Archaeology

Welcome to the Archaeology News section, your source for the latest discoveries and research from the ancient world. Here, we explore the groundbreaking work of archaeologists as they unearth the remnants of lost civilizations, revealing the stories that have shaped human history.

Archaeology

Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal’s war elephants in Spain

A small bone discovered in southern Spain may represent the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by Hannibal Barca during the Punic Wars.

Archaeology

Archaeologists unearth the buried history of Saint-Pierre

Archaeologists have been excavating in the Mouillage district of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, offering a rare glimpse into the city’s development from its early days to its destruction during the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée.

Archaeology

Study finds over 630,000 ancient charcoal kilns in Poland

Researchers from the Polish Academy of Sciences have identified more than 630,000 ancient charcoal kilns in Poland, which form the basis on which technology grew, driving everything from toolmaking to early urban centres.

Archaeology

Centre of Grimsby’s medieval past unearthed

A window into the Grimsby of yesteryear has been uncovered – from scraps of leather shoes to fish bones – building a unique picture of the development of the Lincolnshire port town.

Archaeology

First evidence of deliberate mummification in Inca child sacrifice discovered

Archaeologists have identified the first known case of deliberate mummification of a child sacrificed during the Inca capacocha ritual.

Stonehenge – New theories about the origins of the stones

Archaeology

Mark Milligan - April 7, 2011

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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