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Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman settlement of Augusta Raurica in Switzerland have unearthed an uncommon iron Roman window grille that includes two original fasteners which previously held it to…
A major French archival collection holding thousands of historical seals—from the Middle Ages right up to modern times—has finished its full digitization. The collection is…
In Chodlik, in the Lublin region, a boat burial—extremely rare among Early Medieval Slavic communities—has been uncovered. This type of burial, typically found along the…
The coin was minted during the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, better known as Saint Olaf. This remarkable discovery was made during a cataloging project led…
The ancient name of the Thracian city of Perperikon, located near the city of Kırcaali in Bulgaria, has been confirmed. As confirmed in the works…
Archaeologists have discovered a 6,500-year-old female figurine at the Dâmbul Cetății site in Transylvania. The discovery was announced by the National Museum of the Eastern…
Archaeologists at the Kayalıpınar mound in Sivas, Turkey, have unearthed a royal archive that reveals far more than the usual machinery of Hittite power. The…
Archaeologists excavating a cave in northeastern Italy have uncovered a rare antler axe dating to around 8,000 years ago. The piece still shows traces of…
A fragment of a child’s skull bearing signs of sharp-force trauma was placed beneath the floor of an Iron Age house in Denmark, offering a…
More than 5,000 years ago, hundreds of people were buried beside some of Egypt’s earliest kings at Abydos. Archaeologists have argued for more than a…
A metal detectorist has discovered his second major Bronze Age hoard in Scotland in just two years, this time uncovering bronze axes, rare clay casting…
A gold coin dating back more than 1,000 years has been discovered in shallow waters off the coast of western Turkey. The Byzantine coin was…
Archaeologists excavating near Troyes in northeastern France have uncovered three Late Roman graves containing glass bottles, ceramic vessels and a regional amphora, objects deliberately placed…
