The discovery of a mysterious Viking grave in the Swedish Mountains last year was hailed as one of the country's greatest and most exciting archaeological finds. Archaeologists are now excavating the grave and know more about the buried Viking woman.
When archaeologists excavate, they make the most curious discoveries possible. What was perfectly natural to our ancient ancestors is regarded as unusual today.
Scientists have uncovered a spectacular mosaic panel in Israel's Lower Galilee. In the center of the mosaic is an enigmatic Hebrew inscription framed within a wreath.
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. The precious tomb artifacts indicate that their occupants ruled the city, which was a center for the copper trade in the period 1500–1300 BCE.
Some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain have been discovered by researchers at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. As many as 800 stone artifacts thought to be over 300,000 years old, were found buried in sediments that filled a sinkhole and ancient river channel.
A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been discovered underwater in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia. Spanish archaeologists are now working hard to recover the ancient shipwreck from the sea before a storm destroys it forever.
A team of researchers that include a computational archaeologist, artist, and computer programmer has revealed new insights into ancient rock engravings and the techniques used by ancient engravers.
Archaeologists excavating in Linmere, Bedfordshire, UK, have discovered 25 monumental pits in what has become a nationally important prehistoric site. The site date from the Mesolithic Period (12,000-6,000 years ago), a time with few clues to suggest what life was like in Britain.
Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica. An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by archaeologists as an “Earth Monster” or Monument 9, was repatriated to Mexico from a private collection in Colorado in May 2023.
Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought....
