23 February 2024
A ‘very rare’ clay figurine of god Mercury and a previously unknown Roman settlement were discovered at the excavation site in Kent
At a previously unknown Roman settlement that was formerly next to a busy port but is…
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Month: February 2024
22 February 2024
Neanderthals used glue to make stone tools 40,000 years ago, a new study suggests “Earliest evidence of a multi-component adhesive in Europe”
More than 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals in what is now France used a multi-component adhesive to…
22 February 2024
Detector finds rare Merovingian gold ring refers to a previously unknown principality
A metal detectorist has unearthed a very rare, 1,500-year-old Merovingian gold ring made of 22-carat gold…
21 February 2024
Archaeologists may have Found a Viking Age Marketplace in Norway
Archaeologists from the University of Stavanger have identified the possible remains of a marketplace from the…
20 February 2024
An ancient bronze hand may be the oldest and longest example of Vasconic script
Researchers have discovered rare evidence of an enigmatic ancient language on a 2,000-year-old bronze hand. The…
20 February 2024
The World’s Oldest Mummies “Chile’s Ancient Mummies Older than Egypt’s”
At the beginning of the 20th century, mummies dating back 2000 years before the Egyptians were…
20 February 2024
4,000-year-old Snake-Shaped Pottery Handle Found in Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University archaeologists in Taiwan have discovered a snake-shaped pottery handle dating back approximately…
19 February 2024
Trier University’s Digital Coin Cabinet is Now Accessible
Historical coins are much more than just pieces of jewelry for collections and exhibitions and are…
18 February 2024
A Previously Unknown Bronze Age Settlement Discovered in Switzerland
In advance of a construction project in Heimberg, the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern…
18 February 2024
Medieval Love badge with the written “Love conquers all” discovered in Poland
Polish archaeologists have discovered a late medieval badge: a piece of tin shaped into a turtle…