Archaeology
Ashes of Pompeii: New study confirms ancient city's role within Rome’s global trade route
Remnants of a “grape-derived product” was also found within one of the burners, the study noted, consistent with literary and artistic depictions of wine being used for ritual purpose in Rome.
How archaeologists used technology to rediscover ancient Egyptian city on the Nile Delta - study
Clay cylinders found in Iraq bear writings of Babylonian king who besieged Jerusalem, study reveals
Native American use of dice, probability predates known Old World dice by millenia - study
'Wealthy religous center': Mosaics, ancient Byzantine church discovered at Nitzana National Park
Dated to the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (fifth to seventh century CE), the church is the sixth to be discovered at the site.
Archaeologists uncover traces of a lost medieval city deep in Polish forest
Researchers trace Stolzenberg’s origins to the 14th or 15th centuries on the historically disputed border between Pomerania and Neumark.
Lesson learned: First inscribed Hellenistic sling bullet found in Golan Heights' ancient Hippos
The sling bullet found in 2025 at Hippos is the first inscribed bullet to be discovered at the site in 26 years of excavations.
Archaeologists pinpoint Alexander the Great's lost Alexandria on the Tigris in Iraq
Despite the city’s exposure to repeated floods over centuries, the preservation of its walls and urban fabric is described as unexpectedly good.
DNA study reveals millenia-old live parrot trade spanning South America
Excavations on Peru's coast reveal pre-Inca parrot husbandry, radiocarbon-dated to 1100-1450, and long-distance transport from the Amazon basin.
TV murder series rekindles interest in the mysteries of the Nebra sky disc
The real story of its finding unfolded in the late 1990s on the forested crest of the Mittelberg in Saxony-Anhalt, where the object lay concealed for thousands of years.
Passenger paid for an English bus ride with a coin dating back two millennia
The coin’s age and iconography identify it with Gadir, a settlement founded by the Phoenicians and considered Carthage’s first colony in Western Europe.
Study: Neanderthal-human interbreeding mostly male Neanderthals, female humans
Most people of non-African ancestry carry about 2% Neanderthal DNA, and researchers report a mirror image pattern with more human DNA on the Neanderthal X chromosome.
Real-life Indiana Jones: British Museum to hire ‘treasure hunter’ to find stolen artifacts - report
Since the original 2023 announcement of the theft, the museum has recovered 654 of these, the most significant of which was 268 gems returned all at once by the United States.
Ancient Polish 'princess' burial date revealed after decades of archaeological mystery - study
In 1899, the young woman’s coffin, made of a hollowed-out oak log, had tumbled from an eroding cliff above the Baltic coast village. She was nicknamed by locals as the “Princess of Bagicz.”
