1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (377+ words) The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, examined crystals that formed inside an ancient animal bone found at the Lingjing site. Researchers used the crystals to date the site to around 146, 000 years ago " roughly 20, 000 years earlier than previous…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (533+ words) The structure, uncovered during archaeological salvage operations connected to the railway bypass to the Progreso Multimodal Terminal, is offering new insight into the social and spiritual life of smaller Maya settlements linked to major regional trade centres. The discovery was…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (702+ words) The richly decorated artefact was recently found by a hiker in the Austr'tt district of Sandnes, Rogaland, an area now popular for walking trails but thought to have once held significant political and religious importance. Researchers from the Archaeological Museum…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (684+ words) Six solid gold bracelets dating back more than 1, 000 years were uncovered near Rold in Himmerland, making the hoard the third largest Viking Age gold discovery ever recorded in Denmark. The find, now known as the Rold Treasure, was first brought…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (282+ words) The discovery came from ceramic fragments uncovered at sites in Supra'l and Skrzeszew. Researchers examined 13 vessels linked to the Bell Beaker culture, a prehistoric community known for its distinctive pottery and burial traditions. Researchers also found signs pointing to the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (516+ words) The object was found during excavations at Carlisle Cricket Club, where researchers have been working since 2017 on what is thought to be the site of a Roman bathhouse. Measuring only 3cm (1. 2in) long, the artefact is believed to have been carried as…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (566+ words) A group of residents, led by Dave Green, has spent the past two years searching for evidence of what many had long assumed was just local folklore. Instead, they have uncovered sections of an underground network running beneath the north…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (22+ words) New work at Loch Bhorgastail in Scotland has changed what archaeologists thought they knew about a small artificial island. - Heritage Daily - Archaeology News...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (268+ words) The find was made during excavations for an attenuation tank, when local contractors, C R Reynolds, discovered the large object embedded beneath ground level. For a short time, there was concern it might be unexploded ordnance. As soil was cleared…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (25+ words) A series of ancient burial mounds has been uncovered on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul, close to Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan. - Heritage Daily - Archaeology News...