A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have been enlisted by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) to search for remains of missing persons from the 7th October…
Category: Archaeology
Giant prehistoric stone axe found in Arabian desert
According to a press statement by the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate, archaeologists have discovered a giant hand axe dating from the Palaeolithic period, approximately 200,000-years-ago. The stone implement was…
Treasure hoard of American and Russian gold coins found in Polish forest |
A team of metal detectorists from the Szczecin Search Group Association have uncovered a treasure hoard consisting of American dollars and Russian rubles in the forests near Szczecin, Poland. The…
Cult temples found at Haltern Roman Camp |
Archaeologists from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) have uncovered the foundations of two small temples at the Haltern Roman Camp, located in the town of Haltern am See in…
Treasure consisting of 30,000 to 50,000 Roman coins found near the coast of Sardinia |
Divers have discovered between 30,000 and 50,000 Roman coins in the sea near the northeast coast of Sardinia. The coins date from the early 4th century AD and are mainly…
New discoveries at Gonio Roman Fortress |
Gonio, also known as Apsarus, is located in Adjara on Georgias Black Sea coast. The earliest mention of Gonio dates from the 1st century AD in the Natural History by…
Hunter-gatherer communities used controlled fires 11,000-years-ago |
Human hunter-gatherer communities were using controlled fires 11,000-years-ago to create open clearings to hunt wild grazing animals. In a study led by the University of Barcelona (UB) and IPHES-CERCA, researchers…
3,400-year-old pyramid found in Kazakhstan |
Archaeologists have uncovered a pyramid belonging to the Scythian-Saka period in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. The pyramid is located on a hill overlooking the Taldy River in the Shet…
Study suggests that nature played a role in the origins of the Great Sphinx |
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature characterised by the combination of a human head and a lion’s body. The Great…
Archaeologists uncover structure linked to the cult of Kukulcán |
Archaeologists conducting excavations at Itzamkanac, also known as El Tigre, have uncovered a structure linked to the cult of Kukulcán. Itzamkanac was the capital of the Acalán Maya, located in…
