5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (446+ words) A metal detectorist from Boston has unearthed what archaeologists are calling one of the most remarkable discoveries ever made in Lincolnshire. Rafal Wesolowski, 49, found the Anglo-Saxon gold ring adorned with runic inscriptions whilst searching a field in Quadring, South Holland,…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (532+ words) Historians have identified the first known visual depiction of a woman battling wild animals in a Roman amphitheatre, marking a significant breakthrough in understanding female participation in ancient blood sports. The remarkable image comes from a mosaic dating back approximately…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (443+ words) Researchers claimed to have spotted an 'incredible symmetry' below the dunes An Italian researcher has claimed a second Sphinx may lie buried beneath the sands of the Giza Plateau, with ancient carvings potentially offering a clue left behind more than…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (554+ words) The wreck was one of many sunk by a mysterious typhoon, which gave its name to the infamous kamikaze aircraft Excavations off the coast of Japan have uncovered a 745-year-old shipwreck that sunk as a result of a "divine wind…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (644+ words) Wales and Northern Ireland's World Cup dreams shattered in qualifying heartbreak A fragment of jawbone unearthed from the depths of Somerset's Cheddar Gorge has overturned understanding of when dogs first became humanity's closest companions. Genetic testing of the 15,000-year-old specimen…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (398+ words) Scientists have uncovered a remarkable connection between medieval and modern winemaking after analysing a grape seed retrieved from a 15th-century hospital lavatory in Valenciennes, northern France. The 600-year-old seed proved to be a genetic match for grapes currently used in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (415+ words) The find could prompt archaeologists to dive deeper in the surrounding areas for more clues about the lives of ancient Britons An ancient discovery unearthed near Gloucester has handed archaeologists an extraordinary window into Bronze Age Britain. A timber well…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) One archaeologist said the finding could be the 'highlight' of his career Renovation work on a Dutch church may have uncovered a skeleton belonging to the "fourth musketeer", stunning archaeologists who have been searching for it since his death in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (543+ words) Critics of the new findings cite previously discovered artifacts dated farther back than now claimed A Chilean archaeological site long regarded as the most compelling evidence of early human habitation in the Americas has become the subject of fresh scientific…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (513+ words) Inflation holds at 3% - as Bank of England warns of fresh surge More than 950 ancient artefacts were uncovered after being stumbled upon by a metal detector Archaeologists believe they may have solved the mystery of Britain's largest-ever Iron Age metal hoards…...