncovered 22 mummified burials in Barranca, Peru. The discovery was made on the Cerro Colorado hill, where the researchers unearthed the burials in one…
Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2023
The field of archaeology has been continuously evolving in 2023, making significant strides in uncovering new historical findings, preserving cultural heritage, and employing innovative technologies to study the past. Sealed…
War in Ukraine sees destruction of cultural heritage not witnessed seen since WW2
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has resulted in a significant loss of human lives and the national and international displacement of many Ukrainian people. The…
Archaeologists find five Bronze Age axes in the forests of Kociewie
According to an announcement by the Pomeranian Provincial Conservator of Monuments, archaeologists have discovered five Bronze Age axes in Starogard Forest District, located in Kociewie, Poland. The initial discovery was…
Mosaic depicting lions found at ancient Prusias ad Hypium
Archaeologists have uncovered a mosaic depicting lions during excavations at ancient Prusias ad Hypium, located in modern-day Konuralp, Turkey. Prusias ad Hypium was a city in ancient Bithynia which was…
