Stay updated with the latest archaeology news. We provide you with the latest top archaeological finds from all across the world.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in the Sierra Norte of Puebla has rewritten the history of ancient Mesoamerican science. Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have officially confirmed that a massive architectural
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Marine archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known shipwreck resting off the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey near Kekova Island. Dating to between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago in the Early Bronze Age, this extraordinary site
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Beneath the quiet earth of eastern Norway, a prehistoric puzzle is expanding. Archaeologists working at the historic Hunn burial ground (Hunnfeltet) near Fredrikstad have unearthed a series of hidden stone circles, shedding new light on
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A hidden architectural marvel tucked inside a redundant Hampshire church has become the focus of an international historical investigation. Heritage experts are appealing to the public to help decode the secrets of a rare, walkable
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international research team has identified the origins of the ornaments on 18,000-year-old female figurines carved from mammoth ivory, showing how ivory growth patterns influenced Ice Age artists. A study published in the Nature partner journal Heritage
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have confirmed that many burials near First Dynasty tombs in Abydos, Egypt, indicate the sacrifice of royal household members after kings died. Flinders Petrie excavated these graves in the 1920s and questioned whether so
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered a stone coffin tomb in Halden, Norway, dating back about 4,000 years to the Neolithic Age, when farming first began in the region. The find was made on the Svinesund Plateau, where
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Underwater archaeologists exploring submerged ruins in Alexandria’s Eastern Harbor have discovered a rare bronze seal ring engraved with an image of the fabled Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced. Credit: Ministry
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For hundreds of years, Romans used amulets to protect themselves and their environment. According to PhD candidate Patricia Kret, this practice carried on even after Christianity began to spread. Between 100 BC and 600 AD,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For several years, archaeologists have explored underwater sites in Lake Arendsee in the Altmark region of northern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. They have found Neolithic fish weirs, a high medieval barge, and a late medieval dugout canoe, all
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A community-led archaeological project has uncovered the remains of an early medieval monastery in Argyll, western Scotland. Researchers have identified the site as the high-ranking ecclesiastical center of Lios Mòr, previously known only from historical references
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Historians have long used remains, burial practices, and other archaeological evidence to define the boundaries of ancient populations. But new discoveries can often change how we understand the past. In 2018, Corina Kellner, a biological anthropologist
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Has a previously unknown Roman town near St. Pantaleon-Erla in Lower Austria been discovered? Which Roman city could it be? Was it perhaps the settlement of Claudivium, likely abandoned around 180 AD? Since 2015, an
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Researchers analyzed skeletal samples from Greek archaeological sites to assess mobility during the Middle and Late Bronze Age. The results show that young people actively
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists are investigating mysterious giant stone circles visible only from the air. This complex structure is located over 3,000 meters above sea level near the Tigre mountain range in Argentina. Initially detected through satellite imagery, the
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A small 2,000-year-old artifact has proven more important than once thought. This decorated Iron Age terret, now on display in the European Prehistory Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, was found in Suffolk, England.
