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An ancient temple in Bulgaria may have been one of the last strongholds of Thracian pagan worship. Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable marble relief of Cybele and three nymphs, along…
A monumental Roman fountain in the ancient city of Tripolis, western Türkiye, is gradually taking shape again as archaeologists work to restore its three-story façade…
A 250-million-year-old fossil skull discovered in the Arctic remained largely overlooked for more than a decade until a paleontologist recognized its importance in photographs from…
Archaeologists in northern Peru have uncovered ten mysterious clay faces with feline features, possibly representing ancient deities worshipped by the Moche civilization. Decorated with yellow,…
A military airfield in Hungary has revealed an unexpected glimpse into life nearly 1,400 years ago. Archaeologists have uncovered nine Avar-period graves containing Byzantine cosmetic…
More than 2,400 years after Carthaginian forces captured the ancient Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown section of the…
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered the remains of a 1,600-year-old church that may help explain how the ancient Roman city of Altinum gradually gave…
More than 20 stone artefacts discovered off Australia’s northwest coast are revealing how Aboriginal communities travelled, selected materials and used a landscape that eventually disappeared…
A team searching Norway’s Jotunheimen Mountains has recovered a 1,800-year-old arrow with its bone tip found lying just beside the wooden shaft. The Secrets of…
Archaeologists working near a notable Bronze Age royal tomb in Germany have uncovered an enigmatic square structure that might functioned as a temple or site…
A stone unearthed outside a dwelling in Egypt prompted archaeologists to uncover two massive royal statues, one of which honors Pharaoh Ramesses II and may…
Archaeologists excavating land designated for housing in Großköllnbach, Lower Bavaria, have discovered a 7,000-year-old skeleton in an unusual burial pit. The remains belong to an…
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…
