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The pits discovered in previous excavation. Image: Antiquity

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Archaeologists have found a mysterious prehistoric site, believed to be a 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery, near the Arctic Circle

4 December 2023

Archaeologists have found a mysterious prehistoric site believed to be a 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery just 50 miles (80 kilometers)...

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A rare bronze talismanic healing bowl was discovered in Hasankeyf excavations

3 December 2023

During the ongoing excavations in the Hasankeyf mound in Batman, one of the oldest settlements in the world, an 800-year-old...

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A Roman copper-alloy tiny tortoise figurine found in Suffolk

3 December 2023

In July last year, a small Roman copper alloy tortoise or turtle figurine was discovered by metal detectors near the...

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A Detectorist has Discovered a Completely Unique Medieval Seal Matrix in the UK

2 December 2023

A medieval seal die, described by experts as ‘completely unique’, has been found by a metal detector at a field...

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73 intact Wari mummy bundles and Carved Masks Placed On False Heads Discovered In Peru

1 December 2023

At Pachacámac, an archaeological site southeast of Lima in Peru, archaeologists unearthed bundles of 73 intact mummy bundles, some containing...

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New Study: Middle Paleolithic Human Diet was More Diverse than Previously Thought

30 November 2023

In a newly published study, archaeologists from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen...

The 3,000-year-old swords found in fragments in Mirow. Photo from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs

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In Germany, volunteers unearthed the largest hoard of Slavic coins to date and bronze-age seven swords

29 November 2023

Volunteer archaeologists found bronze age seven swords and from the 11th century 6000 silver coins in the northeastern German state...

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A rare 2500-year-old saw, the first of its kind, discovered in Anatolia

28 November 2023

Archaeologists conducting excavations in Çorum, the capital of the Ancient Hittite Empire in northern Turkey, discovered a 2,250-year-old saw. Recent...

Image: Slingstones from En Zippori in the Galilee. Photo by Gil Haklay/IAA.

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The researchers unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant

28 November 2023

Israel Antiquities Authority researchers have unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant, dating back...

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Truncated conical tombs 3,000 years old found in the Chapultepec Forest

26 November 2023

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) unearthed 10 truncated conical tombs, approximately 3,000 years old, at...

Archaeologists have found a mysterious prehistoric site, believed to be a 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery, near the Arctic Circle

A rare bronze talismanic healing bowl was discovered in Hasankeyf excavations

A Roman copper-alloy tiny tortoise figurine found in Suffolk

A Detectorist has Discovered a Completely Unique Medieval Seal Matrix in the UK

73 intact Wari mummy bundles and Carved Masks Placed On False Heads Discovered In Peru

New Study: Middle Paleolithic Human Diet was More Diverse than Previously Thought

In Germany, volunteers unearthed the largest hoard of Slavic coins to date and bronze-age seven swords

A rare 2500-year-old saw, the first of its kind, discovered in Anatolia

The researchers unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant

Truncated conical tombs 3,000 years old found in the Chapultepec Forest

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Oldest US firearm unearthed in Arizona, a 500-year-old bronze cannon linked to Coronado expedition

Inscription dedicated to Roman Emperor Hadrian found in ancient city of Blaundus

Recent excavations reveal the complete water conservancy system of the nearly 5000-year-old Liangzhu Ruins

New study reveals unique characteristics and complex origins of late Bronze Age swords discovered in the Balearic Islands

DNA Analysis Reveals Identifies the Genetic Makeup of Piceni the Most Fascinating Civilizations of Pre-Roman Italy

Lost Phrygian Inscription on Arslan Kaya Monument Deciphered

Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city -500 years older than thought

One of the largest mass burial pits ever discovered in the UK has been unearthed next to Leicester Cathedral

The Highest Prehistoric Petroglyphs in Europe Discovered at 3000 Meters in the Italian Alps

Researchers have unveiled text concealed beneath an intricate decorative layer of gold leaf on a page of the famous Blue Qur’an