Archaeology

Lakes in the Gobi Desert nurtured human life 8,000-years-ago

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, the Gobi Desert, now one of the driest and most forbidding places on Earth, was once a land of lakes and wetlands that sustained human life over 8,000-years-ago.

Hundreds of celtic coins and jewellery unearthed in Western Bohemia

Archaeologists have announced one of the most significant Celtic discoveries in recent years: around 500 gold and silver coins, along with jewellery and raw precious metals dating from the 6th to the 1st century BC.

Ancient satyr mask sheds light on Phanagoria’s dramatic past

The discovery of a terracotta theatrical mask offers compelling new evidence for the existence of a theatre in the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria.

Underwater study reveals exceptionally well-preserved Roman shipwreck

A multi-national team of underwater archaeologists have been unearthing an exceptionally well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Barbir Bay near Sukošan, Coatia.

Neo-Assyrian winged bull could be largest ever found

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of what could be the largest known Neo-Assyrian lamassu – a protective deity depicting a winged bull with a human head.

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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