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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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What Happens to Power When Bronze Loses Its Value? The Hastrup Hoard Holds the Answer

23 December 2025

In late Bronze Age Europe, wealth was no longer buried with the dead. Instead, power was dismantled, recycled—and hidden in...

A section of the 2,200-year-old Qin Imperial Road, regarded as the ancestor of modern highways. Credit: Official Website of Shaanxi Province

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China Discovers 2,200-Year-Old Imperial Road, the Ancestor of Today’s 4-lane Highways

22 December 2025

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved section of an ancient imperial highway built more than 2,200 years ago—an infrastructure...

India’s Largest Ancient Circular Labyrinth. Credit: Sachin Patil

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India Discovers Its Largest Ancient Circular Labyrinth Linked to Roman Trade Routes

22 December 2025

Archaeologists in India have uncovered the country’s largest known ancient circular labyrinth, a remarkable stone structure believed to have guided...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What Happens to Power When Bronze Loses Its Value? The Hastrup Hoard Holds the Answer

China Discovers 2,200-Year-Old Imperial Road, the Ancestor of Today’s 4-lane Highways

India Discovers Its Largest Ancient Circular Labyrinth Linked to Roman Trade Routes

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Previously Unknown 2,500-Year-Old Achaemenid Cemetery Discovered in Northern Iran—Includes Woman Buried with Horse Gear

1,000-Year-Old Runic Ring Unearthed in Lincolnshire by Amateur Metal Detectorist

Second Renaissance’ of Ancient Texts: 2,000-Year-Old Cairo Papyrus Reveals Lost Verses of Empedocles

New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia

Archaeologists Locate Dannebroge, the Sunken Flagship of the Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

Archaeologists Discover 1,600-Year-Old Engraving That Could Push Back Stirrup Use in Europe by Over a Century

Cristești Excavation Reveals Rare Roman Cemetery with Mass Child Grave and Military Connections

Rare Roman Bone Phallus Unearthed in Nijmegen as Museum Opens Forgotten Boxes

2,400-Year-Old Iron Workshop in Senegal Reveals a Long-Lived African Metallurgical Tradition

Unique 2,000-Year-Old Hillfort Discovered in Estonia Features Unusual Rampart System