13 May 2026
2,600-Year-Old Stepped Terraces at Sardis Reveal the Engineering Behind Lydia’s Power and Wealth
New research at Sardis reveals that Lydian builders created sophisticated stepped urban terraces under King Alyattes…
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Archaeology news
13 May 2026
1,700-Year-Old Gold-and-Silver Harness Plaque Reveals Early Alan Hidden Reach in the North Caucasus
A gold-and-silver horse harness plaque found in the North Caucasus is giving archaeologists a rare look…
12 May 2026
6-Year-Old Boy Finds 1,300-Year-Old Sword During School Trip
A normal school outing in Norway turned into an archaeological discovery when a six-year-old boy noticed…
12 May 2026
A Sealed Well and Bronze Sword Reveal the Iron Age Transformation of a 3,200-Year-Old Sardinian Tower
A 3,200-year-old nuraghe in Sardinia reveals how Bronze Age towers were reused as Iron Age cult…
12 May 2026
First Large Iron Age House Found on Spain’s Cíes Islands Reveals a Settlement Before Rome
A windswept hillfort on Spain’s Cíes Islands has yielded the clearest evidence yet that people lived…
11 May 2026
More Than 800 Buried Traces Reveal a Prehistoric Settlement Larger Than Expected Near Germany’s Müritz Lakes
More than 800 archaeological features hidden beneath the route of a future German bypass are forcing…
11 May 2026
Ancient Iron Slags on Andros Point to a Hidden War-Era Industry from the Age After Alexander
Ancient iron slags from Paleopolis on Andros are revealing a hidden industry from the age after…
10 May 2026
One of Europe’s Best-Preserved Medieval Ships Was Found Beneath a City, With Its 600-Year-Old Compass
In the heart of Tallinn, Estonia, an ordinary office construction project was expected to add another…
9 May 2026
Helmets Once Thought to Be Ancient Reveal a Medieval Secret Beneath Spain’s Waters
For decades, the iron helmets recovered from the seabed near Benicarló seemed to belong to the…
9 May 2026
Rare Viking Gold Hoard Found Near Rold Becomes Denmark’s Third-Largest Viking-Age Gold Discovery
A flash of gold in the soil beside a forest track has led archaeologists in northern…