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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…
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4,000-Year-Old Tablets Reveal a Princess’s Estate, New Place Names and Possible War Captive Settlements
Fifteen cuneiform tablets kept in the Iraq Museum are opening an unusually detailed window…
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7 October 2026
Archaeologists Discover the Main Gate of Rome’s XIII Gemina Legionary Fortress at Apulum
Archaeologists at Apulum in Romania have identified the Porta Praetoria, the main eastern gate of the…
6 October 2026
Archaeologists Uncover a Large Iron Age Residence with Imported Mediterranean Ceramics in Spain
Archaeologists excavating Cerro del Gollino in central Spain have uncovered new evidence from a large Iron…
6 October 2026
A 2,600-Year-Old Warrior Buried With a Helmet, Sword, Shield and Gold Face Covering Found in North Macedonia
Archaeologists in North Macedonia have uncovered a richly furnished 2,600-year-old burial containing a bronze helmet, shield,…
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Archaeologists Discover the Main Gate of Rome’s XIII Gemina Legionary Fortress at Apulum
Archaeologists at Apulum in Romania have identified the Porta Praetoria, the main…
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…
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6 October 2026
A 2,600-Year-Old Warrior Buried With a Helmet, Sword, Shield and Gold Face Covering Found in North Macedonia
Archaeologists in North Macedonia have uncovered a richly furnished 2,600-year-old burial containing a bronze helmet, shield,…
6 October 2026
After Fire Destroyed Their Town 3,200 Years Ago, Mycenaeans Returned and Built Massive Defensive Walls
A devastating fire swept through the Mycenaean settlement of Aigeira around the middle of the 12th…
6 October 2026
4,000-Year-Old Tablets Reveal a Princess’s Estate, New Place Names and Possible War Captive Settlements
Fifteen cuneiform tablets kept in the Iraq Museum are opening an unusually detailed window onto the…
5 October 2026
Could Egypt’s First Royal Servants Have Been Buried Alive? 5,000-Year-Old Skulls Reopen a Century-Old Mystery
More than a century ago, archaeologist Flinders Petrie examined a group of unusual burials surrounding some…
5 October 2026
People Reached Badanj Cave in Bosnia 20,000 Years Ago, 5,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
People were using Badanj Cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina around 20,000 years ago, roughly 5,000 years…
5 October 2026
Newly Discovered Medieval Hoard in Russia Contains Two Swedish Coins of Exceptional Rarity
Archaeologists excavating a medieval fortified settlement in northwestern Russia have uncovered more than two kilograms of…
5 October 2026
Ancient Wells, a Persian Trade Jar, and a Mysterious Structure Rewrite the Story of Tamil Nadu’s Sunken City
Archaeologists exploring the seabed off Tamil Nadu have recovered four ancient ring wells, more than 250…
4 October 2026
When War Came, a Medieval Windmill Became a Stronghold
For generations, a windswept hill outside the medieval town of Puck was remembered simply as a…
4 October 2026
Wildfire Exposes Possible Inca-Era Stairway Hidden in Ecuador
A wildfire that swept across Cerro Casitagua near Quito has exposed an archaeological feature that had…
4 October 2026
Gold, Glass, and Weapons: Mycenaeans May Have Turned Their Dead Into Works of Art
Around 3,400 years ago, mourners at Dendra in southern Greece lowered carefully prepared bodies into burial…