Category: Arch/ Anthro

A large Byzantine-era mosaic discovered in 1990 at the edge of Khirbat Be’er Shema, Israel, has been unveiled to the public for the first time.

Known as the Be’er Shema (Birsama) mosaic, it consists of 55 intricately decorated medallions that…

The Gobi Wall is a 321-km-long structure made of earth, stone, and wood, located in the Gobi highland desert of Mongolia. It is the least understood section of the Medieval Wall System that extends from China into Mongolia. In a new study,…

Western Europeans crafted hunting weapons out of bones from whales stranded on the Atlantic shoreline between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago, researchers report May 27 in Nature Communications.

Previously excavated finds at Stone Age…

Archaeologists have identified over 1,200 archaeological sites during an exploration project of Sudan’s Bayuda Desert.

The project, involving the University of Wrocław, the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw, and…

Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old fire altar at the Era de Pando archaeological site, revealing new secrets of the oldest centre of civilisation in the Americas.

Era de Pando is located in the Supe valley of Peru, northwest of the…

Two nationally important WWII military treasures have been unearthed in the State Forests of Poland.

The discovery was made by Mr. Maciej Podgórskim, owner of the Museum of the 3rd Legions Infantry Division, and his associate Piotr Szynala, while…

Archaeologists have made several new discoveries from the late medieval period during excavations in the Yorkshire village of Huttons Ambo, England.

Conducted over the Easter weekend, the excavation is a community-led project overseen by Ethos…