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

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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

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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

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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

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See New Sonar Scans That Capture Long-Forgotten Dunkirk Shipwrecks in Vivid Detail

The images emerged from a joint project by French and British researchers.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 13, 2023

Archaeology & History

New Research Reveals the Earliest-Known Organic Red Dye Dating Back 15,000 Years

A study of 10 beads from a Levant cave shows the earliest use of dye from the rubiaceae plant.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 12, 2023

Archaeology & History

Cold Plunges Are All the Rage Now—But Archaeologists in the U.K. Just Found a Plunge Pool From the 18th Century

The plunge pool was found underneath a historic social club.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 11, 2023

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What Did Peru’s Most Famous Mummy Actually Look Like? A New Silicon Bust Brings Her Back to Life

One of Peru's most well-preserved mummies, "Juanita" lay frozen in the Andes for 500 years.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 8, 2023

Archaeology & History

A 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of an Assyrian God—Once Buried for Safekeeping—Has Been Unearthed Again in Iraq

The monumental, 18-ton body of the ancient winged deity will now be reunited with its head, held at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 7, 2023

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A Finnish Man Inspecting a Pipe Trench Discovered a Christian Burial Site Dating Back to the Swedish Crusades

A shaft of iron sticking out of the ground turned out to be a 12th-century sword.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 7, 2023

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A 21-Year-Old Student Has Deciphered the First Word from the Herculaneum Scrolls, Charred in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Computer scientist Luke Farritor won $40,000 as part of a competition to decode the scrolls.

By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2023

An Ancient Egyptian Mug at the Tampa Museum of Art Once Held Psychotropic Drugs, Human Blood, and Bodily Fluids, Research Reveals

The object was probably used in rituals by cult worshippers of the deity Bes, one of the most popular figures in the ancient Egyptian pantheon.

By Artnet News, Oct 29, 2023

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