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…
Category: Archaeology
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…
Archaeologists shed light on the buried history of Nya Lödöse
A major archaeological investigation has shed new light on the southern outskirts of Nya Lödöse, the 16th-century predecessor of modern-day Gothenburg. The study, led by Arkeologerna at the Swedish History…
Archaeologists confirm the burial remains of Saint Hilarion
Archaeologists have confirmed the location of Saint Hilarion’s tomb and burial remains in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Located in the Suzdal Kremlin, the cathedral…
Archaeologists unearth Cookham Abbey’s hidden past
The Cookham Abbey monastery was first discovered in 2021 by archaeologists from the University of Reading in the county of Berkshire, England. Previous excavations revealed structural remains dating to the…
Secrets of Aguada Fénix revealed – a 1,000-year-old Cosmogram
Archaeologists have made a monumental discovery at the Aguada Fénix site in Tabasco – a 1,000-year-old Cosmogram that served as a material map of the universe. Aguada Fénix was first…
New Hellenistic discoveries at Pyla-Vigla
Archaeologists from the Department of Antiquities have announced the discovery of domestic structures from the Hellenistic period during a study of the Pyla-Vigla archaeological site. Over the past two decades,…
