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These 25 turtle carvings found at Gedikkaya Hill were made of limestone and clay, with the largest measuring 12 inches long by eight inches wide. The post 25 Turtle Figurines Dating Back 16,500 Years Were Just Found Inside A Cave In Turkey appeared first on All That's Interesting .

Archaeologists are excavating the remains of a medieval settlement near Halberstadt in central Germany. The site lies beside the Frevelgraben, east of the city, near Gessnerstraße. The Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt began work at the site in March. The dig forms part of plans to expand Halberstadt’s Ost industrial area. Earlier geophysical surveys […]

On the 29th of May, 1660, church bells rang across England, bonfires illuminated towns and villages, and jubilant crowds lined the streets to welcome home a king. After more than a decade of civil war, republican experiment, military rule and political uncertainty, Charles II returned from exile to reclaim the throne of his father. To many contemporaries, the Restoration appeared to mark the end …

Animal skeletons, Neolithic tools and pop culture memorabilia are among the dozens of objects to be displayed in the reopened “Nature and Us” exhibition

Tutankhamun galleries: the crowning glory of the Grand Egyptian Museum Carnelian: the uncertain origins of ancient Egypt’s most popular gemstone Pain relief in ancient Egypt: physical and magical interventions The Litany of Ra: an important New Kingdom text Were women literate in ancient Egypt? John Gardner Wilkinson: the life and legacy of a pioneer of British Egyptology The Osirion at Abydos: a…

Conny Waters  - AncientPages.com - The recent archaeological campaign at Cova Dones in Millares (Valencia) may establish the site as the cave-sanctuary with the most known Latin inscriptions in both Hispania and the Roman Empire. Conducted in May and June 2026, the campaign documented at least 120 Latin inscriptions, primarily from the 1st and 2nd centuries […]

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an architectural history investigation of a 1244 cellar on Konradigasse in Konstanz, Germany, researchers discovered that the ceiling was constructed from parts of a medieval ship. This finding by the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments offers valuable insights into the region's maritime history. Credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege [&#8…

Nature Communications, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-77026-w Fossils document the evolution of life on Earth but represent only a small fraction of the species that ever existed. This study illustrates how common fossil record biases can render a distorted picture of past communities’ composition and change.

Archaeologists may have discovered the first-ever victim of a trebuchet attack more than 700 years ago. The victim appears to be a medieval man who was unearthed beneath the royal chapel at Stirling Castle. Dr Jo Buckberry, an archaeologist at the University of Bradford, made the discovery while re-examining a set of roughly 700-year-old remains known as Skeleton 150, which were originally found …