17 May 2026
Strange Dark Glass Bead Found in 1,700-Year-Old Saxon Village May Have Been More Than Jewelry
A large, dark, opaque glass bead found in a 1,700-year-old settlement pit in Saxony is raising…
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Archaeology news
16 May 2026
Archaeologists Uncover a Giant Medieval Saber in a 13th-Century Warrior Grave Near Astrakhan
Archaeologists in Russia’s Astrakhan region have uncovered an unusually long medieval saber in a 13th-century male…
16 May 2026
1,400-Year-Old Elite Avar Warrior Buried with His Horse, Gold and Silver Objects Unearthed in Romania
A 1,400-year-old Avar warrior buried alongside his horse has been discovered during archaeological research on the…
15 May 2026
302 Roman Coins Found in Croatia May Be the Pay Roman Soldiers Never Reclaimed
A cluster of 302 Roman coins found near Mohovo in eastern Croatia may preserve the final…
15 May 2026
How Did Romans Manage Ancient Crowds in Anatolia? A 2,000-Year-Old Theatre at Teos May Hold the Answer
Before the actors crossed the stage and the audience filled the stone seats, the Theatre of…
14 May 2026
260 Monumental Tombs Older Than Egypt’s Pyramids Discovered in the Sahara
Satellite archaeology has revealed 260 previously unknown stone burial monuments in Sudan’s Atbai Desert, opening a…
14 May 2026
6,000-Year-Old Tombs in Toledo Reveal Inland Iberia’s Oldest Known Monumental Necropolis
New radiocarbon dates from Valdelasilla suggest that communities in central Spain were building planned funerary monuments…
13 May 2026
59,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tooth May Be the Earliest Evidence of Dental Treatment
A worn molar from a Siberian cave has opened an unexpectedly intimate window into Neanderthal life:…
13 May 2026
Rare Funeral Pyre at Sizewell C Reveals a Prehistoric Cremation Ritual on England’s Suffolk Coast
A rare funeral pyre at Sizewell C is giving archaeologists an unusual glimpse into how ancient…
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…