Archaeologists have uncovered a hollowed bone containing black henbane seeds, providing the first conclusive evidence for intentional use of the plant as a medicine or narcotic...
Researchers from the University of Exeter have conducted a study of the shallow cave homes in the Amazon Basin. The study focused on rock shelters in...
Objects excavated in Nottingham’s historic caves will be unveiled to the public for the first time as part of a new exhibition at the University of...
Archaeologists from Archaeology South-East have uncovered traces of the Saxon town of Lundenwic beneath the National Gallery in London. Following the collapse of Roman Britain, Londoninium...
Archaeologists from MOLA have uncovered a complete Roman funerary bed during excavations near the Holborn Viaduct in London. During the Roman period, the location was a...
Underwater archaeologists have announced the discovery of a submerged marble frieze block off the coastline of Sicily, which according to experts belonged to the Temple of...
Excavations by the Vienna City Archaeology department have uncovered traces of the 13th Legion Gemina during excavations in preparation for development at the Kindermanngasse Elementary School...
Archaeologists from the Déri Museum have announced the discovery of an Avar warrior buried with a complete set of lamellar armour. The discovery was made near...
Veronica Waweru, an archaeologist from Yale University, has discovered an “arcade” of rock cut mancala game boards in Kenya’s highlands. Mancala, meaning “to move”, is a...
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has released its annual report on the wealth of archaeological treasures found in the UK. The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a...
Archaeologists from the Police Service of Northern Ireland have uncovered a 2,000 to 2,500-year-old bog body in Northern Ireland. Authorities were alerted to human remains on...
A team of underwater archaeologists from Parks Canada have recovered personal objects belonging to the crew of the HMS Erebus. The HMS Erebus was constructed in...
A Roman toilet spoon is among several new discoveries recently announced by Museum Wales. The spoon was uncovered by a metal detectorist in the Vale of...
Archaeologists have discovered an intact jade mask in the tomb of a Maya King at Chochkitam, a little-known Maya polity in northeastern Peten, Guatemala. Contemporary inscriptions...
A study by the University of York has revealed that a tsunami wiped out prehistoric communities living in Northumberland, England, causing wide-scale depopulation across the region....
Fifty years after the commencement of an archaeological excavation led by the University of Reading, a forthcoming exhibition will present the remarkable discoveries unearthed from digs...
A study published in the journal Prehistory Works, indicates that two objects sampled from the Villena Treasure were smithed using meteoric iron. The paper, titled: “Meteorite...
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have recovered ancient sets of hunting tools from the Cueva del Tesoro. The Cueva del Tesoro,...
A study by the University of Warsaw has revealed that blue was the most popular colour of clothing worn by the inhabitants of Old Dongola. Old...
Archaeologists have conducted a metagenomic analyses of coprolites excavated at the Torihama shell-mound site in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Excavations recovered over 400 individual coprolites, in which...
Archaeologists excavating at the Papowo Biskupie archaeological site have uncovered new evidence linking burial rituals with metal depositions. Papowo Biskupie is located at a dried-out lake...
Conservators have reconstructed a rare piece of Roman armour from the National Museums Scotland’s collection. The armour is a brass arm guard dated to the mid-2nd...
Archaeologists have identified a runic inscription on a knife blade dated to almost 2000-years-ago. The discovery was made by researchers from the Museum Odense, whom discovered...
A multinational team of researchers have published a new paper in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, presenting findings that indicate the existence of an advanced...