14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1078+ words) The inscription identifies her as “sevasta Maria Skulena.” Women’s signet rings from this period are considerably rarer than those associated with men, making the object important not simply as Byzantine jewelry, but as evidence of a woman whose social position…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (543+ words) Archaeologists excavating the ancient Bosporan settlement of Artezian have uncovered a remarkable ritual landscape where offerings were deliberately lowered into the earth, vessels were turned upside down for chthonic deities, and a powerful earthquake appears to have interrupted food preparation…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (565+ words) Demons at Tarquinia may have encountered far more than painted walls and a burial chamber. New research suggests that prolonged echoes, low-frequency sound, darkness and the tomb’s unsettling supernatural imagery could have combined to create an intensely disorienting, even trance-like…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (834+ words) A previously unknown Khirbet Qabla church uncovered in northern Jordan has revealed an unexpected earlier life: before becoming a Christian place of worship, the building had been used as an olive press. A small church uncovered at Khirbet Qabla in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (831+ words) The workshop came to light during the 2026 excavations at Çayönü, near Ergani in Diyarbakır Province. Excavations are being directed by Associate Professor Savaş Sarıaltun of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. According to information released by Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (533+ words) Archaeologists excavating Gedikkaya Cave in northwestern Türkiye have uncovered around 25 stone turtle figurines from Epipaleolithic contexts dating between approximately 14,500 and 11,200 BCE, adding striking new evidence that prehistoric hunter-gatherers used parts of the cave for ritual or symbolic activities. Prof. Dr....