Archaeology

Archaeologists have discovered the almost complete remains of a long-lost medieval church choir beneath the heart of Oslo — without lifting a shovel.

New scientific analysis has confirmed that the Aubin Tonalámatl Codex, an important Indigenous Mexican divinatory manuscript, dates from before the Spanish conquest, with researchers proposing 1494 as its most likely year of production.

Archaeologists excavating one of Türkiye’s most important Neolithic settlements have uncovered an approximately 9,000-year-old mining workshop, providing striking new evidence of specialised copper and malachite production in prehistoric communities.

Archaeologists have begun recovering massive oak timbers from a remarkably well-preserved Iron Age structure discovered beside the River Main in Aschaffenburg, a find that could shed new light on Celtic engineering, trade and settlement activity more than 2,400 years ago.

A homeowner preparing to build a new patio has accidentally uncovered the largest Viking silver treasure ever discovered in Denmark, revealing hundreds of objects that offer a remarkable glimpse into Viking wealth, trade and commerce.

Archaeologists working in the heart of Izmir have uncovered three previously unknown rooms and rare wall paintings dating to Late Antiquity at the ancient city of Smyrna.

Archaeologists working high in Peru’s northern Andes have uncovered what appears to be an Inca state storage complex equipped with a sophisticated system designed to circulate air through its buildings.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient fortress settlement of Kuélap in northern Peru have uncovered a collection of small stone sculptures believed to have been associated with fertility, reproduction and ritual protection.

Twenty-five coffins and sarcophagi discovered inside a family mausoleum in south-western Poland have been identified as containing the remains of members of the von Hochberg dynasty, the former owners of Książ Castle.

Archaeological investigations at Neuenstadt am Kocher suggest the Roman settlement survived for only a few decades before growing instability along the empire’s frontier may have forced its inhabitants to leave.

Archaeologists excavating Tell Abu Saifi have uncovered a sandstone lintel bearing the name of Ramesses II and referring to the mysterious ancient city of Mesn, along with the remains of a temple that was later dismantled and reused during the Roman period.

A joint Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of an ancient residential complex, a possible wine press and a collection of artefacts near the Temple of Sekhmet at Mit Rahina, providing new evidence of everyday life in the ancient city of Memphis across several historical periods.

A series of medieval graves, pottery fragments and building rubble has helped archaeologists pinpoint the location of Nyénye, a long-lost Hungarian settlement known from historical records but whose precise location had remained uncertain.

Archaeologists excavating a Mesolithic site in north-western Russia have found thousands of stone tools, blanks and manufacturing fragments, providing evidence of an extensive tool-making centre dating back as much as 10,000 years.

An Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara has uncovered the tomb of a high-ranking Old Kingdom official, along with an extensive network of burial shafts containing human remains, funerary objects and other archaeological finds.