A routine day of metal detecting led into one of Norway’s most captivating archaeological discoveries in years. It all began when hobby detectorist Roy Søreng uncovered a distinctive oval bowl…
Category: Archaeology
Ornately decorated medieval spears found in Polish lake
Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have uncovered four remarkably well-preserved medieval spears in the waters around Ostrów Lednicki, an island in the southern section of Lake Lednica in Poland.…
Burials offer new insights into splendor and conflict in early medieval Bavaria
Two graves from Bad Füssing in Germany are providing new insights into the splendor and conflict in early medieval Bavaria, as well as migration at the end of Roman rule.…
New discoveries emerge from late antiquity shipwreck off Syracuse
The Late Antiquity shipwreck discovered in 2019 off the coast of Marina di Ognina, near Syracuse, is proving to be one of Sicily’s most revealing underwater archaeological sites. A new…
Traces of submerged city discovered beneath Lake Issyk-Kul
Archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered traces of a submerged city beneath the surface of Lake Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the western Tianshan Mountains, Lake…
Ancient pool revealed as healing sanctuary in dedication to Asclepius
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence indicating that a Roman-era pool at Tyana was once a sanctuary in dedication to Asclepius. Tyana, known as Tuwana during the Iron Age, was an ancient…
Secrets of the “Band of Holes” revealed
A groundbreaking study published in Antiquity has shed new light on the purpose of the enigmatic site known as the “Band of Holes” on Monte Sierpe in southern Peru. The…
Mayan sculpture depicting face of elderly man found in Sierra Papacal
Image Credit : INAH Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a sculpture depicting the face of an elderly man in the ejido of Sierra Papacal,…
1,500-year-old wooden reindeer trap emerges from melting ice
On the Aurlandsfjellet mountain plateau in Vestland county, Norway, archaeologists from Vestland County Council and the University Museum in Bergen have uncovered a 1,500-year-old reindeer trapping system. The discovery, already…
Pristine Saka sword found in 2,500-year-old warrior’s tomb
Archaeologists from the Karaganda Regional History Museum have uncovered a 2,500-year-old burial during excavations at the Karabiye burial ground in the Aktogay district of Kazakhstan. According to local reports, the…
