Imagine stumbling upon an object so strange, so impossible to explain, that it throws everything you thought you knew about the past into question. We’re not talking about dusty pottery or ancient ...

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Archaeology is meant to help us understand our past. But sometimes it throws up objects that are so unusual, so advanced or so baffling that we can’t be sure what they really are or what they were ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a mysterious Roman-era settlement site in Germany, complete with building remains and hundreds of artifacts dating back nearly two millennia. The Schafbreite site, ...

The previously unknown settlement appears to have been abandoned at some point in the 1300s, but researchers don't know why ...

These thirty remarkable discoveries from 2024-2025 represent only a fraction of the archaeological treasures emerging from soil, sand, and sea around the world. Each find adds another piece to the ...

Tightly-packed urns containing human remains were found on the site [Guard Archaeology] Newly published research has revealed a "mysterious mass burial event" in the south of Scotland about 3,300 ...

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An archaeologist recently uncovered the likely remains of a long-forgotten Byzantine settlement, offering new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East. Musallam R. Al-Rawahneh, an ...

Researchers discovered a secret sealed room in Ukraine’s historic Galician Castle. After accessing the sealed room, the researchers found that it was once a fortified space for storing weapons and ...

A bargain hunter recently spotted ancient artifacts, including rings and medallions, that were up for sale for a mere $30. The customer noticed the treasures at a thrift store in Chilliwack, Canada, ...

With its low-lying topography, treacherous shoals, and sudden storms, the island of Sanday off the north coast of Scotland is a perilous place for passing ships. From 1480 through 1973, Sanday claimed ...