Archaeologists conducting excavations in the ancient city of Poseidonia have uncovered two temples built in the Doric style. Poseidonia was founded as a Greek colony around 600 BC in the…
Category: Archaeology
Roman villa complex found at Miseno
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa complex on the shoreline of Miseno in the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples. During the Roman period, Miseno was a large port…
LiDAR survey reveals lost cities in the Amazon rainforest
A study published in the journal Science has announced the discovery of a dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centres in the Upano Valley of Amazonian Ecuador. Using light detection and…
Excavation of Artemis temple reveals evidence of animal sacrifices
Archaeologists excavating a temple complex at the Artemis Amarynthos sanctuary have uncovered evidence of animal sacrificial rites and new insights into the temple configuration. The Artemis Amarynthos sanctuary is located…
INAH archaeologists find funerary urn depicting Maya corn god
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a Paaktzatz style funerary urn depicting the Maya corn god. The discovery was made during works on Section…
Wessex Archaeology finds Anglo-Saxon cemetery
Wessex Archaeology has uncovered an Anglo-Saxon cemetery during excavations for Viking Link, a submarine power cable connecting the United Kingdom and Denmark. Excavations identified traces of a Bronze Age ring…
Archaeologists find jar handle bearing the name “Menahem”
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered a jar handle bearing the name “Menahem” during excavations in the Ras el-‘Amud neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Israel. The handle was found…
Ptolemaic and Roman tombs found at Al Bahnasa
Archaeologists have uncovered several high-status Ptolemaic and Roman tombs during excavations in the city of Al Bahnasa, located in Egypt’s Minya governorate. According to a press release issued by the…
Archaeologists find evidence of grave-side feasting at Welsh castle
Archaeologists excavating within the grounds of Fonmon Castle in South Wales have uncovered evidence of Medieval grave-side feasting rituals. Fonmon Castle was constructed around 1180, however, the origins of the…
Roman elite burials found in ancient Tarquinia
Archaeologists excavating a necropolis in ancient Taquinia have uncovered Roman elite burials. Tarquinia was an Etruscan (Tarchuna) and Roman (Tarquinii) city, located in the province of Viterbo, Central Italy. During…
