In a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Discovery, Swedish Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Cache of Viking Silver That Still Looks Brand New

Archaeology & History

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 & History

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 & History

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 & History

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 & History

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

Archaeology & History

Archaeologists Restoring an Ancient ISIS-Destroyed Monument in Mosul Just Found Seven Incredibly Preserved Assyrian Carvings Buried Beneath It

Some of the reliefs show soldiers shooting arrows, others are rich with grape vines, pomegranates, and palm trees.

By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 24, 2022

Archaeology & History

Santa Claus Walked These Floors: Stunning Mosaics Have Been Uncovered at the Tomb of St. Nicholas

Experts also believe they know where the saint's tomb would have originally stood within the church.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2022

Archaeology & History

Archaeologists Have Found an Ancient Roman Mosaic in Syria That Miraculously Survived Rampant Looting and a Civil War

It depicts scenes from the Trojan war and the sea god Neptune.

By Dorian Batycka, Oct 14, 2022

Archaeology & History

Archaeologists at Pompeii Say the iPad Pro—Which Comes With a LiDAR Scanner—Is Changing the Way They Work

Archaeologists from Tulane University developed a new digital workflow, enabled by the iPad Pro, to conduct excavations at Pompeii.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 12, 2022

Archaeology & History

Archaeologists Have Found the Fabled Temple to Poseidon Recorded in the Greek Historian Strabo’s Ancient Encyclopedia

In Geographica, the ancient Greek historian describes the sanctuary to the sea god as a critical center of religious and ethnic identity for the neighboring states.

By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 12, 2022

Archaeology & History

Underwater Archaeologists Discovered Ancient Kitchens in the Waters of Belize That Shed New Light on Mayan Life

Entrepreneurial Mayans made a cottage industry out of salt.

By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 11, 2022

Archaeology & History

The Recently Discovered Wreck of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Faces Annihilation, an Archaeologist Warns

The lost ship has been found, but remains at risk.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2022

Archaeology & History

An Arsonist Set Fire to Easter Island, Charring and Cracking the Sacred Moai Figures: ‘The Damage Cannot Be Undone’

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately, according to the island's mayor.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 7, 2022

Archaeology & History

A Hoard of Gold Coins Found Hidden in a Wall in the Golan Heights Sheds New Light on the Muslim Conquests of the Levant

The 44 gold coins were likely hidden in haste as Muslims took control of an area that was a Christian settlement at the time.

By Dorian Batycka, Oct 6, 2022

Archaeology & History

More Than 2,500 Archaeologists Have United to Demand the British Museum Return the Rosetta Stone to Egypt

A new petition has amassed 2,500 signatures.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 6, 2022