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Helmets Once Thought to Be Ancient Reveal a Medieval Secret Beneath Spain’s Waters

9 May 2026

For decades, the iron helmets recovered from the seabed near Benicarló seemed to belong to the ancient world. They were...

Three of the Viking gold arm rings are smooth, while one stands out with zigzag and triangular decoration. Another ring contains a smaller ring of the same type. Credit: Nordjyske Museer

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Rare Viking Gold Hoard Found Near Rold Becomes Denmark’s Third-Largest Viking-Age Gold Discovery

9 May 2026

A flash of gold in the soil beside a forest track has led archaeologists in northern Denmark to one of...

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A 1,600-Year-Old Purse Found in a Roman Fort in Belgium May Reveal How People Paid After Rome’s Money Ran Out

8 May 2026

At first glance, it looked like little more than a compact lump of earth, corroded metal and mineralized textile. But...

Credit: Cut-Marked Human Bones in Denmark. ©J. Hochholzer - University of Kiel

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Cut-Marked Human Bones in Denmark Reveal a Disturbing Stone Age Mystery

8 May 2026

Along the vanished shore of a prehistoric fjord in eastern Jutland, archaeologists are returning to one of Denmark’s most unsettling...

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New Inscriptions Reveal the First Direct Evidence of Roman Businessmen Operating in Ancient Teos

7 May 2026

Roman businessmen in Teos may have played a far greater role in the city’s economic life than previously known, according...

Fragments of Bell Beaker vessels from ritual features at Supraśl. Miron Bogacki.

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Oldest Alcohol Traces in Northeastern Poland Found in 4,500-Year-Old Vessels

7 May 2026

The oldest traces of alcoholic beverages in northeastern Poland have been identified inside 4,500-year-old ceramic vessels, offering a rare chemical...

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Rare Intact Roman Grave Unearthed Beneath City Market in Vinkovci, Croatia

7 May 2026

A rare intact Roman grave in Vinkovci has turned a modern market reconstruction project in eastern Croatia into a direct...

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Hidden Tunnels Beneath Bloxham Reveal the Truth Behind Generations of Village Legends

6 May 2026

Stories of secret tunnels beneath Bloxham were once the kind of village folklore passed from one generation to the next....

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5,000-Year-Old Timber Platform Beneath Scottish Crannog Reveals Secrets of a Prehistoric Artificial Island

6 May 2026

Loch Bhorgastail crannog, a prehistoric human-made island in the Outer Hebrides, has revealed a hidden timber platform more than 5,000...

Credit: Annette Græsli Øvrelid, Arkeologisk museum, Universitetet i Stavanger

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Walker Finds 1,500-Year-Old Gold Sword Fitting Beneath a Fallen Tree in Norway

6 May 2026

A 1,500-year-old gold sword-scabbard fitting found by a local walker beneath a storm-felled tree in Sandnes, Norway, is offering archaeologists...