Archaeologists working at the renowned Kultepe archaeological site in central Turkey have achieved a significant breakthrough, uncovering private residences on the main mound for the first time in decades of excavation. The discovery of houses dating back approximately 4,700 years represents a...
After eight seasons of meticulous archaeological work, the University of Alicante has completed the excavation of one of the most monumental Roman bath complexes ever discovered in the Iberian Peninsula. The sprawling Eastern Baths at La Alcudia, near Elche in southeastern Spain,...
Fresh analysis of over 200 ancient silver coins from first millennium AD Southeast Asia has revealed extensive economic connections spanning from Bangladesh to Vietnam. These remarkable coins, featuring distinctive rising sun and Srivatsa motifs, provide compelling evidence that Southeast Asia's...
Archaeological excavations on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have uncovered seven stone tools dating back at least 1.04 million years, potentially extending to 1.48 million years ago. This groundbreaking discovery, published in the journal Nature, represents the oldest evidence of...
Archaeologists have uncovered twelve extraordinary ritual pits from the enigmatic Salzmünde culture near Gerstewitz, Germany, revealing haunting evidence of complex Neolithic funeral ceremonies involving human skulls, dog sacrifice, and the ritual burning of structures. Dating to approximately 3000 BC, these circular pits...
Go visit a sacred ancient site, if possible one featuring a high density of megalithic architecture, and when you get back tell me, hand on heart, you didn’t feel something. Modern archaeology, for all the good that it has done,...
A recent discovery in Gibraltar has unveiled one of the most advanced manufacturing sites of the ancient world: a Neanderthal tar distillation oven dating back 65,000 years. Hidden in Vanguard Cave, part of the UNESCO-listed Gorham’s Cave Complex, this find...
A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade networks. The find—a 2,000-year-old charred fig—is the earliest evidence of exotic fruits in Ireland, suggesting links to the Roman Empire....
In the quiet and peaceful village of Aquileia, in northern Italy near the Adriatic Sea coast, archaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) found something remarkable and unexpected. While performing excavations just to the...
John Pearce/The Conversation In the amphitheatre of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors – but no account of ancient gladiators is complete without including its devotees. Eclipsing the modern superfan in adulation for their heroes,...
