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European Archaeology · 26 September 2026
16 New Rock Art Panels Discovered at Sweden’s Tanum World Heritage Site, Including a Huge One
European Archaeology · 26 September 2026
A Planned Roman City With an 8,000-Seat Amphitheater Discovered in Austria
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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…
Noah’s Ark Mystery Deepens as New Discoveries Emerge Near Mount Ararat
Fresh pottery discoveries and nearly 1,000 soil samples have emerged from a new investigation of the Durupınar Formation near Mount Ararat in eastern Türkiye.…
In Türkiye’s Textile Heartland, Archaeologists Uncover an 8,200-Year-Old Workshop
More than 8,000 years ago, people living in western Anatolia were spinning thread, preparing textile-making tools, and wearing clothes that may have featured colorful…
New Fragment of One of the World’s Oldest Peace Treaties Found in Türkiye Reveals Ancient Rules for Fugitives
A 3,200-year-old fragment of the Kadesh Peace Treaty has been identified at the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha in Türkiye. The cuneiform tablet preserves…
The City That Invented Coins May Have Borrowed Its Fortress-Building Secrets from Assyria
The ancient Lydians are remembered for creating the world’s first coins and for the legendary wealth of King Croesus. But at Sardis, their capital…
Mesopotamia
Assyrian Capital Nimrud’s 340-Hectare Lower Town Is Finally Coming Into View After Nearly 180 Years
For generations, the story of Nimrud has been told through its palaces, temples, monumental…
European Archaeology
27 September 2026
Europe’s Earliest Beer? 6,500-Year-Old Malt Found at Solnitsata
Archaeologists at the prehistoric settlement of Provadia-Solnitsata in Bulgaria have uncovered evidence that people were making…
26 September 2026
16 New Rock Art Panels Discovered at Sweden’s Tanum World Heritage Site, Including a Huge One
Archaeologists working in Sweden’s celebrated Tanum rock-art landscape have discovered 16 previously undocumented carved rock surfaces,…
26 September 2026
A Planned Roman City With an 8,000-Seat Amphitheater Discovered in Austria
Beneath farmland near the Danube in Austria, archaeologists have mapped the remains of a previously unknown…
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Classical Archaeology
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…
New Roman Settlement Unearthed in Switzerland Reveals Metalworking and a Peacock Brooch
A newly uncovered Roman settlement in southern Switzerland is revealing an unexpected…
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26 September 2026
Romans Turned an Ancient Bath into a Massive Production Complex in Türkiye
An ancient Roman bath in southern Türkiye had an unexpected second life. Archaeologists investigating the ruins…
26 September 2026
Mysterious Cave Glyphs Reveal Teotihuacan’s Long-Lost Writing System
For decades, one of ancient Mesoamerica’s greatest cities appeared to have an unusual absence. Teotihuacan built…
26 September 2026
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 inside a Roman-period architectural…
25 September 2026
Archaeologists Discover a Roman-Era Pyramid Tomb in Egypt with a 19-Line Greek Poem
Archaeologists in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis have uncovered a Roman-era tomb crowned by a pyramid-shaped mud-brick structure,…
25 September 2026
Archaeologists Make a Rare Roman-Era Discovery in Germany
Archaeologists in western Germany have uncovered exceptionally well-preserved workshops dating back nearly 2,000 years, revealing a…
25 September 2026
13,000 Years Ago, You Could Walk from Sicily to Malta. Now Scientists Are Mapping the Lost Route
There was once a way to travel from Sicily to Malta without crossing the open sea.…
25 September 2026
Roman Silver Hoard Found in Sweden Holds a 1,800-Year-Old Surprise
A final sweep with a metal detector at an ancient farm in Sweden has uncovered 45…
25 September 2026
Archaeologists Mistake a Rare 4,000-Year-Old Stone Tomb in Norway for a Fire Pit
What initially looked like the remains of an ancient fire pit has turned out to be…
24 September 2026
A Skeleton Reveals a Lost Norse Church Near Erik the Red’s Greenland Settlement
For more than two decades, a rectangular stone enclosure in southern Greenland held a question archaeologists…
24 September 2026
Ancient Egyptian Glass Found in a 2,000-Year-Old British Chariot Fitting
A small piece of horse equipment preserved at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum has revealed a surprising connection…