Excavations

‘Healing through restoration’: How Israel’s hidden dig site builds community out of archaeology

“Our job is to tell the story of these people, because we are here and we can learn a lot from them," Dagan told The Jerusalem Post.

Excavations at the Tell Qana archaeological site in Hod Hasharon, on behalf of Bar-Ilan University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, August 30, 2026.
Photo depicts a grave made of burnt clay found in Mosul Dam that is exhibited in Zakho Museum in Zakho, Kurdistan Region of Iraq on June 2, 2025.

Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites

Ancient coins seized during raid on home of suspected antiquities smuggler, July 28, 2026.

Authorities seize thousands of stolen artifacts in raid on antiquities smuggler's home in West Bank

Rats caught in a trap

Rodent infestation rises in Gaza border communities, hundreds of traps set out


Hidden Viking necropolis connected to King Harald Bluetooth discovered in Denmark

Archaeologists believe the graves may belong to a noble family connected to King Harald Bluetooth.

 Hidden Viking necropolis connected to King Harald Bluetooth discovered in Denmark.

Ireland begins excavation at Catholic mother-and-baby home to uncover remains of 796 children

Historian Catherine Corless uncovered 796 death certificates but no burial records for the children who died at the institution.

 Tuam, Ireland.

Thrushes were everyday street food in Roman Era, excavation reveals

The research illuminates part of the Roman diet and challenges historical assumptions about thrush consumption.

 Thrushes were everyday street food in Roman Era, excavation reveals.

Archaeologists 'breathless': Intact Roman pot discovered at Drumanagh site

Despite the Roman Empire not reaching Ireland, Roman influence and goods did land on the island.

 Archaeologists 'breathless': Intact Roman pot discovered at Drumanagh site.

A relative of King Midas? Untouched Phrygian royal burial chamber unearthed at Gordion, Turkey

Gordion, situated at the modern-day site of Yassıhöyük in Ankara Province, emerged as the capital of the Phrygians in the early first millennium BCE and is still inhabited today.

 Gordion antique city. Tumulus and entrance to tomb of King Midas of Phrygia. Yassihoyuk (yassıhöyük), Gordium, Ankara, Turkey.

Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man

The arm-ring was likely used both as jewelry and currency, demonstrating Viking-era practices.

 Metal detectorist unearths 1,000-year-old Viking gold arm ring on the Isle of Man.

Original architecture of ancient Roman fountain revealed in Perre Ancient City

Director Alkan said, "We have restored the fountain to its appearance from 2,000 years ago by uncovering three water channels."

 Perre, an important local center of the Roman Empire. Small town and necropolis. Adiyaman, Turkey.

Breakthrough DNA study reveals unknown ancient humans in Colombia

Geneticist Casas-Vargas: "That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America".

 Breakthrough DNA study reveals unknown ancient humans in Colombia.

Over 100,000 bodies: Largest slave burial site in Latin America found in Brazil

The site may be the largest cemetery of enslaved people in Latin America and could be recognized as the 'Archaeological Site Cemetery of the Africans'.

 Over 100,000 bodies: Largest slave burial site in Latin America found in Brazil.

Water into wine: Archaeologist claim to pinpoint location associated with Jesus's first miracle

A team of archaeologists claims to have located the exact site where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus performed his first miracle - turning water into wine.

 Not the real Cana?