A 3,400-year-old Minoan tomb has been uncovered in an unnamed farmer’s olive grove near Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete The untouched Bronze Age tomb and the skeletons inside will hopefully provide archaeologists with information about the mysterious Minoan civilization. In an extraordinary example of being in the wrong place at the right time, … Continue reading A 3,400-year-old Minoan tomb has been uncovered in an unnamed farmer’s olive grove near Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete →

Iron Age necropolis that predates Rome unearthed near Naples An ancient necropolis discovered near Naples, Italy was used to bury the dead about 2,800 years ago, around the time the city of Rome was founded about 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the northwest. The discovery gives researchers a rare insight into the Iron Age cultures … Continue reading Iron Age necropolis that predates Rome unearthed near Naples →

Stone Inscribed With Ireland’s Ogham Script Found in England A geography teacher was tidying his overgrown garden at his home in Coventry, England, when he stumbled across a rock with mysterious incisions. Intrigued, he sent photographs to a local archaeologist and was taken aback to learn that the markings were created more than 1,600 years … Continue reading Stone Inscribed With Ireland’s Ogham Script Found in England →

A new chapter in the Hittite world is revealed by painted hieroglyphs discovered in the Hattusa Yerkapı tunnel The painted hieroglyphs discovered in 2022 in the Yerkapı Tunnel in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites, one of the first civilizations of Anatolia, were introduced at a conference held at the Culture and Promotion Consultancy of Turkey’s Embassy … Continue reading A new chapter in the Hittite world is revealed by painted hieroglyphs discovered in the Hattusa Yerkapı tunnel →

Archaeology team discovers a 7,000-year-old settlement in Serbia Together with cooperation partners from the Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad (Serbia), the National Museum Zrenjanin and the National Museum Pančevo, a team from the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence has discovered a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. “This discovery … Continue reading Archaeology team discovers a 7,000-year-old settlement in Serbia →

Archaeologists unearth Greek helmet which may rewrite history of ancient tribal people Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Greek helmet from burial mounds in southern Croatia, shedding new light on the history of the Illyrians, a tribal people from the eastern Adriatic and the Balkans. Near the village of Zakotorac on the Peljesac peninsula, approximately 70 … Continue reading Archaeologists unearth Greek helmet which may rewrite history of ancient tribal people →

Ancient Roman graves with funerary festival evidence discovered in southern France Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling ancient Roman cemetery in southern France containing 1,430 graves and evidence of funerary banquets held in honor of deceased family members. Excavations of the cemetery, called the Robine necropolis due to its proximity to a canal of the same … Continue reading Ancient Roman graves with funerary festival evidence discovered in southern France →

Archaeologists uncover 850-year-old 170 silver medieval coins in an ancient grave, in Sweden During archaeological excavations in a medieval graveyard in Brahekyrkan on the Swedish island of Visingsö, archaeologists uncovered about 170 silver coins dating back to the mid-12th century. This discovery, made during a geothermal installation project at the church, not only sheds new … Continue reading Archaeologists uncover 850-year-old 170 silver medieval coins in an ancient grave, in Sweden →

Unique ‘Excalibur’ Sword Found Upright in Ground Unearthed in Spain Holds Islamic Origins Researchers have finally unraveled the mysteries of the historical sword discovered in Spain 30 years ago, which they named ‘Excalibur’ because of its location, which evokes similarities with the legendary sword of King Arthur. The iron sword was first discovered stuck in … Continue reading Unique ‘Excalibur’ Sword Found Upright in Ground Unearthed in Spain Holds Islamic Origins →