Archaeology Archaeologists in the U.K. Have Turned Up 34 Semi-Precious Stones in the Drain of an Ancient Roman Bathhouse The gems were dropped by Roman bathers in the 3rd century. By Min Chen, Jan 31, 2023
Archaeology Construction Workers Discovered a Mysterious Statue of Hercules Buried Deep in a Roman Sewer The unexpected find appears to have been intentionally buried in the early 20th century. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 31, 2023
Archaeology Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs The discovery of 256 eggs sheds new light on the reproductive strategies of the largest known dinosaurs. By Min Chen, Jan 20, 2023
Archaeology Scientists in Norway Have Discovered the Earliest Known Example of Runic Writing Carved Into an Iron Age Sandstone The find, according to archaeologists, is "the dream of all runologists." By Min Chen, Jan 19, 2023
Archaeology Pompeii Has Reopened Its Infamous House of Vettii, Home to a Portrait of a Man Weighing His Penis and Other Erotic Frescoes The ancient murals have been undergoing restoration for the past 20 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 17, 2023
Archaeology A 2,000-Year-Old Burial Chamber, Uncovered by Siberian Gravediggers, Reveals Clues About a Little-Known Scythian Culture The remains and artifacts contained in the tomb point to the transitional Tesinian civilization. By Artnet News, Jan 16, 2023
Archaeology German Researchers Used Neutrons to Peek Inside an 800-Year-Old Amulet—and Discovered Tiny Bones Using neutron imaging technology, researchers have detected the contents of a medieval pendant, discovered in 2008. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2023
Archaeology French Archaeologists Make ‘Unprecedented Discovery’ of What May Be the Remains of a Roman-Era Mausoleum The apparent funerary monument was unearthed in Néris-les-Bains, a Roman colony in the 1st century C.E. By Artnet News, Jan 9, 2023
Archaeology English Quarry Workers Have Struck Elizabethan-History-Lover’s Gold With the Discovery of a Rare 16th-Century Ship The wreck has been remarkably preserved by sediment. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2023
Archaeology An Amateur Archaeologist Has Deciphered a Cave Art Code Used by Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers The man noticed the prehistoric "proto-writing" system tracking animals' life cycles while pouring over images in the British Library. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 6, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Denmark Have Unearthed a 10th-Century Viking Hall Deemed to Be the Largest Discovery of Its Kind in a Decade The structure likely dates back to the reign of Harald I during the late Viking Age. By Artnet News, Jan 5, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Discover 60 High-Ranking Renegade Mummies in a Tomb of an Ancient Egyptian Opposition Figure in Luxor Important Egyptians chose to be interred in Amenhotep-Huy's burial place because he opposed Akhenaten's controversial move to monotheism. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2023
Archaeology Ancient Stone Tools Once Thought to be Made by Humans Were Actually Crafted by Monkeys, Say Archaeologists If monkeys made the tools, it's a major blow to experts seeking to disprove the long-held "Clovis First" theory. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2023
Archaeology Police Seized Hundreds of Paleolithic Tools, Roman Tiles, Bones, and Other Ancient Artifacts From Two Homes in Spain Also uncovered at one of the sites was a hand-written notebook detailing the exact locations from which the items were taken. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 3, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Recovered 275 Artifacts From the Wreck of a 19th-Century Ship That Sunk in the Search for the Northwest Passage The finds include a leather folio with an accompanying feather quill pen. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 26, 2022
