Ancient Stone Circles Cover 2,800-Year-Old Graves of Children in Norway
An ancient burial field in Norway that features more than 40 circular stone grave markers has been found to contain the remains of mostly children, all of whom died more than 2,000 years ago, Norway’s Museum of Cultural History reports. The partially …
During the survey, an unusual magnetic field was discovered. Experts followed it and discovered a treasure chest full of gold
Thanks to a strange magnetic field, archaeologists found a tomb filled with gold and precious stones… In 2022, a group of archaeologists from the University of Gent (UGent) and the Mediterranean Archaeological Association Hai while using a magnetometer to conduct geographical surveys near the city…
Digging the road, discovering “Jurassic treasures” and a 4,000-year-old settlement
Highway construction in Poland had to temporarily give way to archaeologists when two ancient settlements with a series of unique artifacts appeared. In a press release published by Poland's National Directorate of Roads and Highways (GDDKiA), the…
Prehistoric Irish Monuments Revealed As ‘Pathways for the Dead’
Updated 26 April, 2024 – 01:01 ancient-origins Archaeologists using advanced LiDAR technology have unearthed a significant discovery at Baltinglass in County Wicklow, Ireland, known as the “Hillfort Capital” of the region. This cutting-edge survey has …
Saint Guthlac’s Realm: Massive Stone Age Henge Discovered in Lincolnshire
Archaeologists from Newcastle University have been working for years in Crowland, Lincolnshire around the purported site of the hermitage of Saint Guthlac, a local cult figure. What they found there reveals a far older and more complex sacred landscape, …
Remarkable Horseshoe Shaped Prehistoric Structure Discovered in France
Beneath the countryside landscape of Marliens, mere kilometers from Dijon in the heart of the Ouche valley, lies evidence of ancient life spanning through millennia. Before the expansion of a local gravel pit could proceed, INRAP archaeologists were called …
Giant Lava Tunnel Was Occupied By Ancient Herders in the Arabian Peninsula
Updated 18 April, 2024 – 16:55 Sahir A fabulous new study has highlighted the lifestyles of human herders spanning 10,000 – 7,000 years ago, from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic/Bronze Age, in the challenging desert environment of the Arabian Peninsula. …
Bronze Age German Grave was Built to Hold a “Zombie”
There’s always something new in archaeology, it would seem. In an unexpected development, archaeologists performing excavations in eastern Germany excavated a 4,200-year-old grave containing the skeleton of a man who was apparently believed to be at risk …