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 member of the Avar Khaganate, the nomadic empire that ruled the Pannonian Basin and much of Central and Eastern Europe during the early
The Huns, according to ancient sources, came out of nowhere. But then, these ancient sources were largely Roman and, as far as the Romans were concerned, the Huns really did. They first appear around the middle of the 4th century AD, harassing the northeastern frontiers of the Roman Empire. In 370 AD they suddenly appeared
Remember last week when we reported that the first Egyptian Royal Tomb in a century had been discovered? Well, the team who found the tomb of Thutmose II may just have done it again. Last week Piers Litherland, leader of a team of archaeologists exploring the mountains near the famous Valley of the Kings close
Christianity changed after its adoption as the state religion of the Roman Empire in 380 AD. Inspired by centuries of Christian martyrs, asceticism became a prominent feature of its followers. Before the Romans adopted it, many emperors had elected to persecute the Christians within their territories, and martyrdom was a frequent end for the most
Archaeologists working in the Santa Croce area of Trento in northern Italy have found something exceptional beneath the city streets. An ancient necropolis has been discovered, some eight meters beneath the surface. Some 200 tombs have been discovered, as reported by the Provincia Autonoma di Trento. The tombs date to the early Iron Age, between
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a series of burials near the village of Förderstedt, in Saxony-Anhalt. The graves are some 4,500 years old and contain warriors from the Copper Age. The brief period in our history marks the first use of metals as we moved out of the Stone Age. Over time our use of