21 September 2026
The City That Invented Coins May Have Borrowed Its Fortress-Building Secrets from Assyria
The ancient Lydians are remembered for creating the world's first coins and for the legendary wealth…
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UNESCO World Heritage
28 July 2026
2,000-Year-Old Chinese Rock Art May Owe Its Survival to Blood from Childbirth
Ancient artists in southern China may have used a remarkable mixture of lime, red clay and…
21 November 2025
Radical New Theory Transforms a 3,500-Year-Old North American Mystery
A groundbreaking reinterpretation of Poverty Point—one of North America’s most iconic archaeological sites—is challenging long-held assumptions…
27 September 2025
4,500-Year-Old Gold Brooch Unearthed in Troy: One of Only Three Known Examples Worldwide
Archaeological excavations at the legendary city of Troy have once again made global headlines. In 2025,…
7 September 2025
9,500-Year-Old Public Building with Red Floor Unearthed at Çayönü Tepesi, Türkiye
Archaeologists have unearthed a 9,500-year-old public building with a striking red-painted floor at Çayönü Tepesi, one…
30 August 2025
Çatalhöyük Unearths New Secrets: Social Change and the “House of the Dead” in One of the World’s Oldest Cities
Nestled in the Konya Plain of central Türkiye, Çatalhöyük, a 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement and UNESCO World…
15 August 2025
Archaeologists Uncover Monumental 2,800-Year-Old Lydian Palace in Sardis, Birthplace of Money
Archaeologists excavating the UNESCO World Heritage site of Sardis, located in the Salihli district of Manisa,…
13 August 2025
Knife and Lost Armor: First-Ever Verified Artifacts from Emperor Nintoku’s 5th-Century Kofun Tomb Revealed
In a discovery that is already rewriting the history of Japan’s ancient Kofun period, researchers have…
2 August 2025
2,050-Year-Old Assembly Building Discovered in Ancient City of Laodicea Marks Architectural First in Anatolia
During the 2025 excavation season, archaeologists in the ancient city of Laodicea have unearthed a 2,050-year-old…
29 July 2025
Three New Domus de Janas Unearthed in Sardinia: 5,000-Year-Old “Fairy Houses” Discovered
Hidden beneath the rugged landscapes of Sardinia lie the silent dwellings of an ancient world —…