Inca ceramics were key to the Incas’ ritualistic control over their vast empire, which they managed through a combination of military strength and religious authority. A significant ritual that demonstrated…
Category: Archaeology
Massive infant sacrifices were an offering to Tlaloc
Excavations conducted between 1980 to 1981 by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) uncovered the remains of at least 42 infants at Templo Mayor, the most important temple…
Eagle emblems found on battlefield site
Archaeologists from the Lublin Voivodeship Office for the Protection of Monuments in Lublin have uncovered two eagle emblems worn by Polish soldiers who fought in the Battle of Dubienka. The…
Neolithic ceremonial enclosure uncovered in Skåne
Archaeologists from the Norwegian State Museums of History have recently uncovered a ceremonial enclosure from the Neolithic period, located in Skåne, Sweden. Initial excavations found wetland deposits and a dry-stone…
Hoard of rare 16th and 17th-century coins found near Pomiechówek
Members of the Polish Association of Searchers “Hussars” have found a rare hoard of 16th and 17th-century coins near Pomiechówek in east-central Poland. The hoard has been described as one…
Oldest known depiction of fishing found in Ice Age engravings
Archaeologists from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) and Durham University have uncovered engravings at the Ice Age site of Gönnersdorf that shows the earliest known depictions of fishing. Gönnersdorf is…
Archaeologists reveal the Lady of Kölleda
Between 2017 and 2021, the Thuringian State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (TLDA) conducted excavations in Kölleda, located in the district of Sömmerda, Germany. Archaeologists discovered a large settlement…
Starfish found in ceremonial offerings at Tula
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have found starfish in a ritual deposit at the Toltec site of Tula. Tula was first settled around 400 BC…
Excavation reveals evidence of ancient settlements in Haldensleben
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt have been conducting excavations at the site of the Hermes Fulfilment GmbH Centre in Haldensleben, Germany. According to…
Mysterious bamboo waggon found in melted glacial path
According to a statement published on social media by the Canton of Graubünden, a mysterious bamboo waggon has recently been discovered at a section of melted glacier in the Alps.…
