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Anatolian Archaeology · 2 October 2026
Amazon and Achillia, Two Female Gladiators Who Fought in the Arena of Ancient Bodrum
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Amazon and Achillia, Two Female Gladiators Who Fought in the Arena of Ancient Bodrum
Nearly 2,000 years ago, two female gladiators known as Amazon and Achillia faced each other in the arena at ancient Halicarnassus, the city that…
A Hidden Wall Reveals How the Phrygians Completed Midas Castle’s Natural Defenses
For generations, archaeologists could see where defensive walls once crossed the rocky landscape of Yazılıkaya, also known as Midas Castle. Grooves, cuttings and sockets…
Ancient Smyrna Reveals Its First Wall Paintings Near the Agora and Theater
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Smyrna in western Türkiye have uncovered previously undocumented wall paintings and three rooms dating back approximately 1,500 years.…
A 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Revealing the Tableware Even Cicero Wrote About
Thousands of ceramic plates, bowls and serving vessels have emerged from a 2,100-year-old shipwreck off Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast, revealing a cargo linked to one…
10,000-Year-Old Burials at Göbeklitepe May Solve a 30-Year Archaeological Mystery
For more than three decades, archaeologists at Göbeklitepe in southeastern Türkiye have encountered a puzzling sight: hundreds of broken human bones scattered among the…
Mesopotamia
Assyria’s Lost Queens Were Buried With a Great Gold Treasure to Rival Tutankhamun
The kings of Assyria made certain that history would remember them. Their victories covered…
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30 September 2026
10,500-Year-Old Wooden Structures Discovered Beneath Lake Arendsee in Germany
Around 10,500 years ago, people living beside a lake in what is now northern Germany cut…
30 September 2026
A Roman Temple to Mars Lay Hidden Just Centimeters Beneath a Forest Floor in the Heart of Europe
Just a few centimeters beneath the forest floor of the eastern Taunus, archaeologists are uncovering a…
29 September 2026
Croatia’s 1,500-Year-Old Palace Had a Harbor, a Fishpond—and a Much Older Secret
On the Croatian island of Mljet, the monumental ruins of a Late Antique palace still rise…
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Archaeologists Uncover a Vast Residence Built for a Roman Legion Commander
On the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, overlooking the Danube in what is…
Romans Turned an Ancient Bath into a Massive Production Complex in Türkiye
An ancient Roman bath in southern Türkiye had an unexpected second life.…
Six 1,600-Year-Old Mosaics Unearthed in a Roman Complex in Albania
Archaeologists working in southern Albania have uncovered six richly decorated mosaic floors…
Built Fortresses, Broke Armor: Roman Legionaries’ Iron Tools Discovered in Bulgaria
Two remarkably preserved iron tools discovered near the nearly 1,700-year-old Roman fortress…
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2 October 2026
A Hidden Wall Reveals How the Phrygians Completed Midas Castle’s Natural Defenses
For generations, archaeologists could see where defensive walls once crossed the rocky landscape of Yazılıkaya, also…
2 October 2026
Tiny Lead Venus Figurine Discovered in Roman Village in Hungary
A tiny lead figurine found in a Roman village in Hungary has revealed something archaeologists had…
2 October 2026
Norway’s Record Viking Hoard Has Passed 5,000 Coins, and More Are Still Emerging
Norway’s largest known Viking Age coin hoard has crossed the 5,000-coin mark, months after archaeologists believed…
1 October 2026
Goldworking Reveals a Forgotten Monastic Power Centre in Early Medieval Britain
For centuries, Lismore was known from chronicles and tradition as the home of an important early…
1 October 2026
Ancient Smyrna Reveals Its First Wall Paintings Near the Agora and Theater
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Smyrna in western Türkiye have uncovered previously undocumented wall paintings…
1 October 2026
Montenegro’s Roman Doclea Was Already a Monumental City Centuries Before Diocletian
Long before Emperor Diocletian’s age transformed the Roman Balkans, Doclea already possessed the kind of monumental…
1 October 2026
A Magical Pentagram and a Gold Coin Found With an Elite Warrior Inside a Sacred Circle
More than two millennia ago, a young mounted warrior was buried inside a sacred circle at…
1 October 2026
A 12,500-Year-Old Gomphothere Skull in Chile Bears Signs of Human Intervention
A fractured skull from an extinct elephant relative is offering a striking glimpse into how some…
30 September 2026
10,500-Year-Old Wooden Structures Discovered Beneath Lake Arendsee in Germany
Around 10,500 years ago, people living beside a lake in what is now northern Germany cut…
30 September 2026
Life-Size Petroglyph of a Mysterious Ruler Lies Inside a Church Linked to Curses
A life-size figure carved into a granite outcrop in northern Sudan has become the focal point…