AI & Archaeology · 12 August 2026
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New 2,300-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Hittite Capital of Hattusa
Archaeologists have uncovered a new set of tombs dating back roughly 2,300 years at Hattusa, the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire in central…
2,400-Year-Old Tomb of a Possible Ancient Wrestler Discovered at Aspendos
Archaeologists excavating at Aspendos Ancient City in southern Türkiye have uncovered a chest-type tomb dating to the last quarter of the 5th century BCE…
Şanlıurfa Castle Excavations Uncover a Martyr’s Church in Ancient Edessa
Archaeologists working at Şanlıurfa Castle in southeastern Türkiye have announced a major step forward in understanding one of the region’s most significant early Christian…
The Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel That Heralded the Coming of Christ Unearthed at Pisidia Antiokheia
Excavation reveals a Byzantine-era artifact with no known parallel anywhere in Christian art history Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pisidia Antiokheia, in the…
1,500-Year-Old Mortar and Ancient Storage Jars Reveal Early Christian Life at Türkiye’s Apollon Smintheus Sanctuary
Archaeologists digging at the ancient Sanctuary of Apollon Smintheus, tucked into the northwestern Turkish province of Çanakkale’s Ayvacık district, have unearthed a stone mortar…
Mesopotamia
Sasanian Artefacts Unearthed as Road Projects Expose 14 Archaeological Sites Around Erbil
Two major road projects in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have led archaeologists to…
European Archaeology
9 August 2026
450 Mice Found in a 2,700-Year-Old Sanctuary in Crete Point to an Unknown Cult
Archaeologists excavating the sanctuary of Apollo at Gortyn, Crete, have uncovered a votive deposit containing the…
9 August 2026
Shackled Men in Ancient Athens Mass Grave Were Locals, Not Invaders, Study Confirms
New strontium isotope research shows the shackled men in ancient Athens’ Phaleron mass grave were locals,…
8 August 2026
Mercury or Victoria? A Roman Camp’s Vanished Relic Leaves Two Gods Fighting for Credit
The Roman camp at Kneblinghausen, in Germany’s Soest district, is one of the most puzzling Roman-era…
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Classical Archaeology
Massive Roman Dolium and Possible Shipwreck Discovered off Italy’s Elba Island
Underwater surveys off Italy’s Elba Island have revealed a large Roman dolium…
2,400-Year-Old Tomb of a Possible Ancient Wrestler Discovered at Aspendos
Archaeologists excavating at Aspendos Ancient City in southern Türkiye have uncovered a…
2,100-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Loaded With Hundreds of Amphorae Found off Sicily
A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying hundreds of Dressel 1A amphorae has been…
The Emperor’s Revenge? Roman Villa Bones Hint at a Fourth-Century Massacre in Britain
For more than 140 years, the mosaic floors of Brading Roman Villa…
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12 August 2026
Stone Worshipped as Sacred for Generations Turns Out to Be 65 Million Years Old
A stone revered for generations by the Baiga Indigenous community in the forests of central India…
11 August 2026
Massive Roman Dolium and Possible Shipwreck Discovered off Italy’s Elba Island
Underwater surveys off Italy’s Elba Island have revealed a large Roman dolium and the remains of…
11 August 2026
TabletCraft Opens a Two-Way AI Translation Channel for Archaeologists
TabletCraft, a new open-source AI system for translating cuneiform, tackles a problem that has challenged archaeology…
11 August 2026
9,500 Years Later, Stone Age Mother and Her Unborn Child Are Found in a Swedish Cave
On the small island of Lilla Karlsö off the coast of Gotland, Sweden, archaeologists have made…
11 August 2026
New 2,300-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Hittite Capital of Hattusa
Archaeologists have uncovered a new set of tombs dating back roughly 2,300 years at Hattusa, the…
11 August 2026
8,500-Year-Old Shell Bead Reveals Ancient California’s Hidden Trade Network
Sometimes the smallest objects carry the biggest stories. Buried deep in the hills of California's interior,…
10 August 2026
AI-Powered LiDAR Helps Archaeologists Detect Hidden Structures Beneath Forest Canopies
New research shows how artificial intelligence could help archaeologists detect ancient structures hidden under dense vegetation…
10 August 2026
2,400-Year-Old Tomb of a Possible Ancient Wrestler Discovered at Aspendos
Archaeologists excavating at Aspendos Ancient City in southern Türkiye have uncovered a chest-type tomb dating to…
10 August 2026
The Dormouse Fattening Jar That Finally Proves an Ancient Roman Secret
Deep in the abandoned medieval village of Celleno, a small terracotta jar is offering an unusually…
10 August 2026
Chersonesos Unearths a Girl’s Gold, Rouge and Perfume After 1,900 Years
On the windswept southern edge of the ancient Greek city of Tauric Chersonesos, not far from…