It's one of the biggest Iron Age weapons hoards in western Germany.A metal detectorist scouring an ancient hillfort has uncovered "one of the biggest Iron Age weapon hoards in western Germany," according to archaeologists at the Regional Associa
A well-preserved ancient Greek helmet likely worn by a soldier during a war with the Persians has been found in Haifa Harbor in Israel.The 2,500-year-old helmet was found by a Dutch ship in 2007 and was turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA
Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered nearly two dozengoldfoil figures that have engravings of couples embracing each other.The figures, which date back about 1,300 years, were found in the remains of a great hall on a platform mound, a human-made stru
Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called theAntikythera mechanismthat's believed to be the world's first computer.First discovered in a Roman-era shipwreck by Greek sponge
Business in the front, party in the back.
It was the 'Lamborghini' of its day.
Could they speak to the gods?
Two headless statues discovered at an ancient Greek burial site depict a dead woman in a seated position and possibly her servant.(Image credit: Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)Headless statues of a dead woman and her servant have been found in an an
In the mountains of southwestern Tajikistan, just east of the border with modern Uzbekistan, the ruins of the town of Panjikent provide a window into the vibrant visual culture of Sogdian urban life
ByAnna Liesowska16 June 2020Warrior’s grave found in 1988 was identified as male - yet now the 2,600-year-old teenager 'with wart on face’ is revealed to be female.‘It was so stunning when we just opened the lid and I saw the face there, with that wart, l
The Greek goddess of love and fertility had a popular cult at the time.
How does dating (scientifically speaking) work?
Objects from the early Bronze Age in Europe may represent one of the oldest forms of currency.
The hoard may include a princess's gold ring.(Image: © Adam Kędzierski)A medieval hoard brimming with silver ingots, gold rings and thousands of silver coins was recently discovered in a Polish cornfield by an archaeologist, with the hel
The ancient puppy's collar had a bell on it.
Archaeologists unearthed amazing swords, daggers and other weaponry this year.
The discovery of more than 100 sealed coffins containing mummies, at the Saqqara archaeological site in Egypt, was one of the biggest archaeology stories of 2020.(Image: © Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities)With the pandemic and accompanying econom
A man wearing a protective mask passes by the Coliseum in Rome on March 7, 2020, amid fear of the COVID-19 epidemic.(Image: © Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)The COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic recession it has fostered, loom large over
A Pyxis, or circular box for containing makeup, 470-460 BC. Attica. The vessel shows the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsIn the modern world of today we are privileged to take for granted that the ingredients in our cosmetics are s
File photoBy analyzing sediment cores taken from six sites in southern Greece, an international team of researchers identified trends in cereal, olive, and grapevine production indicating major changes in agricultural production between 1000 BC and 600 AD
The lead scroll with Ancient Greek writing, found in an amulet belonging to the Greek man Demetrios, 160 AD. Credit: Museum of LondonAlthough most of us may feel a bit sorry for ourselves in 2020, having to deal with lockdowns and other strict measures to
The ancient fortification of Antissa on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of LesvosThree buildings that are of particular interest to archaeologists were brought to light recently in the ongoing excavation in the castle of Agioi
Who says it did?
At its peak, the British Empire ruled a quarter of the world's surface and population, but it still isn't history's biggest empire.(Image: © Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)According to Guinness World Records, wh
The cast-bronze hilt and pommel of the sword are intricately decorated with engravings of circles and rows of crescent-shaped marks.(Image: © Silesian Museum, Czech Republic)A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic found mu
Over 150 years after the first Pompeii victims were found, two more have been discovered.
The inscriber ran out of room and shrank the letters.
Proposed 3D visualization of the settlement at the islet of Dhaskalio. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureKeros, the small, uninhabited Cycladic island south of Naxos, will be the subject of the first collaboration between The National Geographic and the Gr
Credit: Greek ReporterThe word “souvlaki” is synonymous with Greek food, whether the term refers simply to slices of grilled meat on a small wooden skewer or the soft pita bread stuffed with meat, tomatoes, onions,tzatziki sauceand French fries, which is
Archaeologists found two Stone Age skulls in Dehesilla Cave on the Iberian peninsula. One of the skulls (front) showed signs of a type of brain surgery called trepanation.(Image: © University of Seville)A Stone Age skull found in a Spanish cave b
Archaeologists in Siberia have unearthed a 2,500-year-old grave holding the remains of four people from the ancient Tagar culture —including two warriors, a male and female — and a stash of their metal weaponry.The early Iron Age burial contained the skel
Attackers may have timed the attack to coincide with a public gathering.
The brain cells turned to glass after being exposed to an avalanche of hot ash.
Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga
Stone tools scattered on the seafloor mark the oldest underwater site ever found on the continent.
Credit: AMNASections of the archaeological site of Mycenae,the bronze age kingdom of Agamemnon, were damaged by a wildfire on Sunday.Visitors and staff at the archaeological site were earlier evacuated as a precaution.In an announcement the Ministry of Cu
Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.Male Tashtyk mask is kept in the State Hermatage Museum. CT of the mask layer. Pictures:©TheStateHermitageMuseum.Photo by Vladimir Terebenin, Pa
Modern fluoroscopy identifies sheep bones inside the Tagar culture death mask.X-ray technology of the period indicated something was unusual about the bones inside the clay head - but could not reveal more.Picture:Vyacheslav Porosev, Instutute of Nuclear
Breathtaking island complex close to Mongolian border rumoured to have been built for tragic Chinese princess.The site hasamazed almost everyone whohas ever ventured here to the very centre point of Eurasia. PIcture: Por Bajin FoundationNew scientific fin
The Hyksos once ruled Egypt, but they didn't arrive as invaders.
An ancient site that Wang Xinyuan's team found in Anxi-Dunhuang section of Gansu province along the major route of the ancient Silk Road.A type of archaeology, employing remote sensing and a multidisciplinary approach, is helping researchers unearth signi
Folk houses in Zhuoshuiancient town are besieged by flooding in Chongqing, on June 28, 2020. 3.5m yuan allocated to a fund for rescue work amid floods in southern provincesProtection and reinforcement of cultural heritage sites in flood-hit provinces in S
Strip miners in the eastern Serbian townof Drmno uncovered a flat-bottomed ship and twomonoxyles, or dugout longboats, along the banks of an ancient tributary of the Danube near the garrison at the Roman city of Viminacium. Measuring nearly 50 feet long a
This is the first known photograph of the magnificent statue of Moschophoros, also known in English as The Calf Bearer when was discovered on the Acropolis in 1864.The statue, dated c. 560 BC and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters (5.4 ft)
Exterior of the Treasury of Atreus or the Tomb of Agamemnon on Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece. This tomb is one of the many archaeological sites left behind of the ancient mainland civilization.New emerging DNA evidence suggests that living Greeks are
A relic from the Dongshan ancient tomb site unearthed in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology said experts have confirmed that the Dongshan ancient tomb site in Taiyuan, is a large-scale cemetery bel
Helios (Sun) on his chariot. Image from a 330 BCE vase from Canossa, a Greek colony in southern Italy.What is a golden age?A golden age captures the best and greatest virtues of human achievements. These accomplishments, however, must have the potential o
Tripodon Street today with the Monument of Lysicrates on the left. From the book “Plaka Through Time” The oldest street in Athens, and the whole of Europe, is about 2,500 years old — and is located in the Plaka neighborhood on the storied slopes of Acropo
Unknown vandals in Albania have caused “irreparable” damage to a monument in ancient Apollonia near the town of Fieri, Albanian authorities announced on Saturday.The director of the archaeological site was quoted as saying that “the damage is irreparable”
Ancient dice (four faces shown here) was found in an early Iron Age grave cairn in Western Norway.(Image: © University Museum at Bergen)On a cliff overlooking a narrow strait in western Norway, archaeologists have discovered rare game pieces, inc
