5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (459+ words) Montbellant Hill was first home to a first-century B.C. city before Roman and medieval structures were built on top of it in the ensuing centuries. In a translated statement from the institute, the team wrote that they had discovered groupings of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (378+ words) The statue’s unique style hints at a vanished empire. “It is very rare to find such monumental sculpture of this period anywhere in the Mediterranean, and this exceptionally well-preserved, unique monument casts important new light on the major arts of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (160+ words) On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss the tiny killer lurking inside an ancient Polish tomb. Researchers opened an ancient king’s tomb. Then they started dying. A new Pop…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) The largest hoard of its kind ever found may mark the moment an epidemic swept through town. Someone in medieval Kolomna, Russia, buried over 2,600 silver coins in a small ceramic jug and never came back for them. Archaeologists working in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (279+ words) Buried in a Turkish cave for millennia, the figurines may point to a long-lost mountain cult. The 25 recently discovered, rudimentarily-carved stone turtle figurines surrounding a curved architectural feature in a cave under Turkey’s Gedikkaya Hill must have had some sort…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) The Celtic settlement yielded hundreds of coins, amber, jewelry, and luxury ceramics. A Celtic settlement from the second century B.C. discovered in modern-day Czech Republic has yielded an impressive haul of opulence, from hundreds of gold and silver coins to precious…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) A study of scattered bones and 90 Roman coins points to a possible massacre on the Isle of Wight. Overlooking Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight, Brading Roman Villa features preserved mosaic floors, Roman archaeology, and a link to the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) In a rarity, the entire hull of the ship was repurposed as construction material. The ceiling of a cellar constructed in 1244 C.E. along the Konradigasse in Konstanz, Germany, offers archaeologists a unique look into the medieval shipbuilding industry. Researchers exploring the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) You probably shouldn’t buy human remains on the black market, but if you do, make sure to use gloves. Billy Jamieson never forgot his first encounter with a shrunken head. “After spending time with Takupi, I came home and I…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) He uncovered 30,000 coins ancient coins in remarkable condition. They had to have come from somewhere. On May 25, 2023, a diver off Sardinia noticed something metallic in the seagrass near Arzachena. The first object led investigators to a much larger cache: tens…...