Tag: archaeology
Prague Archaeologists Excavate Graves of Anti-Communist Resistance Fighters
Archaeologists in Prague are searching for the remains of three Czechoslovak soldiers executed by the Communist regime nearly 80 years ago, offering their families a chance for proper burial after decades of…
Massive Roman Cremation Cemetery Reveals Burial Rituals in Southern France
Archaeologists excavating in southern France have uncovered more than 160 cremation burials that illuminate Roman funerary practices between the first and third centuries A.D. The graves, discovered at the ancient city of…
Monumental Uruk-Period Building Unearthed in Iraqi Kurdistan
Archaeologists working at Kani Shaie in Iraqi Kurdistan have uncovered a monumental building dating to the Uruk period, around 3300–3100 BC. The structure, discovered during the 2025 excavation season, appears to have…
2,200-Year-Old Celtic Gold Coin Discovered in German Field
A certified metal detectorist scanning a field near Leipzig, Germany, has unearthed the oldest coin ever found in the state of Saxony. The 2,200-year-old gold coin, known as a “rainbow cup,” represents…
Hungarian Archaeologists Uncover 1,300-Year-Old Avar Warrior Burial with Intact Sabre
A team from the Szent István Király Museum has discovered an elite warrior’s grave near Aba and Székesfehérvár in central Hungary. The burial, dated between 670 and 690 CE, belonged to a…
Ancient Egyptians Deliberately Produced Arsenical Bronze 4,000 Years Ago on Elephantine Island
Metalworkers on Elephantine Island near Aswan were deliberately producing arsenical bronze nearly 4,000 years ago using sophisticated alloying techniques, according to new research published in Archaeometry. The discovery overturns long-held assumptions about…