3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (641+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old ring bearing the name of Pontius Pilate, potentially solving a long-standing mystery, the website Popular Mechanics reports. Among the ruins of the abandoned palace and fortress of Herodium, in the remains of a former courtyard,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (580+ words) At first, the ring appeared to be just one of the hundreds of unremarkable artifacts from the site. It dates to the 1st century BCE and depicts a calyx krater—a vessel used in antiquity for mixing wine and water. Surrounding…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (475+ words) In 17th-century Europe, beliefs surrounding death fuelled fears that the dead could return to harm the living. At Pień in Poland, archaeologists have so far uncovered 101 graves, several of them highly unusual. Among the most striking is the burial of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a metalworking workshop covering approximately five square metres and dating to 6900–6800 BC at Çayönü Tepesi in southeastern Turkey. The settlement is among the key archaeological sites for studying the transition to a sedentary way of life and…...

4+ week, 26+ min ago   (471+ words) The vampire is one of the most mysterious creatures in European folklore. For centuries, tales of the wandering dead have inspired fear. Since the 19th century, however, one name has become virtually synonymous with the word vampire: Count Dracula. Popular literature…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (357+ words) Archaeologists have discovered a rare runestone during excavations at an ancient site in Sondum on the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands, according to the website “The Debrief.” The stone was found on the floor of an ancient structure…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (383+ words) The unusually low water level of the Danube near Budapest has revealed the remains of two German soldiers who likely died during World War II, according to the website “Heritage Daily.” Two well-preserved military dog tags, a German military motorcycle,…...