A study of archaeological sites in Winchester, England, has revealed that red squirrels served as a host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in people....
Archaeologists from the Uncovering Roman Carlisle project have discovered a rare lump of Tyrian purple at the grounds of the Carlisle Cricket Club in Carlisle, England....
Excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority, working in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, have linked an event mentioned in...
A new study, published in the journal Antiquity, suggests that the ancient Pueblo culture used conch-shell trumpets for communication. The focus of the study is the...
Archaeologists have discovered a 7000-year-old Neolithic mega-site near the village of Jarkovac in Serbia. The discovery was made by a team from the Cluster of Excellence...
Archaeologists from the University of Cincinnati have found ceremonial offerings beneath a Maya ballcourt in Mexico. Using environmental DNA analysis, researchers were able to identify a...
Archaeologists from the University of Warwick are conducting an underwater study to document the submerged Mesolithic site of Bouldnor Cliff before it vanishes due to erosion....
A study of the “Excalibur” sword found in Valencia has been revealed to have Islamic origins sometime during the 10th century AD. Valencia is one of...
Captain Terauchi with a drawing of what he saw during Flight 1628 On November 17, 1986, a Japan Airlines flight was stalked for 30 minutes by...
A study of a Roman shipwreck off the coast of Mallorca has identified a new type of amphora. The shipwreck, known as the shipwreck of Ses...
A new study published in the journal Antiquity has revealed hundreds of previously unrecorded monuments at Baltinglass in County Wicklow, Ireland. The Baltinglass area (known as...
Archaeologist from NIKU are using a revolutionary new GPR robot to explore a Viking Age site in Norway’s Sandefjord municipality. The robot has been developed as...
Excavations in preparation for the S1 Expressway have delayed road construction following the discovery of two Bronze Age settlements. In a press statement announced by the...
Excavations at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have uncovered a possible phallus carving near Hadrian’s Wall. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a...
An analysis of carbonised papyrus from the Roman town of Herculaneum has revealed the burial place of Plato. Plato (427 – 348 BC), was an ancient...
As part of a $40 million Mansion Revitalisation Project, archaeologists have discovered two sealed 18th century glass bottles at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon is...
Archaeologists excavating Stuttgart’s Roman fort have uncovered a statue depicting a Roman god. During the Roman period, Stuttgart was the site of Castra stative, a large...
The aftermath of the I-35w Bridge Collapse in 2007. Image: Wikipedia Just like the infamous Silver Bridge Mothman sightings, witnesses claim seeing a strange, 7ft tall...
Wessex founder Cerdic’s possible final resting place has emerged more than 1,000 years after it was named in an ancient royal charter. Cerdic is an enigmatic...
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered a “zombie grave” during excavations near Oppin, Germany. Excavations are in advance of...
A clay token unearthed by the Temple Mount Sifting Project, is believed to have served pilgrims exchanging offerings during the Passover festival 2,000-years-ago. The token features...
A study by a team of archaeoastronomers are investigating the possible connection of the moon in influencing the Stonehenge builders. According to a press statement by...
Archaeologists are conducting a study of the Iron-Age metropolis of Tel Hazor to understand how one of the largest “megacities” of the Bronze Age was abandoned...
Archaeologists from the University of Tokyo have uncovered possible traces of the Villa of Augustus during excavations at Somma Vesuviana. Somma Vesuviana is a town and...