Archaeological Site

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old tomb beneath Petra's iconic Treasury, revealing 12 skeletons and a treasure trove of ancient artefacts. The discovery offers new insights into the burial practices of the Nabataean civilisation, dating back to between the mid-first century B.C. and the early second century A.D. Pottery, jewellery, and ...

Archaeologists from Museum Odense have discovered an extraordinary burial site in Åsum, Denmark, containing the remains of approximately 50 individuals dating back to the Viking Age. This significant find includes the unique burial of a woman in a Viking wagon, highlighting the wealth and status of the deceased. With many graves filled with valuab...

The discovery has excited historians, as it offers insights into past excavation methods and the history of the area. The bottle, typically used for smelling salts, has been described as a rare archaeological "time capsule."

Recent research has revealed that teenagers who lived between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, went through puberty at roughly the same age as modern teens. An international team of archaeologists, led by Mary Lewis, a bioarchaeologist from the University of Reading, studied the skeletal remains of 13 adolescents from various archae...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,200-year-old military barracks in the northwest Nile Delta. Among the remarkable discoveries is a bronze sword inscribed with the name of Ramesses II, likely awarded to a high-ranking officer. The site, strategically located along a military road, features storerooms for grain, ovens for baking, and animal...

A 2,300-year-old Celtic helmet has been discovered at the Łysa Góra site in Poland, marking the first evidence of Celtic settlement in northern Poland. This significant find, led by Bartłomiej Kaczyński from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw, suggests that Celts settled in the region to secure valuable amber supplies.

A remarkable 1,000-year-old ring has been uncovered at the site of Burghead Fort in Scotland. The discovery was made by John Ralph, a retired engineer, on the final day of an archaeological dig. The kite-shaped ring, featuring a red centre, is an exceptional find as Pictish rings are rare and usually discovered in hoards. Dr Gordon Noble of the Uni...

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan's Ulytau region have uncovered ten ancient kurgans, including several with unique stone ridges resembling mustaches. Dating back to the Middle Ages, these burial mounds offer intriguing insights into historical burial practices. Among the finds is a kurgan containing the remains of a man buried with a triangular arrowhe...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...

Recent research led by forensic anthropologist Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward from the University of Oxford has unveiled that human brains can endure preservation for up to 12,000 years. This groundbreaking study analysed over 4,400 preserved brains from various archaeological sites, revealing that brains can remain intact far longer than previously a...

A Viking Age stone figurine was recently unearthed, however, archaeologists have stumbled upon a strange problem — nobody can identify which animal it belongs to. Unearthed at the Fjörður excavation site in Seyðisfjörður, the figurine is dated between A.D. 940 and 1000. Carved from local stone, it depicts a four-legged animal with a chipped ...

Archaeologists from the University of Innsbruck have discovered a 1,500-year-old ivory box with Christian motifs at a church site in southern Austria.

The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.

Another disputed temple-mosque site will come under the lens of the Archaeological Survey of India after Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque. This time, it is the Bhojshala at Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, where it has to conduct a survey.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old tomb beneath Petra's iconic Treasury, revealing 12 skeletons and a treasure trove of ancient artefacts. The discovery offers new insights into the burial practices of the Nabataean civilisation, dating back to between the mid-first century B.C. and the early second century A.D. Pottery, jewellery, and ...

Archaeologists from Museum Odense have discovered an extraordinary burial site in Åsum, Denmark, containing the remains of approximately 50 individuals dating back to the Viking Age. This significant find includes the unique burial of a woman in a Viking wagon, highlighting the wealth and status of the deceased. With many graves filled with valuab...

The discovery has excited historians, as it offers insights into past excavation methods and the history of the area. The bottle, typically used for smelling salts, has been described as a rare archaeological "time capsule."

Recent research has revealed that teenagers who lived between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, went through puberty at roughly the same age as modern teens. An international team of archaeologists, led by Mary Lewis, a bioarchaeologist from the University of Reading, studied the skeletal remains of 13 adolescents from various archae...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,200-year-old military barracks in the northwest Nile Delta. Among the remarkable discoveries is a bronze sword inscribed with the name of Ramesses II, likely awarded to a high-ranking officer. The site, strategically located along a military road, features storerooms for grain, ovens for baking, and animal...

A 2,300-year-old Celtic helmet has been discovered at the Łysa Góra site in Poland, marking the first evidence of Celtic settlement in northern Poland. This significant find, led by Bartłomiej Kaczyński from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw, suggests that Celts settled in the region to secure valuable amber supplies.

A remarkable 1,000-year-old ring has been uncovered at the site of Burghead Fort in Scotland. The discovery was made by John Ralph, a retired engineer, on the final day of an archaeological dig. The kite-shaped ring, featuring a red centre, is an exceptional find as Pictish rings are rare and usually discovered in hoards. Dr Gordon Noble of the Uni...

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan's Ulytau region have uncovered ten ancient kurgans, including several with unique stone ridges resembling mustaches. Dating back to the Middle Ages, these burial mounds offer intriguing insights into historical burial practices. Among the finds is a kurgan containing the remains of a man buried with a triangular arrowhe...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...

Recent research led by forensic anthropologist Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward from the University of Oxford has unveiled that human brains can endure preservation for up to 12,000 years. This groundbreaking study analysed over 4,400 preserved brains from various archaeological sites, revealing that brains can remain intact far longer than previously a...

A Viking Age stone figurine was recently unearthed, however, archaeologists have stumbled upon a strange problem — nobody can identify which animal it belongs to. Unearthed at the Fjörður excavation site in Seyðisfjörður, the figurine is dated between A.D. 940 and 1000. Carved from local stone, it depicts a four-legged animal with a chipped ...

Archaeologists from the University of Innsbruck have discovered a 1,500-year-old ivory box with Christian motifs at a church site in southern Austria.

The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.

Another disputed temple-mosque site will come under the lens of the Archaeological Survey of India after Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque. This time, it is the Bhojshala at Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, where it has to conduct a survey.