4 October 2026
Wildfire Exposes Possible Inca-Era Stairway Hidden in Ecuador
A wildfire that swept across Cerro Casitagua near Quito has exposed an archaeological feature that had…
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4 October 2026
Gold, Glass, and Weapons: Mycenaeans May Have Turned Their Dead Into Works of Art
Around 3,400 years ago, mourners at Dendra in southern Greece lowered carefully prepared bodies into burial…
4 October 2026
Rare Celtic Spear and Complete Shield Set Discovered in Northeastern Hungary
Archaeologists surveying the hills around Erdőbénye in northeastern Hungary have uncovered an unusual group of Iron…
4 October 2026
A 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Dog Had a Unique Name, an Unusual Coat, and a Rare Hieroglyph
More than 3,500 years ago, an Egyptian official named User had one of his dogs painted…
3 October 2026
2,000-Year-Old Warship of Rome’s Great Enemy Mithridates Found in the Black Sea
For more than 2,000 years, the remains of a warship rested beneath the waters off Phanagoria,…
3 October 2026
Woman With Rings Woven Into Her Hair Found in the City’s Oldest Cemetery
Archaeologists excavating in the historic Russian town of Staraya Russa have uncovered its earliest known urban…
3 October 2026
Anglo-Saxon Coins Found Near the Vatican Reveal Rome’s Lost “Little England”
Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins found near the Vatican are bringing a largely forgotten corner of medieval Rome…
2 October 2026
Rare 600-Year-Old Water System Reveals a Medieval Monastery Was Thriving, Not Declining
Archaeologists excavating a medieval monastery in Germany have uncovered a rare 14th-century water system that is…
2 October 2026
Amazon and Achillia, Two Female Gladiators Who Fought in the Arena of Ancient Bodrum
Nearly 2,000 years ago, two female gladiators known as Amazon and Achillia faced each other in…
2 October 2026
A Hidden Wall Reveals How the Phrygians Completed Midas Castle’s Natural Defenses
For generations, archaeologists could see where defensive walls once crossed the rocky landscape of Yazılıkaya, also…