archaeology

A shattered skeleton found beneath Stirling Castle’s chapel floor in Scotland appears to be the first confirmed archaeological victim of a trebuchet attack. Researchers reached the conclusion after studying Skeleton 150, a young man whose remains carry more than 160 fractures. The pattern and force of the breaks point to a huge projectile striking him […]

A rare example of a wooden chamber tomb reveals connections between medieval Norse and Old Russian burial styles.

For more than 10,000 years, the high Pyrenees have been far from the untouched wilderness they appear to be. A new archaeological study is uncovering a hidden human story buried across remote mountain landscapes.

A tiny, fully intact Indigenous pot buried for roughly 400 years has left archaeologists wondering why such a usable object was deliberately abandoned. Found at a historic Potano-Timucua village in Florida, the mysterious vessel is helping reveal a complex world of Native traditions, Spanish influence, trade, and migration.

The Blessing of Burntisland sank into the Firth of Forth bay in 1633 — and it may have just been discovered only a mile from shore. The post Charles I’s Sunken Treasure Ship May Have Just Been Found Off The Coast Of Scotland After 400 Years appeared first on All That's Interesting .

Archaeological teams working in northwestern Turkey have uncovered approximately 25 ancient turtle sculptures carved from limestone at İn Cave, positioned close to Gedikkaya Hill within the İnhisar district of Bilecik Province. Radiocarbon analysis of the archaeological layer containing the artefacts has established their age at between 14,500 and 11,200 BC, potentially making them as old as 16,5…

ÇANAKKALE, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that excavations at the 1,700-year-old Western Bath at the sanctuary […] The post Cold Pools Uncovered at Sanctuary Bathhouse appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .

It’s a treasure trove of Minoan art and antiques The post A Peek Inside the Pompeii of Greece appeared first on Nautilus .

A 6,500-year-old ritual center near Chleby in the Czech Republic was built more than 1,000 years before Stonehenge, new research shows. The large enclosure appears to have been planned around key movements of the Sun and Moon. Archaeologists from the University of West Bohemia led several excavation campaigns at the site. Their work revealed an […]

Before Portugal, Before Lisbon: The Ancient Secrets Hidden Beneath Castelo de São Jorge Castelo de São Jorge stands on one of Lisbon's most strategically important hills. The castle visible today is associated strongly with Portugal's medieval history, but the hill itself contains archaeological layers reaching much further into the past. Phoenician-related activity, Iron Age communities, Roman o…

Deep in Egypt's Theban Necropolis, archaeologists uncovered a burial chamber packed with mummies spanning 700 years, hiding a bond between species that researchers are just beginning to understand.