6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (377+ words) Archaeologists at the Alamo have recovered a second intact cannonball linked to the famous 1836 Battle of the Alamo, a rare find from one of the best-known conflicts in Texas history. The newly recovered projectile, a solid iron cannonball, came from…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (534+ words) Archaeologists working in the Dutch city of Nijmegen have uncovered the largest Roman bathhouse complex ever found in the Netherlands. The structure stood in Ulpia Noviomagus, a Roman city along the River Waal, and covered at least 4, 900 square meters. The…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (577+ words) When most people think of plague, they picture medieval Europe, crowded streets, and rats carrying infected fleas. New research suggests the disease was already killing people thousands of years before any of those conditions existed. A study published in Nature…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago  (423+ words) Archaeologists working in northern Albania have uncovered the remains of a large Hellenistic temple at the ancient site of Bushat, adding an important piece to the history of the Illyrians. Researchers from the University of Warsaw and the University of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (426+ words) Researchers at Heidelberg University have deciphered the inscription on a Roman-era curse tablet found in the Netherlands, revealing an unusual mix of Egyptian magical traditions and Greek writing in the far north of the Roman Empire. Dutch archaeologists uncovered the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (996+ words) In 2016, the multidisciplinary B'sura Revisited project began a new phase of research. One objective focused on understanding how prehistoric visitors moved through a cave system extending roughly 800 meters. Excavations took place in an area known as the Hall of Mysteries,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (654+ words) Archaeologists working at Wal'la, the medieval city built on the site of ancient Volubilis in Morocco, have identified a carved stone game board inside a public bathhouse dating to the early Islamic period. The find offers rare evidence of leisure…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (383+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a previously unknown Roman villa dating to the imperial period. The find emerged at Castel di Guido, an agricultural estate west of Rome, after authorities moved quickly to stop unauthorized excavations at the site....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (316+ words) The M'laren region contains more than 7, 000 known rock art sites. Among the 611 sites with figurative carvings, 140 include podomorphs, totaling 627 footprints. Their distribution follows a distinct pattern. Many occur near the shoreline that existed during the Bronze Age, often at elevations…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (351+ words) Archaeologists working at a Viking Age site in southeastern Ireland believe they are uncovering the remains of what could be the largest Viking trading settlement ever identified in the country. The excavation is taking place at Woodstown, a site on…...