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Column of Constantine, Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpent Column, Column of Arcadius - Salomon Schweigger, Constantinople. Credit: Public Domain

Column of Arcadius: “The Roman Column That Fed Istanbul”

28 December 2025

Rising once above the seventh hill of Constantinople like a carved chronicle in stone, the Column of Arcadius—known in Turkish...

Swords and jewelry discovered during the archaeological survey. Credit: BHT

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Many Ancient Artifacts Discovered in Vietnam’s Rice Fields

28 December 2025

In Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province, archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable concentration of ancient artifacts beneath rice fields in the...

Yastrebovskoe-Berezhnoe-1 site. Credit: Press Office of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, RAS

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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Horse-Bone Skates

27 December 2025

Archaeologists working on the Taman Peninsula in Russia’s Krasnodar Region have uncovered a remarkable example of ancient ingenuity: bone skates...

A 1,400-year-old limestone mold used to produce flasks decorated with a cross and inscribed with the words “Lord’s blessing from the holy places” was uncovered at the Hyrcania site in the Judean Desert, West Bank. Credit: Michal Haber / Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Archaeologists Discover 1,400-Year-Old Souvenir Mold, Exposing the Rise of Christian Pilgrimage Tourism

26 December 2025

Archaeologists excavating the remote Hyrcania site in the Judean Desert have uncovered a rare limestone mold used to produce small...

The unearthed pottery workshop of Gird-i Bazar. From this perspective, the walls of the buildings are clearly visible, along with the kilns. | Credit: Andrea Squitieri

Mesopotamia, News

3,000-Year-Old Pottery Workshop Discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan

26 December 2025

Archaeologists working in Iraqi Kurdistan have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved 3,000-year-old pottery workshop that is reshaping what researchers know about...

The bucket was placed in the grave when two influential women were buried in 834. A thousand years later, when the Oseberg ship was excavated, almost everything had collapsed — except the remarkably preserved bucket. Credit: Aksel Kjær Vidnes

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A Mysterious ‘Buddha Bucket’ Survived 1,000 Years in a Viking Grave

25 December 2025

A Mysterious “Buddha Bucket” Survived 1,000 Years in a Viking Grave — and despite spending a millennium beneath layers of...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Late Antique Mosaic With Greek Inscription and Floral Motifs Discovered During Post-Earthquake Excavations in Hatay

25 December 2025

A rescue excavation in Türkiye’s southern province of Hatay has revealed a stunning Late Antique floor mosaic decorated with floral...

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A Major Etruscan Medical School Emerges at the Sacred Springs of San Casciano dei Bagni

24 December 2025

New results from the 2025 excavation season at the Bagno Grande Sanctuary in San Casciano dei Bagni are reshaping how...

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Kültöbe Inscription Found by Chance in Kazakhstan Pushes Oghuz Writing Back Four Centuries

23 December 2025

A remarkable archaeological discovery in southern Kazakhstan is reshaping what scholars know about the early history of the Oghuz Turks...

Anatolian Archeology, Classical Archeology, News

1,800-Year-Old Staircase Leading to One of Western Anatolia’s Best-Preserved Libraries Discovered in Ancient Nysa

23 December 2025

Nysa, one of the most intellectually vibrant cities of Roman Asia Minor, has yielded a new architectural discovery that deepens...

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