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Roman cupid figurine found during road construction work

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

A Roman cupid figurine was found during road construction work on the A417 in the Cotswolds. Archaeological excavations carried out...

Italian archaeologists uncover large Iron Age necropolis at Amorosi

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a large Iron Age necropolis in Valle Telesina, near the Volturno River, during work on a...

A 3,500-year-old Egyptian royal hermitage found in the Sinai Desert

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old “royal fortified rest area” in the northern Sinai Desert. The structure...

Archaeologists find rare Tyrian purple lump at Carlisle excavations

May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024

In 2023, archaeologists discovered a rare lump of Tyrian Purple during excavations at a Roman Bath on the grounds of...

Roman tomb discovered in Austria turns out to belong to mother and daughter

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

In 2004, during construction work in the eastern cemetery of the ancient Roman city of Ovilava (now Wels in Upper...

Sitting Buddha statue incidentally found in a paddy field

May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024

The seated Buddha statue was discovered by chance in a mound excavated in a paddy field where soil for the...

Environmental campaigners in Kazakhstan discover new Bronze Age petroglyphs

May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

New Bronze Age petroglyphs have been discovered in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan by volunteers of the nationwide Taza (Clean)...

A 7000-year-old Neolithic settlement discovered in Serbia

April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024

The ROOTS team discovered a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. The discovery provides...

The unique ‘Excalibur’ sword, similar to King Arthur’s legendary sword, has Islamic Origins

April 28, 2024

April 28, 2024

The mysteries of the historical sword, which researchers have dubbed ‘Excalibur’ because of its location and which bears similarities to...

850-year-old medieval coins discovered in a grave in Sweden

April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024

Archaeologists have opened the grave of a man they believe was between 20 and 25 years old when he died....