Archaeology Archaeologists in Japan Have Unearthed a Gigantic 4th-Century ‘Dakō’ Sword That Dwarfs Any Blade Ever Found in the Country The sword is far too large to have been used for self defense, researchers say. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 17, 2023
Archaeology A German Man Just Learning How to Use a Metal Detector Uncovered a Hoard of Buried Byzantine Jewelry and Silver Coins The discovery was made in what once was a Viking Age trade settlement. By Min Chen, Mar 15, 2023
Archaeology Excavations Around Leicester Cathedral in the U.K. Have Turned Up a Roman Shrine Archaeologists Call a ‘Cult Room’ The dig also uncovered Anglo-Saxon artifacts including coins and hair pins. By Artnet News, Mar 13, 2023
Archaeology Aww, Archaeologists Have Discovered an Adorable Version of Egypt’s Most Famous Monument: A Miniature Sphinx The statue is a much smaller iteration of the famed Great Sphinx of Giza, but sculpted perhaps 2,500 years later. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2023
Archaeology Using a Groundbreaking Technology, Scientists Have Uncovered a Hidden Tunnel Beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza There's more to the Great Pyramid than meets the eye. By Artnet News, Mar 8, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Believe That an Iron Age Comb Discovered Along a U.K. Highway Was Made From a Human Skull The tool, which may have been worn as an amulet, is evidence of a culture that revered the human head. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 2, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Believe a Piece of Flotsam That Washed Up on a New York Beach Could be Part of an 1821 Shipwreck The SS Savannah was the first steam and sail hybrid vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean. By Min Chen, Feb 28, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists on Easter Island Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Moai Statue Buried in a Dried-Out Lake Bed More of the iconic head statues could turn up, researchers say. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Italy Are Using A.I. Robots to Piece Together Ancient Frescoes From Fragments Discovered at Pompeii A new machine called RePAIR can figure out how centuries-old fresco shards fit together—and even has robotic arms to reassemble them. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology Researchers in Vietnam Discovered That Two Deer Antlers Languishing in Museum Storage Are Actually 2,000-Year-Old Musical Instruments The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. By Artnet News, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered an Ancient Fort—Complete With Wooden Spikes—Built by the Romans to Protect Their Silver Mines The Romans abandoned mining efforts, but 19th-century archaeologists struck the motherlode. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 22, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Digging in Iraq Have Located the Remains of a 5,000-Year-Old Tavern—As Well as a ‘Beer Recipe’ The find also includes hundreds of ceramic vessels and a primitive refrigerator. By Min Chen, Feb 20, 2023
Archaeology The Oceanographers Who Discovered the Titanic Have Released Never-Before-Seen Footage of the Shipwreck Filmed by Underwater Robots The 81-minute video has been surfaced to coincide with the 25th anniversary of 'Titanic.' By Richard Whiddington, Feb 17, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Broke Open King Tut’s Inner Tomb Exactly 100 Years Ago. Here Are 5 of the Most Opulent Artifacts They Found All that glitters is sometimes gold—particularly when it comes to the tomb of King Tutankhamun. By Annikka Olsen, Feb 16, 2023
Archaeology Thousands of Citizen Scientists Studying LiDAR Maps Have Found 1,000 Prehistoric Burial Mounds Across the Netherlands They also detected Celtic fields, charcoal kilns, and cart tracks. By Min Chen, Feb 10, 2023
