Archaeology

Traces of colossal statues among rediscovered Apollo Sanctuary

A sanctuary first excavated in 1885 by the German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter has been rediscovered after details of the original find site were subsequently lost.

Hoarding provides new insights into Somló Hill people

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity has provided new insights into the people that inhabited Somló Hill in Western Hungary.

1,800-year-old cemetery for Roman cavalry horses discovered in Stuttgart suburb

Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) have discovered a large cemetery for Roman calvary horses during housing development works in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany.

Detectorist pair discover a nationally significant Anglo-Saxon hoard

Almost like an episode from the BBC comedy series Detectorists, a pair of metal detectorists have uncovered an Anglo-Saxon hoard in the southwest of England - a discovery described as nationally significant.

Traces of Gloucester’s Roman past revealed in new findings

Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have uncovered significant Roman remains during investigations at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, a suburb of Gloucester, England.

The Vikings’ Finest Failure: Vinland and ‘The Field of Jellyfish’

How the Vikings played out a saga of epic exploration and experiment, only for the daggers of reality to seep in and perform their deadly craft as the noose of extreme indigenous un-rest and limited resources slowly cut the throat of the short-lived Viking colony in the New World.

Stonehenge – New theories about the origins of the stones

Stonehenge is a monument that has been standing for around 5,000 years, but new discoveries are overturning established theories about where the rocks used in its construction originated from. 

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