Archaeology

Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have revealed a remarkable hoard of gold coins uncovered in 2025 in the historic town of Torzhok, in Russia’s Tver Region.

Archaeologists working at the Bruchhauser Steine hillfort in Germany’s Sauerland region have uncovered evidence that the dramatic rock formation served as a site for ritual practices more than 2,000 years ago.

New research suggests that prehistoric European societies were preparing surprisingly complex dishes as early as 7,000 years ago, combining fish with a variety of plants and fruits in ways that reflect established culinary traditions.

Archaeologists working in southern Russia have identified the remains of an ancient board game believed to be a distant precursor to chess, shedding new light on cultural connections between Mesopotamia and the Eurasian steppe during the fourth millennium BC.

Archaeologists working in northern Sudan have uncovered documentary evidence confirming the historical existence of King Qasqash, a ruler of the former Christian Kingdom of Makuria who had previously been known only from later legend.

Researchers investigating prehistoric cave art have refined the methods used to determine the age of mineral deposits that form over ancient paintings, providing more reliable minimum age estimates for some of the world’s earliest artistic expressions.

New scientific research has shed fresh light on one of Central Europe’s most remarkable archaeological discoveries — the 9,000-year-old grave of the so-called “Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg” in Germany.

Archaeologists in northern Mexico have uncovered the remains of an ancient village that predates the well-known archaeological site of Cerro de Trincheras, along with two sites containing rock carvings, during excavation work connected to a major railway project in the state of Sonora.

Archaeologists have documented a rare set of ancient footprints on a Scottish beach after powerful storms eroded the coastline and briefly exposed a 2,000-year-old archaeological site.

The Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța has announced the discovery of 34 Roman-period tombs during preventive excavations at the Constanța Municipal Hospital site, an area located within the ancient necropolis of Tomis.

Archaeologists investigating the Svingerud grave field in eastern Norway have identified what is now considered the earliest archaeologically dated rune-stone, a fragmented slab known as the Hole stone.

A brick-lined burial vault uncovered beneath a public square in Canterbury, England, may be the final resting place of an 18th-century vicar and poet, archaeologists have said.

Archaeologists and history enthusiasts from the Search and Exploration Association “Krecik” have completed the first stage of a sanctioned field survey in Lipina Nowa, Poland, uncovering a remarkable cross-section of artefacts spanning from the Roman period to the 20th century.

Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations in southern Siberia have uncovered an exceptional series of petroglyphs that is reshaping scholarly understanding of ancient rock art in the Republic of Khakassia.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a settlement more than 2,500 years old in Hüllhorst, in the Minden-Lübbecke district, during preparatory work for a new municipal fire station.