16 July 2026
Games for the Afterlife: 2,000-Year-Old Liubo Game Boards Found in Han Dynasty Tombs
Archaeologists in northwest China have uncovered two game boards carved into square bricks inside approximately 2,000-year-old…
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16 July 2026
Archaeologists Find a 1,000-Year-Old Amulet Depicting a Fantastical Beast
Archaeologists excavating the historic Zavelychye district of Pskov in northwestern Russia have uncovered the broken head…
16 July 2026
Urartu’s Kings Turned Bronze Bowls into Portable Propaganda 2,800 Years Ago
More than 100 bronze bowls inscribed with the names of Urartian kings were not simply elite…
15 July 2026
Large 2,200-Year-Old Atropatene Settlement Unearthed in Azerbaijan
Archaeologists working in the mountains of southeastern Azerbaijan have uncovered the remains of a large settlement…
15 July 2026
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 been uncovered near Chelmsford…
15 July 2026
Rare ‘Ratl’ Stone Weight Found at Early Islamic Mining Settlement in Saudi Arabia
A rare stone weight inscribed with the word “ratl” has been unearthed at the Hillit archaeological…
15 July 2026
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 in Georgia has provided…
15 July 2026
Slave Shackles and Mutilated Weapons Found in 2,300-Year-Old Gallic Settlement
At least five iron restraints discovered at a major Gallic settlement in western France are providing…
14 July 2026
3,400-Year-Old Gold Diadems Found in Bronze Age Tombs in Cyprus
A collection of 3,400-year-old gold diadems discovered in elite tombs in Cyprus includes one found still…
14 July 2026
3,800-Year-Old Ritual Offering with ‘Eye of God’ Motif Found in Peru
A compact ceremonial deposit containing carved wooden and bone objects, including ornaments engraved with the so-called…