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Archaeologists Unearthed a 1000-year-old Medieval Game Collection in a Castle in Southern Germany

4 June 2024

Archaeologists found a collection of medieval game pieces at a forgotten castle in southern Germany. Among the discoveries are a...

Anatolian Archeology, News

A rare 2500-year-old saw, the first of its kind, discovered in Anatolia

28 November 2023

Archaeologists conducting excavations in Çorum, the capital of the Ancient Hittite Empire in northern Turkey, discovered a 2,250-year-old saw. Recent...

Anatolian Archeology, News

A unique 2,800-year-old ivory-decorated piece was discovered in the Ancient City of Hattusa

13 November 2023

An ivory-decorated piece, estimated to be approximately 2,800 years old, was found during the archaeological excavation in the Hattusa Ancient...

Anatolian Archeology, News

At Göbeklitepe, believed to be the earliest known Mesolithic temple complex, grinding stones were discovered

26 October 2022

A recent discovery at Göbeklitepe, the oldest known Mesolithic temple complex, has revealed grinding stones, new finds expected to shed...

Anatolian Archeology, News

An exciting discovery in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites

11 September 2022

It is aimed to reach new information about the traditions of the Hittite civilization with 249 new hieroglyphs discovered in...

Anatolian Archeology, Classical Archeology, News

The tomb of the “Bird Oracle Markos” was found in the ancient city of Pergamon

31 August 2022

During the excavations carried out in the Ancient City of Bergama, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the...

Classical Archeology, News

The excavations in Selinunte, Italy, which has the largest Agora in the Ancient World, “The results have gone well beyond expectations”

29 July 2022

In the Selinunte, one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy, the outlines of the...

Classical Archeology, News

Evil-Wisher Well: Ancient curse tablets 2,500-year-old found in a well in Athens

14 July 2022

30 ancient curse tablets were found at the bottom of a 2500-year-old well in ancient Athens. In 2020, Archaeologists from...

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World’s Oldest Pants was Made through Three Weaving Techniques

26 February 2022

Back in 2014, a group of archaeologists discovered in China a pair of wool pants dating back to around 3,300...

The green pyramids of Palau: a geo-archaeological project

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Palau’s green pyramids: could be a geo-archaeological project

19 February 2022

Archaeologists from Kiel University’s Institute for Ecosystem Research (CAU) and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) studied the so-called “Pyramids of...

Archaeologists Unearthed a 1000-year-old Medieval Game Collection in a Castle in Southern Germany

A rare 2500-year-old saw, the first of its kind, discovered in Anatolia

A unique 2,800-year-old ivory-decorated piece was discovered in the Ancient City of Hattusa

At Göbeklitepe, believed to be the earliest known Mesolithic temple complex, grinding stones were discovered

An exciting discovery in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites

The tomb of the “Bird Oracle Markos” was found in the ancient city of Pergamon

The excavations in Selinunte, Italy, which has the largest Agora in the Ancient World, “The results have gone well beyond expectations”

Evil-Wisher Well: Ancient curse tablets 2,500-year-old found in a well in Athens

World’s Oldest Pants was Made through Three Weaving Techniques

Palau’s green pyramids: could be a geo-archaeological project

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Golden Tongues and Nails discovered on mummies from the Ptolemaic Period in Egypt

2-Meter-Long Stone Block Found at 12,000-Year-Old Boncuklu Tarla Site in Southeastern Türkiye

Archaeologists Discover Clay Figurines from Early Iron Age in Ukraine

Analysis of Butchered Bones, Somerset Pit Reveals Bronze Age Cannibalism

Archaeologists Discovered a Mysterious Ancient Bone Floor in Alkmaar, the Netherlands

Ritualistic Dog Burials Associated with the Goddess Gula Unearthed at the Harran Archaeological Site in Southeastern Türkiye

Archaeologists Found an Egyptian Temple Slotted into a Cliff Face, Probably Dedicated to a Lion-Headed Goddess Repit

Ancient Celtic Bone Pen Found in Southern Germany

‘Frankfurt Silver Inscription’ Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Christian Artifact North of the Alps

New Research Reveals Previously Unknown Aspects of the Construction, Use, and Ritual Significance of a Neolithic Rondel Found in Poland