Archaeology Amateur Metal Detectorists in Scotland Have Unearthed a Stash of 8,400 Medieval Coins, One of the Largest Finds in Scottish History The hoard includes pennies dating from the 13th to 14th-century. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 21, 2022
Archaeology Egyptian Archaeologists Rewrite History With the Discovery of a Tomb of a Previously Unknown Queen The New Kingdom Tomb of Queen Neith, along with a cache of 300 coffins and 100 mummies, was unearthed at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2022
Archaeology The Earliest Words Ever Written in Basque Have Been Found Engraved on a Revelatory 2,100-Year-Old Bronze Relic Researchers have deciphered the inscriptions on the Hand of Irulegi, which was unearthed last year. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2022
Archaeology An Amateur History Buff in Newfoundland Found a 600-Year-Old English Coin, the Oldest to Arrive on Canada’s Shore The discovery has reignited questions about the presence of Europeans in Canada. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2022
Archaeology Scholars Have Decoded the World’s Oldest Sentence Written With an Alphabet. It’s a Highly Specific Warning… About Lice The sentence was inscribed on an ancient ivory comb found at the Tel Lachish archaeological site in 2016. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 10, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists From the UAE and U.S. Have Uncovered One of the Earliest Trade Settlements Ever Found in Oman Among the archaeological discoveries are industrial infrastructure and silver jewelry that paint a picture of ancient trade. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 9, 2022
Archaeology A Trove of ‘Exceptional’ Roman Bronzes Have Been Discovered at an Ancient Thermal Spa in Tuscany The stunning statues were likely submerged into the hot springs as part of an ancient ritual—an act that ultimately helped to preserve them. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 8, 2022
Archaeology A Century After the Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb, Archaeologists Unearth a New Trove of Artifacts Related to the Boy Pharaoh The find include coffins and papyri tied to King Tut’s generals and advisers, as well as the pharaoh King Teti. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 8, 2022
Archaeology An Ancient Tunnel Discovered Beneath an Egyptian Temple May Lead to Cleopatra’s Tomb, Archaeologists Say For nearly 20 years, archaeologists have been searching the area around the temple Tapuziris Magna for the final resting place of the Egyptian queen and her husband Mark Antony. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 7, 2022
Archaeology Scientists Using Lasers Have Discovered Vast Manors From the Fabled Mayan Snake Dynasty Hidden in the Jungle Lidar technology has revealed new details about the teeming Kanu’l capitol of Calakmul. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 4, 2022
Archaeology In a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Discovery, Swedish Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Cache of Viking Silver That Still Looks Brand New Discovered outside of Stockholm, the hoard includes a Norman coin whose only previous documentation was in an 18th-century book. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 2, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Unearthed the ‘Tupperware of Antiquity’ and Other Artifacts in a Buried Roman House The dig was prompted by the discovery of extensive surviving ruins thanks to ground-penetrating radar technology. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 31, 2022
Archaeology Amateur Archaeologists Use Google Earth to Identify a Roman-Era Villa in the U.K.—Complete With Central Heating The ruins were spotted from satellite views of farmland in Kent. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 28, 2022
Archaeology Maritime Archaeologists Have Finally Located ‘Äpplet,’ the Long-Lost Sister Ship to Sweden’s Iconic War Vessel Vasa The remains of the ship were found in Vaxholm, where it sunk in 1658. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 27, 2022
Archaeology A New Technology Using the Earth’s Magnetic Fields Is Helping Archaeologists Verify the Destruction Caused by Biblical Battles Artifacts like mud bricks contains minerals that act like “a tiny needle of a compass,” according to one researcher. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 26, 2022
