3+ day, 1+ min ago   (503+ words) A new study pushes back the earliest known millet consumption in Bronze Age Europe by more than a century. Researchers found evidence of millet eating in southeastern Poland around 1590 BCE. The finding comes from a study of human remains from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (466+ words) Archaeologists working at the Libisosa Archaeological Park in Lezuza, Albacete, have recovered a rare stone sculpture more than 2,000 years old. The near life-size head was carved from limestone and recovered from the ruins of a large Roman building in 2025. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (678+ words) A 5,000-year-old burial mound found near Wrocław in southwestern Poland has given archaeologists a rare look at people linked to the Corded Ware cultural circle. The grave held an almost complete male skeleton, parts of two adult skulls, a necklace…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (643+ words) A routine garden project in Rebild has led to the largest known Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Denmark. The hoard contains 18.5 kilograms of silver, almost three times the weight of the previous record holder. The find was made…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) A 1,800-year-old iron shield boss containing cremated human bones has been rescued from a scrap yard in eastern Poland. The rare find points to a destroyed burial linked to the Przeworsk culture and Vandal communities. Museum staff identified the object…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (486+ words) Exceptionally low water levels in the Danube have exposed the remains of two German soldiers who likely died during World War II. Their remains were found beside a German military motorcycle, identification tags, anti-tank mines, and other wartime items in Budapest....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (574+ words) Ancient paintings on limestone cliffs in southern China have survived more than 2,000 years of heat, rain, and storms. A new study suggests their unusual durability came from a paint binder made from lime and blood. The Huashan rock art belt…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (529+ words) Two ancient genomes from Japan are giving researchers a closer look at how migration, climate and diet shaped the ancestors of modern Japanese people. A team led by Koji Ishiya of Kanazawa University recovered unusually detailed DNA data from two…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (252+ words) Excavations at the Great Synagogue associated with the Vilna Gaon, which was destroyed by the Nazi regime and later by the Soviet authorities some 70 years ago, have revealed sections of the prayer hall and the women’s gallery, colourful floors, seating…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (333+ words) The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, was led by scientists at Curtin University. The team studied sandstone blocks, bricks, and ballast recovered from the Batavia shipwreck. The vessel belonged to the Dutch East India Company and…...