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Archaeology Around the World

Features stories on discoveries, excavations, and artifacts that reveal insights into ancient civilizations and reshape historical timelines.

 Kladios baths in ancient Olympia to be restored.

Kladios baths in ancient Olympia to be restored

 Stralsund, Katharinenkloster.

Medieval wall paintings depicting unicorn hunt uncovered in Stralsund's Catherine Monastery

 Ancient Casarabe people transformed Amazon savannas into year-round maize farms.

Ancient Casarabe people transformed Amazon savannas into year-round maize farms

 The ​​Cotofenesti helmet, 450 BCE, National History Museum of Romania.

Dutch police arrest three suspects in theft of Romanian artifacts from Drents Museum

 The gates of the Diyarbakir Fortress.

Last Mamluk sultan's helmet showcased at Diyarbakır museum

 Ancient bell-shaped bowl from the Bell Beaker culture.

4,500-year-old warrior cemetery discovered near Förderstedt

 Rare 300-200 BCE seated Gaulish burials offer new insights into ancient practices.

Rare 300-200 BCE seated Gaulish burials offer new insights into ancient practices

 Part of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Medieval toilet proves key in confirming residence of last Anglo-Saxon King of England

 Masada in the Judean Desert in Israel.

Longest Greek papyrus in Judean Desert reveals Roman corruption trial before Bar Kokhba revolt

 No error: How two treasure hunters discovered rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins in the Netherlands.

Two treasure hunters uncovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins in the Netherlands

 University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison.

University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison

 Researchers believe they found key clue to fate of early British American colonists in Governor John White's 400-year-old map.

Key clue to fate of early American colonists found in Governor John White's 400-year-old map

 Before Pompeii: Footprints of villagers fleeing ancient Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in Salerno.

Pre-Pompeii: Footprints of villagers fleeing Mount Vesuvius found in Salerno

 7 to 9 months pregnant teen's dismembered remains may be testimony to human sacrifice practices in Manteño society, archaeologists believe.

Archaeologists link a pregnant teen's dismembered remains to Manteño sacrifices

 Rare traces of woad, madder, and pastel reveal secrets of 12th century textile dyes

Rare traces of woad, madder, and pastel reveal secrets of 12th century textile dyes

 3rd-century Roman mosaic finds its way home, thanks to local association.

3rd-century Roman mosaic finds its way home, thanks to local association

 A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass.

A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass

 Historical house with wind towers in Abarkuh, Iran.

Underground ancient labyrinth, aqueduct found in Abarkuh, Iran

 Hierapolis. Ancient Greek city in southwestern Anatolia.

Deadly ancient 'Pluto's Gate' in Turkey still emits lethal gases in Turkey

 Archaeologists have discovered that the ancient fortress of Dmanisi Gora in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia is over 40 times larger than previously believed.

Archaeologists uncover vast Bronze Age fortress Dmanisi Gora in Georgia

 'The workers planned to drink it': 200-year-old 'witch bottle' filled with urine discovered in Cleethorpes.

Workers planned to drink it: 200-year-old 'witch bottle' with urine found in Cleethorpes

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