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They Lived Above the Dead as Violence Hid Beneath Their Floors
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7 October 2026
Vietnamese Archaeologists May Have Found Da Nang’s Earliest Known Champa Relief
Archaeologists working at the foot of Vietnam’s Hai Van Pass may have uncovered the earliest known…
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Archaeologists excavating a quiet village in northeastern France have uncovered more than 1,000 ancient bone dice,…
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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 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
First-Ever Seal Ring Showing the Lighthouse of Alexandria Found in the Sunken Royal Quarter
Underwater archaeologists working in Alexandria’s ancient Eastern Harbour have discovered a bronze seal ring engraved with…
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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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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…