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Holy Grail find? Archaeologists claim they may have uncovered ruins linked to Ark of the Covenant

Move over Indiana Jones — archaeologists say the Bible’s most legendary lost relic might be closer to reality than myth.…

Archaeologists in Israel uncover 1,700-year-old Roman-era statues buried face down

Two marble statues dating back 1,700 years were discovered near Binyamina, Israel, in a Roman-Byzantine winepress during a railway construction dig.…

Archaeologists unearth ancient treasure cache at biblical city connected to Genesis

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient treasure at Heliopolis, the biblical city mentioned in the story of Joseph, including possible gold earrings and scarabs.…

Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire A 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solst…

Under Paris's Notre Dame, archaeologists are unearthing 2,000 years of history

Archaeologists Excavating a Monastery in Spain Identified the Remains of a 14th-Century Queen—and Multiple Skeletons Buried in the Wrong Graves

The tomb of Elisenda of Montcada has long fascinated experts. But the team was surprised to learn that burials supposedly belonging to a medieval knight and an abbess held entirely…

Archaeologists uncover ‘mysterious’ ancient tunnel near biblical Kingdom of Judah site in Jerusalem

Rock-hewn passage was found filled with soil accumulated over possibly thousands of years.…

Ancient burial reveals rare jewelry find that archaeologists call 'highly unusual'

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered two rare 2,500-year-old bronze neck rings inside an ancient burial site, calling the find highly unusual.…

A 4,500-Year-Old Neolithic Hall Replica Rises at Stonehenge as Archaeologists and Volunteers Build With Prehistoric Tools and Techniques

The reconstruction of a prehistoric building, likely originally a place for winter feasts at the nearby Durrington Walls site, will serve as a learning space for students…

Rare 1,700-year-old relic accidentally uncovered during child’s hunt stuns archaeologists

During a visit to the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert in Israel during a show-and-tell trip, an 8-year-old boy found a 1,700-year-old Roman relic on the surface.…

Korean, Egyptian archaeologists find ancient temple gate blocks during restoration work in Luxor

The Ramesseum, located in a necropolis near Luxor, serves as a religious and political record of Pharoah Ramesses II’s reign. It is the second largest temple in Egypt.…

Archaeologists stunned after finding Homer’s ‘Iliad’ on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented discovery

Researchers from the school uncovered a fragment of Homer's "Iliad" while excavating a Roman-era tomb in an Egyptian town.…

Melting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface. Archaeologists Are Racing to Find the Artifacts Before They're Lost to Time

In Norway’s highest mountains, experts are scouring perilous terrain for pieces of the past, long stored in mint condition in ice patches. As temperatures rise across the world, gl…

Archaeologists discover massive ancient site, over 1,000 artifacts before railway construction

The discoveries span from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman era.…

Archaeologists uncover massive ancient site during rail project, including rare Roman find

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered over 1,000 artifacts before railway construction, including a rare Roman-era metal wire drawplate.…

Contemporary archaeologists dig into the present—bringing those so often forgotten into the light

From a Medieval Latrine in Germany, Archaeologists Extracted a Pristine Leather Notebook That Preserved Latin Cursive for Centuries

The writing in the booklet suggests it belonged to an upper-class merchant, who may have had a mishap while using the toilet 800 years ago…

Why Was This Ancient Roman Soldier's Gravestone Hidden in a Louisiana Backyard? Archaeologists Solved the Mystery—and Helped Return the Artifact to Italy

The funerary marker, which surfaced on a New Orleans property last year, once belonged to a Roman soldier who died nearly 2,000 years ago. Officials repatriated the stone in a rece…

A Woman Buried in an Elaborate Roman Coffin With Precious Grave Goods Was 'Clearly Cherished by Her Family and Her Community,' Archaeologists Say

A new exhibition in Colchester, England, site of the first capital of Roman Britain, explores the "Lexden Lady" and her collection of treasures…

Teen stumbles on mysterious coin from legendary city, puzzling archaeologists over its journey

A German teenager recently discovered an ancient Greek coin in Berlin, the first such find in the city, likely left as a grave offering at a Bronze Age cemetery.…

Archaeologists Fight Scheme to Auction Off Artifacts From the Titanic (Again)

The company entrusted with 5,500 artifacts salvaged from the Titanic wants to pawn off 100 to deal with its creditors.…

Archaeologists baffled by mysterious ancient ‘island’ at bottom of Scottish loch

The ancient structure found buried in Loch Bhogastail on the isle of Lewis is a type of structure known as a crannog and was built thousands of years ago, although scientists have …

Return of Leiden copper plates should spark efforts for further repatriations, say Indian archaeologists

Indian archaeologists urge for further repatriations following the return of 8th-century Leiden copper plates from the Netherlands.…

'We kept finding large, circular mass graves' in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists report

Archaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt.…

Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’

Pompeii archaeologists use AI to reconstruct man killed in volcano's eruption

Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offering a new way to understand one of hi…