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New AI Tool ‘Fragmentarium’ Brings Ancient Babylonian Texts Together

6 February 2023

An artificial intelligence (AI) bot was developed by linguists at the Institute for Assyriology at Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany...

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A 1,300-year-old necklace is the ‘richest of its type ever uncovered in Britain’

6 December 2022

Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) archaeologists have found a “once-in-a-lifetime” 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace dating back to 630-670 AD...

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The greatest Anglo-Saxon treasure trove ever unearthed has been discovered by a metal detectorist

10 November 2021

A metal detector in West Norfolk, England, unearthed 131 coins and 4 golden artifacts going back 1,400 years. This is...

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The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost discovered in the British Museum vault

17 October 2021

The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost has been unearthed in the gloomy vaults of the British Museum. The British...

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The Most Important Works of Achaemenid Persian Metalwork “Oxus Treasure”

21 May 2021

The Oxus Treasure is a collection of 180 precious metal objects unearthed on the north bank of the Oxus River...

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Britain’s Best Viking Museums

18 March 2021

The Vikings were famous seafaring people from the late 8th to early 11th centuries who made a name for themselves...

New AI Tool ‘Fragmentarium’ Brings Ancient Babylonian Texts Together

A 1,300-year-old necklace is the ‘richest of its type ever uncovered in Britain’

The greatest Anglo-Saxon treasure trove ever unearthed has been discovered by a metal detectorist

The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost discovered in the British Museum vault

The Most Important Works of Achaemenid Persian Metalwork “Oxus Treasure”

Britain’s Best Viking Museums

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Three-Year-Old Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Canaanite Seal at Archaeological Site of Tel Azekah

New Study Reveals the Contribution of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscript Production

New Hittite Tablet Reveals Luwian Songs on the Fall of Troy

What Did Mummies Smell Like in Ancient Egypt? The Surprisingly Pleasant Results Revealed

Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover 6th–5th Century BC Burial Site During Fortification Works

Obsidian Research in Alberta Uncovers Evidence of Extensive Long-Distance Trade Among Indigenous Peoples Before European Contact

Archaeologists Uncover 4,800-Year-Old Bronze Age Tombs in Başur Höyük, Türkiye, Where Teenage Girls Were Ritually Sacrificed

Inscriptions That Could Change the History of Turkish Migration to Anatolia Are Disappearing: Esatlı Kaya Inscriptions

Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of British Rule in Florida

Over 70 Archaeological Sites Identified in Canada’s Chilcotin Region, Uncovering Secwépemc Pit Houses Over 4,000 Years Old