9 August 2026
450 Mice Found in a 2,700-Year-Old Sanctuary in Crete Point to an Unknown Cult
Archaeologists excavating the sanctuary of Apollo at Gortyn, Crete, have uncovered a votive deposit containing the…
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Shackled Men in Ancient Athens Mass Grave Were Locals, Not Invaders, Study Confirms
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9 August 2026
Bronze Age Greek Rulers Wore “Space Bling”
Long before blacksmiths learned to smelt iron ore, the rulers of Bronze Age Greece were already…
8 August 2026
2,100-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Loaded With Hundreds of Amphorae Found off Sicily
A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck carrying hundreds of Dressel 1A amphorae has been discovered 46 meters underwater…
8 August 2026
The Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel That Heralded the Coming of Christ Unearthed at Pisidia Antiokheia
Excavation reveals a Byzantine-era artifact with no known parallel anywhere in Christian art history Archaeologists excavating…
8 August 2026
1,500-Year-Old Mortar and Ancient Storage Jars Reveal Early Christian Life at Türkiye’s Apollon Smintheus Sanctuary
Archaeologists digging at the ancient Sanctuary of Apollon Smintheus, tucked into the northwestern Turkish province of…
8 August 2026
Danube Drought Uncovers Roman Altar and Inscribed Tablets — Along With a Wartime Bomb Scare
Record-low Danube water levels near Dunaújváros have uncovered a Roman altar to Jupiter and inscribed limestone…
8 August 2026
Mercury or Victoria? A Roman Camp’s Vanished Relic Leaves Two Gods Fighting for Credit
The Roman camp at Kneblinghausen, in Germany's Soest district, is one of the most puzzling Roman-era…
7 August 2026
How Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Dig Rewrote 6,000 Years of Suffolk History
Beneath the concrete and cranes rising over the Suffolk coast, archaeologists have quietly uncovered something no…
7 August 2026
The Emperor’s Revenge? Roman Villa Bones Hint at a Fourth-Century Massacre in Britain
For more than 140 years, the mosaic floors of Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of…