1,000-year-old cemetery with dead wearing dramatic rings on their necks and buckets on their feet found in Ukraine (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Ukraine have discovered a 1,000-year-old cemetery whose dead were buried with weapons, jewelry and, curiously, buckets around some of their feet....
'Extremely rare' 2,500-year-old broken silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem (www.livescience.com)
A broken 2,500-year-old silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem is rare evidence that early currency was used in ancient Judea, according to archaeologists....
Ancient Roman necropolis holding more than 60 skeletons and luxury goods discovered in central Italy (www.livescience.com)
A Roman-era necropolis that likely holds the remains of the upper crust has been discovered in central Italy, and it contains nearly 60 graves replete with gold jewelry and the remains of leather footwear, pottery and other precious goods....
Part of Hadrian's 1,800-year-old aqueduct and rare Greek coins unearthed near Corinth (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed part of one of the largest hydraulic projects from the ancient world: an aqueduct that the Roman emperor Hadrian built to supply water to the city of Corinth....
Are 3,000-year-old carvings from Italy a star map? Researchers can't agree. (www.livescience.com)
A roughly 3,000-year-old stone disk covered with enigmatic markings is actually an ancient celestial map marking the brightest stars in the night sky, researchers claim....
Ancient fortifications revealed underneath Bronze Age village on Italian island (www.livescience.com)
2,700-year-old temple with altar overflowing with jewel-studded offerings unearthed on Greek island (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 2,700-year-old temple that houses a horseshoe-shaped altar overflowing with offerings....
Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest (www.livescience.com)
Lasers have revealed a complex network of pre-Hispanic structures and roadways hidden beneath the canopy of the Amazon. At 2,500 years old, it’s the earliest (and largest) example of an agricultural civilization ever recorded in South America’s dense rainforest....
2 golden tongues symbolizing 'flesh of the gods' unearthed in ancient Egyptian mummies (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two mummies outfitted with golden tongues at the ancient town of Oxyrhynchus, bringing the total number of golden tongues found at the location to 16, archaeologists say....
Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara (www.livescience.com)
Medieval grave of 'very, very powerful' man and his 4-foot-long sword unearthed in Sweden (www.livescience.com)
2nd tuberculosis outbreak linked to bone grafts in the US (www.livescience.com)
Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan cult (www.livescience.com)
The puzzling depiction of a vicious predator — either a dragon or a snake — devouring a frog on an early medieval belt buckle from the Czech Republic may be a symbol from an unknown pagan cult, archaeologists say....
Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals (www.livescience.com)
Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery (www.livescience.com)
1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered two gold ornaments in a 1,500-year-old tomb that feature the earliest known depictions of the great khan, or “khagan,” of the Göktürks — a nomadic confederation of Turkic-speaking peoples who occupied the region for around three centuries, according to an archaeologist who...
2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ancient Chinese tomb (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an ancient astronomical calendar. The artifacts were discovered inside an exceptionally well-preserved 2,000-year-old tomb in the southwest of the country....
10 extraordinary treasures that archaeologists unearthed this year (www.livescience.com)
As long as humans have been minting coins and crafting beautiful jewelry and other stunning collectibles, an equal number of people have been right behind them searching for these precious finds. Here are 10 extraordinary discoveries made in 2023 that prove that the hunt for buried treasure never gets old.
Skull with 'execution-style wounds' suggests woman died due to enslavement or suspected sorcery in colonial Indonesia (www.livescience.com)
Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations' (www.livescience.com)
Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient megacity in Iraq (www.livescience.com)
Oldest known ship burial discovered in Norway predates Vikings (www.livescience.com)
'Unique' cave art discovered in Madagascar hints at connections with ancient Egypt and Borneo (www.livescience.com)
Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar....