Archaeology
Archaeologists Use Toilet to Track Down Manor Depicted in Famous Medieval Tapestry
Dating back over nine centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry tells the epic story of William of Normandy’s conquest in England in ...
1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals Gripping Case About Roman Tax Fraud and Forgery
In 2014, a researcher realized that the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert was not what it ...
Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Mask Mould Believed to Depict Medusa
A familiar face has resurfaced from the ruins of an ancient Greek city in Italy. Archaeologists in Sicily have discovered ...
Thieves Blow Out Museum Door to Steal Ancient Artifacts, Including 2,500-Year-Old Gold Helmet
These days, heists are few and far between. Gone are the days when you could step onto an airplane and ...
Archaeologists Discover 3000-Year-Old ‘Mega-Fortress’ 40 Times Larger Than Expected
When archaeologists in Georgia conducted test excavations at a 3,000-year-old fortress, they worked in tall summer grass. When they returned ...
Mysterious Red-Painted Dog Penis Bone Found in Ancient Roman Shaft
Discovering bones in ancient Roman quarry shafts is not unusual—finding a hand-painted dog penis bone, however, is. Bioarchaeologist Ellen Green ...
Stunning Gold Ring From Roman Era Found on Ancient French Road
Well, it’s not five gold rings, but with only two days to Christmas we’ll settle for it. An excavation of ...
Archaeologists Uncover a Medieval Floor Made of Bones
Hundreds of years ago, someone in the Netherlands concluded that the best way to fill the gaps in their floor ...
Archaeologists Unearth Rare ‘Fish Scale’ Armor From 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb
Researchers from the Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute in China have recovered the remains of a complex ...
The Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2024
Every year we’re fortunate to glean new insights about the history of the world’s people through archaeologists. These experts dig ...
