A Metal Detectorist in Norway Found an Ultra-Rare Byzantine Coin That’s More Than 1,000 Years Old

Archaeology & History

A Metal Detectorist in Norway Found an Ultra-Rare Byzantine Coin That’s More Than 1,000 Years Old

The gold coin was discovered over 1,600 miles from its place of origin.

By Verity Babbs, Dec 11, 2023

Archaeology & History

Peek Inside Egypt’s Newly Renovated Imhotep Museum That’s Filled With Some 300 Ancient Treasures

The museum boasts displays of artifacts from painted masks to intricate stelae to the world's oldest royal mummy.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 8, 2023

Archaeology & History

Archaeologists Call Foul on the Purported Discovery of a 27,000-Year-Old Pyramid

Does Indonesia's Gunung Padang site house an "prehistoric pyramid"? Nope, say experts.

By Artnet News, Dec 7, 2023

Archaeology & History

A Polish Grandma Found a Rare Prehistoric Artifact—And Kept It Quiet for 50 Years

The woman picked up what looked like an unusual stone, but turned out to be a rare ancient relic.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 6, 2023

Archaeology & History

See the Life-Sized Marble Statue of Apollo Just Unearthed From an Ancient Spa in Tuscany

The statue was found at a site that has already proven rich in Roman and Etruscan finds.

By Artnet News, Nov 28, 2023

Archaeology & History

An Archaeological Discovery in Spain Could Turn Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles on Their Head

A funerary stone slab combines imagery previously thought to conform to contrasting male and female types.

By Artnet News, Nov 24, 2023

Archaeology & History

Have Researchers Finally Identified the Remains of Captain Cook’s Ship ‘Endeavour’?

Australian maritime scientists have new evidence linking a Rhode Island shipwreck to the famous vessel.

By Artnet News, Nov 24, 2023

Archaeology & History

A Lost 1,400-Year-Old ‘Cult House’ Was Rediscovered on an English Farm

The community archaeology project also unearthed evidence of 7th-century metalworking.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 22, 2023

Archaeology & History

5 Facts About the Ancient Roman Necropolis That Borders the Vatican, Now Open to the Public

The site was previously only accessible to scholars and specialists.

By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2023

Archaeology & History

How a Scottish Schoolboy Digging for Potatoes Uncovered a Trove of Egyptian Antiquities

The shock discovery was assumed to be a one off, until more Egyptian treasures turned up decades later.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 20, 2023

Archaeology & History

A Shipwreck Off the Coast of Colombia May Hold $20 Billion Worth of Treasure

The country's president is eager to recover the ship and its booty, and promises to build a museum for it in Cartagena.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 18, 2023

Archaeology & History

See the Outstandingly Ornate 4th Century Mosaic Floors Unearthed in an Ancient Turkish Villa

The mosaic is the largest to be discovered in the Cappadocia region.

By Artnet News, Nov 17, 2023

Archaeology & History

Excavation in Turkey Leads to the Discovery of Ancient Indo-European Language From Kalašma

An excavation conducted at Boğazköy-Hattusha, a UNESCO heritage site in north-central Turkey around present-day Bolu or Gerede, unearthed the cuneiform writing.

By Adam Schrader, Nov 15, 2023

Archaeology & History

French Love Letters, Sealed for 265 Years, Are Opened—and Read—for the First Time

The letters were written to French soldiers during the height of the Seven Years' War, but never delivered.

By Min Chen, Nov 14, 2023

Archaeology & History

Did Nature Help Shape the Great Sphinx of Giza? New Research Suggests So

Scientists found that wind erosion may have a hand in forming the ancient monument.

By Artnet News, Nov 13, 2023