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‘It’s incredibly exciting’: ancient canoe unearthed after Hurricane Ian stormed through Florida The latest find is likely from the 16th century and could have originated as far away as the Caribbean

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The age of the fragile 9ft (2.7 meter) canoe is under analysis through carbon dating and other scientific processes. Investigators are pursuing a theory that it might be a dugout cayuco crafted by Spanish invaders who settled in the region during the 16th century.

Unbroken Life Through the Ages: 8,000 Years of Continuous Settlement Unearthed at Gökhöyük in Konya - Anatolian Archaeology Archaeologists in Konya’s Seydişehir district uncovered continuous settlement layers at Gökhöyük (Kanal Höyük), dating from...

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First identified by British archaeologist James Mellaart in 1954, the site offers a rare window into uninterrupted life across the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze, and Iron Ages.

New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy

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The headstone was dedicated to a circa second-century Roman sailor and military member named Sextus Congenius Verus.

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teot...

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Magnus Pharao Hansen and Christophe Helmke show that the writing on the walls of Teotihuacan is in fact record a language that is a linguistic ancestor of the Cora and Huichol languages and the Aztec language Nahuatl.

Historic Discovery in Karahantepe: The First T-Shaped Pillar with a Human Face Unearthed - Arkeonews For the first time in history, a T-shaped pillar carved with a human face has been unearthed, marking a new milestone in our understanding of

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Researchers have known that the T-shaped pillars of Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe symbolized human figures, as indicated by the engraved arms and hands on their surfaces. However, this is the first time that a pillar directly portrays a human face.

Uncovering Medieval North Frisia: New Research Unit Explores Human Impact on the Wadden Sea - Medievalists.net The TORF Research Unit is uncovering the medieval past of North Frisia’s Wadden Sea—revealing drowned settlements like Rungholt, storm surge disasters, and centuries-old human efforts to shape the coa...

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During its four-year term, TORF plans to reconstruct the broader medieval landscape of North Frisia and investigate how human efforts to reclaim land ultimately failed in the face of nature’s power.

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland While we know the manuscript spent at least 650 years at Kells, we do not know where it started its life. Now a new book offers some clues as to its provenance.

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For well over a century, debate has raged as to whether the manuscript was made at Iona on the west coast of Scotland, the northern English monastery of Lindisfarne or a Columban monastery in Ireland.

Generations of Bearded Vultures Stashed Humans' Treasures, Including a 650-Year-Old Sandal, in These Bird Nests Researchers recovered more than 200 human artifacts from historical nests in southern Spain

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Archaeologists recently recovered more than 200 artifacts from historical bearded vulture nests in southern Spain. One of the most remarkable was a 650-year-old sandal made from woven twigs and grasses.

How the Vikings protected themselves from attacks People in Viking Age Norway lived in constant fear of enemy attacks. For the first time, the Vikings’ defence system has been mapped.

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Despite being one of Norway’s longest-standing military traditions – used from around 950 to 1814 – beacon fires have been little studied by researchers.

12,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings Rewrite Arabia’s Forgotten History Who were Arabia's first artists?

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At three main sites, archaeologists found 176 engravings across 62 panels, the majority of which were life-sized, naturalistic depictions of animals. Camels make up 72% of the identifiable animals, followed by ibex, wild equids (horses and donkeys), and gazelles.

Traces of blue indigo on 34,000-year-old grinding tools suggest new Paleolithic plant use scenarios An international research team coordinated by Ca' Foscari University of Venice has identified the presence of indigotin—a blue dye compound—on stone pebbles dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. This ...

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The discovery was made through microscopic analyses of ancient unknapped ground stone tools recovered from Dzudzuana Cave, located in the foothills of the Caucasus in Georgia.

How the war detectives solved the mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers How a small, dedicated team identified two Scots who died more than 100 years ago in Northern France.

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The start of a painstaking investigation which eventually solved a 100-year-old mystery by identifying two missing Scottish soldiers.

4,500-year-old gold brooch, jade stone found in Troy among century’s most important discoveries - Türkiye Today A 4,500-year-old gold brooch and rare jade stone discovered in Troy reshape its chronology and will soon be displayed at the Troy Museum

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The brooch was unearthed in the layers of Troy II, one of the early settlement phases of the site. The discovery has now provided clear evidence, dating the layer to around 2,500 B.C.

Archaeologists Discover a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in Southern Spain The stone structure, called a dolmen, offers a glimpse into prehistoric life, trade and religion

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The dolmen is 43 feet long, and its walls are 6.6 feet high. On top of the roof is a tumulus, which is a manmade mound of sand and stones.

Ancient fishing nets resurrected from pottery using X-ray CT In an archaeological achievement, researchers from Kumamoto University have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing...

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Researchers have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing impressions preserved in ancient pottery.

Life-size statue embedded in Gobeklitepe wall offers clues to 12,000-year-old rituals - Türkiye Today Gobeklitepe continues to reshape history as newly found human statue points to ceremonial traditions that may have driven rise of agriculture

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The statue, still in situ, was deliberately placed in the wall of a chamber. Experts describe it as life-size and stylized, providing one of the few direct examples of a ritual offering incorporated into the architecture.

Ancient copper smelting workshop unearthed in South Sinai - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a copper smelting workshop, administrative buildings, and observation points at the Wadi El-Nasab site in South Sinai, shedding new light on the scale ...

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The workshops, copper ingots of different shapes and sizes, and tuyère heads uncovered provide clear evidence of an advanced and well-organized system for smelting and casting copper before transporting it to the Nile Valley.

'Forgotten' royal castle uncovered at Finlaggan on Islay Archaeologists say the fortress was owned by ancestors of Scotland's medieval Lord of the Isles.

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Archaeologists have spent almost 30 years studying Finlaggan to gain a better understanding of its place in the kingdom of the Lords of the Isles. Remains of a castle were uncovered and dated to the 12th and 13th centuries, before the lords rose to power.

Fife archaeological find could be 'rare' carving of a face Archaeologists suggest the small stone carving could show the face of an ancient Pict.

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A possible rare representation of a Pictish human face found in Fife, SE Scotland during archaeological dig.

Excavations at Neuenburg Castle Reveal Lost Medieval Buildings - Medievalists.net Archaeologists in Germany are uncovering hidden medieval buildings beneath Neuenburg Castle’s great tower. These new excavations are reshaping the history of this fortress founded in the 11th century.

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Recent excavations beneath the castle’s massive tower have revealed dense traces of medieval settlement, including the remains of a heated residential building.

The newly discovered desert city that's rewriting the history of the Americas The discovery of Peñico in Peru's Supe Valley is reshaping our understanding of the Caral civilisation – a peaceful society that survived climate catastrophe 4,000 years ago.

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The newly excavated site features 18 structures, including ceremonial temples and residential compounds.

Curator Rediscovers Tenth-Century 'Portrait' of a Viking With an 'Unusual, Ornate Hairstyle' First unearthed in 1797, the small gaming piece was kept in storage at the National Museum of Denmark for more than 200 years until curator Peter Pentz found it

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The man has a braided goatee, a moustache and a neatly groomed hairdo that's parted down the middle and wavy on the sides.

Africa's Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead Libya's civil war has placed the Uan Muhuggiag mummy at risk. But negotiations are underway to transport the rare artifact from Libya to Rome, where it will undergo restoration and scientific analysis

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Researchers have noticed striking similarities between the Uan Muhuggiag child and Egyptian mummification practices. Both cultures placed their dead in fetal positions, used ostrich eggshell beads as jewelry and removed internal organs to prevent decay.

Roman era monumental tomb discovered in Bulqiza - Albanian Times Archaeologists in the village of Strikçan, Bulqiza, have unearthed a monumental Roman tomb, the first of its kind ever discovered in Albania. The site, known as Fusha e Gurrës, has revealed an extraor...

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The discovery of the inscribed tomb offers new insights into the Roman presence in northern Albania.

How the Slavic migration reshaped Central and Eastern Europe Genetic analyses of medieval human remains reveal large-scale migrations, regional diversity, and new insights into early medieval communities

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Slavic groups began to appear in the written records of Byzantine and Western sources, settling lands from the Baltic to the Balkans, and from the Elbe to the Volga, but their story has long been a difficult puzzle for historians.

2,000-Year-Old Wooden Roman Bridge Discovered in Aegerten, Bern, Switzerland - Arkeonews Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old wooden Roman bridge during construction work in Aegerten, near

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The former riverbed at Aegerten yielded a remarkable array of Roman artifacts. Archaeologists recovered shoe nails, horse shoes, harness fittings, axes, a fishing trident, keys, and Roman coins.

Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lion A winged lion sculpture that symbolizes the Italian city of Venice was made in China and went on a remarkable journey that possibly involved explorer Marco Polo's father and the court of Mongol empero...

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Hoping to shed light on the winged lion's mysterious past, a team of Italian researchers analyzed lead isotopes in samples taken during a 1990 restoration.

Early humans potentially occupied northern Europe during an ice age, archaeologists suggest

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After six years of excavations, archaeologists can reveal early humans lived on the banks of the River Stour in Kent 712,000 to 621,000 years ago, and seem to have reoccupied the region during a glaciation (ice age) event c.440,000 years ago.

How Ancient Italians Formed Cities Etruscan nucleation explored by archaeologists

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New research fills a gap in our understanding of the cultural life of the early urbanites of central Italy.

England’s forgotten first king deserves to be famous, says Æthelstan biographer as anniversaries approach Æthelstan created England in 927AD but as 2027 approaches, few recognise his achievements. Cambridge historian David Woodman is battling to restore a mighty king's reputation.

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A groundbreaking new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD.