During a forest restoration project near Lübs in the Jerichower Land district of Saxony-Anhalt, a team of archaeologists have unearthed a large hoard of nearly 300 silver coins dating to the 11th century AD.
The coins were found at a depth of 35…
Category: Arch/ Anthro
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Prehistoric jewellery made from dog teeth discovered in Saxony-Anhalt
Recent excavations in Saxony-Anhalt have provided new insights into prehistoric burial customs, particularly the use of animal teeth as personal adornment and jewellery.
In advance of the construction of a pipeline between the towns of Gleina…
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Major study transforms understanding of Roman Augusta Raurica
In advance of construction works in the “Schürmatt” district of Kaiseraugst, archaeologists have unearthed significant Roman remains in the former settlement of Augusta Raurica.
Augusta Raurica, formerly Rauracorum, was a colonia founded…
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Traces of colossal statues among rediscovered Apollo Sanctuary
A sanctuary first excavated in 1885 by the German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter has been rediscovered after details of the original find site were subsequently lost.
Dedicated to Apollo, the sanctuary is in the Frangissa Valley of Cyprus…
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Hoarding provides new insights into Somló Hill people
A recent study published in the journal Antiquity has provided new insights into the people that inhabited Somló Hill in Western Hungary.
Rising 431 metres above the landscape of Veszprém County, Somló Hill is a volcanic butte inhabited from…
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1,800-year-old cemetery for Roman calvary horses discovered in Stuttgart suburb
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) have discovered a large cemetery for Roman calvary horses during housing development works in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany.
A Roman castra (military camp) was established in…
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Detectorist pair discover a nationally significant Anglo-Saxon hoard
Almost like an episode from the BBC comedy series Detectorists, a pair of metal detectorists have uncovered an Anglo-Saxon hoard in the southwest of England – a discovery described as nationally significant.
The initial find was made by Paul…
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Traces of Gloucester’s Roman past revealed in new findings
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have uncovered significant Roman remains during investigations at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, a suburb of Gloucester, England.
Located beside the Horsbere Brook, a tributary of the River…
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Study tells of family’s terrifying final moments at Roman Pompeii
A new study published in the E-Journal of the Pompeii Excavations sheds light on the final moments of a family living in Pompeii during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii was a Roman city located in what is now the modern…
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Archaeologists discover burials from the Iron Age and Viking Era
Archaeologists from the State Historical Museums and Arkeologerna recently completed an investigation of a significant burial site in Linköping, Sweden.
The excavation, conducted in advance of planned construction works, revealed burials within a…
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