Excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a fragment of a “magic mirror” meant to ward of the “evil eye” at the site of Usha, located near Kiryat…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists identify Roman road network |
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter have used laser scans to reveal a Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall. The discovery was made as part of the Environment…
Excavation reveals new insights into last moments before Vesuvius eruption |
Archaeologists conducting excavations in the Villa San Marco, a high status Roman villa on the outskirts of Stabia, are revealing new insights into the last moments before the eruption of…
Necklace found in Neolithic grave reveals complex ancient culture |
According to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, an ornate necklace discovered in a child’s grave at the ancient village of Ba’ja offers fresh insights into the…
Archaeologists may have discovered lost settlement of Apancalecan |
In an announcement by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), archaeologists may have discovered the lost settlement of Apancalecan in Mexico’s Costa Grande of Guerrero region. The discovery…
Rare Roman steelyard beam found at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall |
Archaeologists excavating at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall have discovered a rare Roman steelyard beam. Milecastle 46 was a small fortlet north of Magna (Carvoran Roman Fort) on Hadrian’s Wall,…
Bronze Age arrowhead made of meteoritic iron identified by study |
A study of archaeological collections from the greater area of Lake Biel in Switzerland has revealed that a Bronze Age arrowhead housed in the Bern History Museum was made from…
Megalithic dolmens discovered at the La Lentejuela Teba necropolis |
Archaeologists excavating in the southern area of the La Lentejuela Teba necropolis have discovered two Megalithic dolmens. The La Lentejuela Teba necropolis is a concentration of burial structures located near Málaga, Spain.…
Rare half-shekel silver coin from First Jewish Revolt found in the Judean Desert |
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered a rare half-shekel silver coin from Year One of the First Jewish Revolt. The First Jewish Revolt was the first of…
Archaeologists find evidence of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem |
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have found evidence of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem during excavations at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park. The…
