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Alexander the Great-Era Mosaic Unearthed in Amphipolis

The mosaic depicts the Greek god Hermes in front of a horse drawn chariot. Image credit: Greek Culture Ministry.
Oct 14, 2014 by News Staff

A team of Greek archaeologists has announced the discovery of a colorful mosaic in a mysterious tomb dating from the times of Alexander the Great. The mosaic found at the Alexander the Great-era tomb near the ancient city of Amphipolis. Image credit: Greek Culture Ministry. The mosaic, dated to the last quarter of 4th century BC (325-300 BC), adorns the floor of an antechamber leading to the tomb at the Kasta Hill burial complex in the ancient city...

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Archaeologists Find More Artifacts at Antikythera Shipwreck

Oct 12, 2014 by News Staff

During a 2014 expedition to the famed 2,050-year-old Roman shipwreck off the remote island of Antikythera in Greece, underwater archaeologists from the...

39,900-Year-Old Indonesian Cave Paintings Rewrite History of Art

Oct 9, 2014 by News Staff

Elaborate cave paintings of animals and hand stencils on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were created between 17,400 and 39,900 years ago, according...

Top: an internal view of the Anaweka canoe hull showing the pointed end and butt end, and lashing holes for attachment of other timbers on all sides. Middle: a sea turtle is carved in raised relief at the shaped end of the Anaweka canoe strake. Bottom: detail of the sea turtle. Image credit: Dilys A. Johns et al.

600-Year-Old Polynesian Ocean-Sailing Canoe Discovered in New Zealand

Sep 30, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the University of Auckland have found a large section of an East Polynesian sailing canoe dating to around 1400 CE on New Zealand’s...

Neanderthal engraving from Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar. Image credit: Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal et al.

39,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Engraving Found in Gorham’s Cave

Sep 24, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists working in Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar have found what they believe is the first known example of Neanderthal rock art. Neanderthal...

The Byzantine-era compound with oil and wine presses. Image credit: Griffin Aerial Photography Company / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Byzantine-Era Monastery Discovered in Israel

Sep 22, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered what they say is an ancient compound with ‘industrial-scale’ wine and oil...

Jethro Cairn: 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Discovered in Israel

Sep 16, 2014 by News Staff

Ido Wachtel, a PhD student and an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology, has discovered a 5,000-year-old crescent-shaped...

17 Previously Unknown Monuments Discovered around Stonehenge

Sep 10, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Birmingham University-led Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project have discovered 17 previously unknown archaeological monuments around...

The obverse and reverse surfaces of a 5,150-year-old siltstone ceremonial palette discovered at Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The object is surmounted and framed by two wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) clasping one another’s paws; other species include ostrich, hartebeest, wildebeest, ibex, oryx, and giraffe; some fictitious animals are also depicted, including serpent-necked panthers, or ‘serpopards,’ and a plausible griffin. Image credit: Ashmolean Museum.

Ancient Egyptian Artworks Help Create 6,000-Year Record of Local Mammal Extinctions

Sep 9, 2014 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Dr Thilo Gross of the University of Bristol has combined depictions of lions, wild dogs, elephants and other creatures from...

This image shows the Trelleborg-type Viking fortress of Fyrkat. Image credit: Heritage Agency of Denmark.

New Viking Ring Fortress Discovered in Denmark

Sep 8, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists led by Dr Nanna Holm of the Danish Castle Center have discovered a massive Viking ring fortress near Køge, a seaport about 39 km southwest...

1,500-year-old ‘Last Supper’ papyrus from Egypt. Image credit: Roberta Mazza / University of Manchester.

1,500-Year-Old ‘Last Supper’ Papyrus Casts New Light on Early Christianity

Sep 6, 2014 by News Staff

Dr Roberta Mazza at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Research Institute has discovered what she says is the world’s oldest surviving document...

These jars were unearthed in a palace in the Canaanite city of Tel Kabri. Image credit: Eric Cline / George Washington University.

3,700-Year-Old Canaanite Wine Cellar Reveals Sophisticated Winemaking

Aug 29, 2014 by News Staff

According to a team of archaeologists who have analyzed samples from about 40 large wine jars found in a 3,700-year-old Canaanite royal wine cellar at...

The site of a 2,700-year-old Phoenician shipwreck. Image credit: © Groplan project / Timmy Gambin, University of Malta.

2,700-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck Found near Malta

Aug 26, 2014 by News Staff

Underwater archaeologists from the Groplan project, led by Dr Timmy Gambin of the University of Malta, say they have discovered the remains of a sunken...

The 7,000-year-old metal awl from Tel Tsaf upon discovery. Image credit: Yosef Garfinkel.

7,000-Year-Old Metal Artifact Unearthed at Tel Tsaf, Israel

Aug 23, 2014 by News Staff

A 7,000-year-old copper awl unearthed at the archaeological site of Tel Tsaf, Israel, is the earliest metal artifact found to date in the Middle East,...

A group of Neanderthals in a cave. Image credit: Tyler B. Tretsven.

Paleolithic Spaniards Ate Land Snails 30,000 Years Ago

Aug 21, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists led by Dr Alfred Sanchis Serra from the Museu de Prehistòria de València have reported evidence of land snail consumption from the archaeological...

The hoard of 114 bronze coins from the Great Revolt Era unearthed on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. Image credit: Vladimir Niihin / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Treasure Trove of Great Revolt Era Coins Unearthed in Jerusalem

Aug 8, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed a cache of 114 bronze coins, dating to the Year Four of the Great Revolt, at an archaeological...

Hand axes found at the Kathu Townlands site, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Image credit: Walker SJH et al.

1-Million-Year-Old Artifacts Found in South Africa

Jul 26, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the University of Toronto and the University of Cape Town have unearthed a large number of Early to Middle Pleistocene stone artifacts...

A few of the hundreds of clay tokens unearthed at Ziyaret Tepe, Turkey. Image credit: Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project.

Archaeologists Find Neo-Assyrian Administrative Tokens at Ziyaret Tepe

Jul 15, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeological excavations in southeastern Turkey at Ziyaret Tepe – the site of the ancient city Tušhan, a provincial capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire...

This image shows a reconstruction of the gomphothere Cuvieronius sp. Image credit: Sergio de la Rosa.

Clovis People Hunted Gomphotheres 13,400 Years Ago, Archaeological Evidence Indicates

Jul 15, 2014 by News Staff

Evidence from the Fin del Mundo, an archaeological site in Sonora, northwestern Mexico, indicates that Clovis – the earliest widespread group of hunter-gatherers...

Mystery Surrounding Lost Army of Persian King Cambyses II May Have Been Solved

Jun 19, 2014 by Enrico de Lazaro

Prof Olaf Kaper, an archaeologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands, believes he may have solved one of the greatest mysteries in ancient history...

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