A metal detectorist has unearthed a giant coin hoard from the Roman period near the village of Letţa Veche in southern Romania.
The discovery was made by Bebe Mangeac while surveying a field, when a strong signal from his metal detector led him…
Category: Arch/ Anthro
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Study reveals vast Aztec trade networks
A new study by Tulane University, in collaboration with Mexico’s Proyecto Templo Mayor, reveals new insights into the extensive obsidian trade networks of the Mexica (Aztecs).
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass that forms when lava…
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Archaeologists begin exploration of recently discovered Roman town
In 2024, archaeologists from AOC Archaeology, working on behalf of East Park Energy, discovered the remains of a Roman town south of Great Staunton in Cambridgeshire, England.
East Park Energy is a solar farm and energy storage project, part of…
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New revelations on sword manufacture in 19th-century Dahomey, West Africa
Swords 1 to 6 have been identified as 19th century Dahomean swords and sword 7 is a European cutlass or couteau de chasse dated to the second half of the 18th century. Credit:… Continue Reading
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Rare find offers new insights into ancient Dacian quarrying
A rare set of stonemason tools from the Dacian kingdom period has been discovered at Măgura Călanului in Hunedoara county, Romania.
Măgura Călanului is a quarry site used in ancient times for the extraction of soft, fine-grained limestone –…
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Neandertals may have hunted in horse-trapping teams 200,000 years ago
Neandertals formed sophisticated hunting parties that drove wild horses into fatal traps around 200,000 years ago.
At Germany’s Schöningen site, wooden spears, double-pointed sticks, stone artifacts and butchered remains of more…
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Buried Buddhist treasures found in temple complex
The Fine Arts Department in Thailand has announced the discovery of a collection of ancient relics at the Wat Thammachak Sema Ram temple complex in Sung Noen District, northeastern Thailand.
Wat Thammachak Sema Ram, also known as Wat…
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Archaeologists finally gain access to a mystery chamber beneath Galician Castle
Archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine have finally gained access to a hidden chamber beneath Galician Castle, sealed for nearly 300 years.
Galician Castle, also known as Starasta Castle, is a partially reconstructed…
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Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own
Neandertals may have been forging projectile weapons out of animal bones 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
A bone fragment unearthed from roughly 80,000-year-old rock in Europe shows signs of sharpening and bitumen…
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British tin might have fueled the rise of some Bronze Age civilizations
Where Bronze Age civilizations got large amounts of tin, a scarce metal, to mix with copper into the era’s namesake gold-colored metal has long puzzled archaeologists.
A big part of the answer lies in Cornwall and Devon, two…
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