Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered the remains of a 400-year-old wooden ship during a rescue excavation in the city of Chalco de Díaz…
Category: Archaeology
Face of Anglo-Saxon teen VIP revealed with new evidence about her life |
The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge (UK) in the 7th century with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross (the ‘Trumpington Cross’) has been reconstructed following analysis of…
Evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism found in Spanish cave |
Archaeologists conducting excavations in the Coves del Toll de Moià have uncovered evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism from more than 52,000-years-ago. The Coves del Toll de Moià is a cave system…
Archaeologists use artificial intelligence (AI) to translate 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets |
A team of archaeologists and computer scientists have created an AI program that can translate ancient cuneiform tablets instantly using neural machine learning translations. In a paper published in the…
5,000‑year‑old tribal earth ovens found in Washington State |
A joint project involving the Kalispel Tribe and archaeologists from Washington State University (WSU) has led to the discovery of 5,000‑year‑old earth ovens near Newport in Washington State, United States.…
Hiker finds Bronze Age pictographs in Norway |
A hiker has discovered a collection of pictographs in Norway’s Østfold region. The discovery was made by Tormod Fjeld who noticed mysterious shades of colour in a rockface where he…
Depiction of Viking ship found in Iceland |
Archaeologists have found a depiction of a Viking ship that may be the earliest image discovered in Iceland. The discovery was made at the Stöð archaeological site near the village…
Silver phalera depicting Medusa among new finds at Roman Vindolanda |
Volunteer archaeologists excavating at Roman Vindolanda have uncovered a silver phalera depicting Medusa during this seasons excavations. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary fort,…
2,500-year-old bronze artefacts found in eastern Poland |
A metal detectorist has uncovered a hoard of bronze artefacts during a survey in the village of Czernięcin Poduchowny, eastern Poland. The discovery was made by Łukasz Jabłoński, a licensed…
Wolf skull deposited in grave to protect against deceased’s spirit |
Archaeologists excavating a burial mound in Romania’s Dobruja region have suggested that a wolf skull was deposited by grave robbers to protect them against the deceased’s spirit. The mound dates…
