4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (410+ words) A team of researchers in southern Spain may have located the remains of a long-lost 10th-century palace-city, hidden for more than 1,000 years. The site, believed to be Madinat al-Z'hira, once served as the political center of al-Andalus under the powerful…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (501+ words) Archaeological work at the ancient harbor of Maniki reveals that the coastline was deliberately reshaped to support major harbor construction, providing new insights into Roman trade and ritual in Cyprus. Researchers identified a thick archaeological layer that was created to…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (380+ words) Greece's Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday an initiative to revitalize the Koile Road, one of ancient Athens' most vital thoroughfares. The project aims to functionally integrate this historic route into the broader network of cultural paths surrounding the Acropolis....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (696+ words) A new research project in Israel is using advanced scientific methods to answer one of archaeology's most persistent questions: what were the origins of ancient pottery? The initiative is led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and aims to identify the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (663+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Anglo-Saxon burial described as a "princely" grave during one of the largest archaeological projects ever carried out in Britain. The burial, found near Leiston in Suffolk, includes the remains of a fully harnessed horse laid…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (442+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a massive cargo ship dating back 600 years beneath the "resund Strait, the stretch of water separating Denmark and Sweden. Believed to be the largest medieval cog ever discovered, the ship was found 40 feet underwater and is remarkably…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (802+ words) Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrates on urban domestic life, with no references to women involved in agriculture or work outside the home. However, recent studies indicate the important contribution of rural women in agriculture and…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1327+ words) As technology accelerates progress, a curious paradox emerges: advancement brings humanity back to its beginnings. Remote work signals a return to the mobility of hunter-gatherers. Rekindling this wandering hearth, digital nomads are challenging the concept of nation-states. Humanity's earliest societies…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (662+ words) In Plato's account of Atlantis, found in both'Timaeus and'Critias, the legendary island civilization supposedly fought a war against the Greeks. This is a vital part of the account, for it is the whole reason why Plato included it in these…...

6+ day, 4+ min ago   (559+ words) A recurring conspiracy theory which has gone viral claims that an ancient Greek statue supposedly depicting a woman "using a laptop" is "proof" of time travel. The statue once marked a grave and was created around 100 BC. Many inventions beyond…...