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Codex Gigas: The Monk Who Supposedly Sold His Soul to Write the Devil’s Bible in One Night
Ancient History · 5 August 2026
Archaeologists Discover a 3,200-Year-Old Ceremonial Kitchen in Azerbaijan, Unique in the Caucasus
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2,500-Year-Old Monumental Statue of a Long-Haired Young Man Discovered Remarkably Preserved in Ancient Sardis
Archaeologists have unearthed a monumental marble statue believed to be roughly 2,500 years old at Sardis Ancient City in Turkey’s Manisa province — the…
3,300-Year-Old Hittite Iron Dagger Reveals the Elegance of Bronze Age Weapon Design
A Hittite dagger on display at the Amasra Museum on Türkiye’s Black Sea coast offers a remarkably vivid glimpse of ancient Anatolian craftsmanship. Measuring…
5,000-Year-Old “Mystery Jar” with Three Enigmatic Symbols Found Upside Down at Gökhöyük
Archaeologists excavating Gökhöyük in central Türkiye have uncovered an extraordinary 5,000-year-old ceramic vessel decorated with a human face, two wild goats and what researchers…
Greek Island Obsidian Discovered at a 5,000-Year-Old Mountain Settlement in Türkiye
Archaeologists excavating Çaltılar Höyük in southwestern Türkiye have uncovered stone tools made from obsidian originating on the Greek island of Melos, revealing that Aegean…
3,500-Year-Old Luwian Seal and Gold Amulet Believed to Contain a Biblical Passage Found in Türkiye
Archaeologists excavating Türkmen Karahöyük in central Türkiye have uncovered two rare objects separated by nearly two millennia: a 3,500-year-old stone seal inscribed in Hieroglyphic…
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…
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5 August 2026
Rare Runestone Found Beneath a Medieval Chapel in the Faroe Islands
Archaeologists in the Faroe Islands have made a discovery so uncommon that experts are calling it…
5 August 2026
Codex Gigas: The Monk Who Supposedly Sold His Soul to Write the Devil’s Bible in One Night
A condemned monk, a bargain with the Devil and a book so enormous that no ordinary…
4 August 2026
3,000-Year-Old Bronze Hoard Unearthed in Czech Wetland
Archaeologists working along a Czech railway corridor have uncovered a rare Bronze Age hoard that experts…
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Classical Archaeology
Roman Gold, Barracks and Surgical Tools Unearthed at Vindonissa’s First Military Camp in Switzerland
A major rescue excavation at Vindonissa in Switzerland has revealed the defences…
2,000-Year-Old Cemetery with Lavishly Adorned Elite Burials Uncovered in England
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age cemetery containing more than 100 cremation burials has…
Inscribed Gold Plaque Provides First Evidence of Jupiter Dolichenus Cult at Roman Fort in Georgia
A small inscribed gold plaque discovered at the Roman fort of Apsaros…
Massive Roman Bathhouse Spanning Nearly 5,000 Square Meters Unearthed in Netherlands
The Netherlands’ largest Roman bathhouse has been unearthed in Nijmegen, revealing a…
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5 August 2026
Silenced for 6,000 Years: How a Tiny Stone Seal Resurrected Iran’s Oldest Harp
Six millennia ago, on the plains of what is now southwestern Iran, a musician plucked the…
5 August 2026
Bronze Votive Offerings to Goddess Uni Found in Ancient Etruscan Well at Kainua, Near Bologna
Archaeologists from the University of Bologna have uncovered a remarkably preserved ritual well at the ancient…
4 August 2026
Otrar Excavations Reveal the City’s First Dakhma-Type Collective Burial and a Golden Horde Mosque
Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Otrar in Kazakhstan’s southern Turkistan Region have uncovered the…
4 August 2026
2 Million Ancient Coins and Kilos of Gold Unearthed From the Tomb of a 27-Day Emperor
He ruled China for only 27 days before being stripped of the throne and largely erased…
4 August 2026
The World’s Oldest Map of the Holy Land Is Coming to Life in Göttingen
A new university project is using virtual reality, pop-up exhibits, and interactive displays to bring a…
4 August 2026
3,000-Year-Old Bronze Hoard Unearthed in Czech Wetland
Archaeologists working along a Czech railway corridor have uncovered a rare Bronze Age hoard that experts…
4 August 2026
Rare Centuries-Old Potano Pot Found Intact in Florida — Its Purpose Still a Mystery
Archaeology is usually a game of piecing broken things back together. So when students digging near…
4 August 2026
Unique Roman Funerary Monument Found in Emona’s Northern Cemetery in Ljubljana
Archaeologists working beneath central Ljubljana have uncovered an almost complete Roman funerary monument that specialists say…
3 August 2026
Modern Highway Meets 2,000-Year-Old Roman Road
Archaeologists in southwestern Germany have uncovered a 90-metre section of a Roman road dating back around…
3 August 2026
Scientists Discover Never-Before-Seen Metal Alloy Forged Inside the Hiroshima Atomic Fireball
A microscopic grain preserved in the sands of Hiroshima Bay has revealed a material never identified…