2 October 2026
Amazon and Achillia, Two Female Gladiators Who Fought in the Arena of Ancient Bodrum
Nearly 2,000 years ago, two female gladiators known as Amazon and Achillia faced each other in…
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4 July 2026
Bronze Age Miners in Britain Used Animal Bones to Extract Copper for 900 Years, Study Finds
A new study of bone tools from Great Orme in North Wales suggests that Bronze Age…
26 July 2025
Two Durham Archaeology Students, One from Türkiye, Earn Prestigious Awards for Research on Ancient Lycia
In a remarkable achievement for Anatolian studies, two Durham University-affiliated archaeology students have received prestigious awards…
12 May 2025
Rare Anglo-Saxon Gold and Garnet Artifacts Discovered in Wiltshire
A breathtaking discovery in the southwestern English county of Wiltshire has captivated archaeologists and metal detecting…
19 January 2025
Britain’s Hidden Treasures: The Pieces of Rare Iron Age Helmet Found at Snettisham
Thanks to advanced scientific testing, the copper alloy fragments unearthed at Snettisham, Norfolk, at one of…
28 October 2024
Mystery of the World’s Oldest Map on a Nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian Tablet Finally Solved
A recent British Museum video reveals that the "oldest map of the world in the world"…
27 October 2024
Seven metal detectorists found 2,584 silver coins in a southwest England field “the most expensive treasure ever found in the United Kingdom”
In early 2019, seven metal detectorists found a cache of 2,584 silver coins dating to the…
10 August 2024
Deadly Omens Revealed from 4,000-year-old Babylonian Tablets
Researchers successfully deciphered 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets discovered over a century ago in what is now Iraq. …
7 July 2024
6th Century Anglo-Saxon Warriors May Have Fought in Northern Syria
Researchers have suggested compelling evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors from late sixth-century Britain participated in Byzantine military…
29 January 2024
Twin temples linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in Sumerian city of Girsu
Archaeologists discovered two temples, with one buried over the other, during excavations at Girsu, a Sumerian…