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Archaeologists discovered a sunken prehistoric fort in Clew Bay island

1 April 2024

A sunken prehistoric fort has been discovered on Clew Bay island off the north Mayo coast, Ireland. It has been...

The ancient tablet is inscribed with cuneiform text in both the Hittite and Hurrian languages. The Hittite inscription describes the outbreak of war, and the Hurrian inscription is a prayer for victory. Image credit: Kimiyoshi Matsumura, Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology

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A 3,300-year-old tablet found at Büklükale from Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities

11 March 2024

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,300-year-old clay tablet depicting a catastrophic foreign invasion of the Hittite Empire in Büklükale, about 100...

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3,000-year-old ‘charioteer belt’ discovered in Siberia

21 July 2023

Russian archaeologists uncovered the grave of a Late Bronze Age man buried wearing a “charioteer’s belt”, a flat bronze plate...

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Bronze Age metal hoard discovered in the Swiss Alps at Roman battle site

29 June 2023

Archaeologists excavating the Switzerland Oberhalbstein valley have discovered a metal hoard containing more than 80 bronze artifacts dating from 1200...

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Copious Copper Supplies Made Cyprus a Trading Center in the Bronze Age

23 March 2023

Cyprus was a surprisingly busy trading hub during the early period of international trade in the Mediterranean region. Its awe-inspiring...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Drought accelerated Hittite Empire’s collapse

9 February 2023

Researchers have offered new insight into the abrupt collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age, with an...

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Rare medieval bone flute unearthed in Kent, southeastern coast of England

22 November 2022

Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have unearthed a rare medieval bone flute during excavations in Herne Bay, located in Kent, southeastern...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Exciting discoveries at Accana Mound: 3,250-year-old seal belonging to Hittite prince and Akkadian cuneiform texts discovered

19 November 2021

A 3250-year-old seal of the Hittite prince and a 3400-year-old cuneiform tablet was found in Accana Höyük (Mound) in the...

Anatolian Archeology, News

A female executive’s seal from 3000 years ago was discovered in Turkey

29 October 2021

During the excavations carried out in southeastern Turkey’s Gaziantep’s Karkamış (Carchemish) Ancient City, seals and prints determined to belong to...

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A 2,000-Year-Old Shoe Discovered in a German Bog

22 June 2021

Archaeologists discovered a leather shoe that had been lost in a bog for 2,000 years and believe it may have...

Archaeologists discovered a sunken prehistoric fort in Clew Bay island

A 3,300-year-old tablet found at Büklükale from Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities

3,000-year-old ‘charioteer belt’ discovered in Siberia

Bronze Age metal hoard discovered in the Swiss Alps at Roman battle site

Copious Copper Supplies Made Cyprus a Trading Center in the Bronze Age

Drought accelerated Hittite Empire’s collapse

Rare medieval bone flute unearthed in Kent, southeastern coast of England

Exciting discoveries at Accana Mound: 3,250-year-old seal belonging to Hittite prince and Akkadian cuneiform texts discovered

A female executive’s seal from 3000 years ago was discovered in Turkey

A 2,000-Year-Old Shoe Discovered in a German Bog

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Manuscript Portal Brings Medieval Manuscripts from Greifswald Online

A sculpture of a snake-bodied Roman-German deity was discovered in Stuttgart

Italian Research Team May Have Found Plato’s Burial Site in Athens

‘4,200-year-old Zombie grave’ discovered in Germany

Medieval Weapon Chest Found on Sunken Medieval Flagship Gribshunden

Japan Researchers Uncover Lost Villa Believed to Belong to First Roman Emperor

An 800-meter-long colonnaded street from the Roman period discovered in Türkiye’s famous holiday resort Antalya

Medieval Lincoln imp found in hidden trapdoor above toilet

A Lynx Buried with Four Big Dogs in an Ancient Roman Well in Hungary

Three Roman Graves Uncovered in Portugal