1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (522+ words) A 3,600-year-old burial in western Azerbaijan has yielded weapons and other objects linked to a high-ranking Bronze Age warrior. Archaeologists found the artifacts in Kurgan No. 4 in the Sariyokhush area of the Keshikchidagh State Historical and Cultural Reserve, in Agstafa…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (503+ words) A new study pushes back the earliest known millet consumption in Bronze Age Europe by more than a century. Researchers found evidence of millet eating in southeastern Poland around 1590 BCE. The finding comes from a study of human remains from…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (577+ words) More than 40 vertical ovens have been found inside a medieval castle at Aruch in central Armenia. Known as tonirs, the ovens were built and rebuilt over several centuries as the castle changed into a place for daily life and work....

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (234+ words) Archaeologists have found a medieval cemetery beneath the Vlasmarkt in Ghent, Belgium, where as many as 240 people could be buried. The discovery came during a trial excavation by archaeology firm BAAC Vlaanderen. The work took place as the city was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (678+ words) A 5,000-year-old burial mound found near Wrocław in southwestern Poland has given archaeologists a rare look at people linked to the Corded Ware cultural circle. The grave held an almost complete male skeleton, parts of two adult skulls, a necklace…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (467+ words) 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....

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (501+ words) A 1,800-year-old iron shield boss containing cremated human bones has been rescued from a scrap yard in eastern Poland. The rare find points to a destroyed burial linked to the Przeworsk culture and Vandal communities. Museum staff identified the object…...