12 August 2026
Lost Papal Letter Casts the Norman Conquest as a Holy War Against ‘Followers of Satan’
A lost papal letter suggests the Norman Conquest of 1066 was shaped by a bitter papal…
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Archaeology news
12 August 2026
Egypt Uncovers Remains of a Medieval Caravanserai for Pilgrims in the Lost City of Asila, North Sinai
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a significant archaeological discovery in North Sinai: the…
12 August 2026
ADAF: How Deep Learning Helps Archaeologists Spot What Manual Analysis Misses
A new tool called ADAF scans airborne laser-scanning data to flag archaeological features that even trained…
12 August 2026
Divers Uncover Ancient Wheat, Bronze Age Pots, and Mystery Timbers in Italy’s Sunken Prehistoric Settlement
The submerged prehistoric settlement of Gran Carro, resting on the bed of Lake Bolsena in Italy's…
12 August 2026
Could the Man Egypt Tried to Erase Be the Biblical Moses?
Sometime around 1486 BCE, one of the most powerful men in Egypt simply disappeared. No death…
12 August 2026
Stone Worshipped as Sacred for Generations Turns Out to Be 65 Million Years Old
A stone revered for generations by the Baiga Indigenous community in the forests of central India…
11 August 2026
Massive Roman Dolium and Possible Shipwreck Discovered off Italy’s Elba Island
Underwater surveys off Italy’s Elba Island have revealed a large Roman dolium and the remains of…
11 August 2026
9,500 Years Later, Stone Age Mother and Her Unborn Child Are Found in a Swedish Cave
On the small island of Lilla Karlsö off the coast of Gotland, Sweden, archaeologists have made…
11 August 2026
New 2,300-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Hittite Capital of Hattusa
Archaeologists have uncovered a new set of tombs dating back roughly 2,300 years at Hattusa, the…
11 August 2026
8,500-Year-Old Shell Bead Reveals Ancient California’s Hidden Trade Network
Sometimes the smallest objects carry the biggest stories. Buried deep in the hills of California's interior,…