Magnificent Scandinavian helmet found in Lejre
The exceptional gold-plated bronze helmet fragment was uncovered by two metal detectorists near Lejre (Denmark) during the spring of 2024.
Lavish bath complex came to light in Pompeii
One of the largest private bath complexes ever to be discovered, adjoining a banqueting room, has been brought to light during the excavations of Regio IX in Pompeii.
Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women
A new study by Bournemouth University has found evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain.
Discoveries relating to industrial-scale Roman pottery production
Archaeological discoveries from a Roman pottery production site which formed part of a major industry around Poole Harbour.
East Asia meets Europe in Lower Austria
Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, Austria.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic sacrifice of unique “sun stones”
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.
The hidden complexity of ancient Peruvian tattoos
This discovery suggests that tattoos could have been status symbols or spiritual emblems in ancient societies.
World’s oldest 3D map discovered
Palaeolithic people had “worked” the sandstone in a way that mirrored the female form and opened fractures for infiltrating water.
A new chapter to Indonesia’s layered human history
First genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into into the Wallacea, e.g. Timor-Leste and hundreds of Indonesian islands.
Ancient artifacts in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
Tiffany Earley-Spadoni and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan.
New secrets under Sforza Castle in Milan
Underground passages, some of which could be linked to secret passages of a military nature, also described in drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.
Waka found on Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island
Αrchaeological authority was granted to Manatū Taonga to allow for the recovery of the visible pieces of the waka that remain in situ.
Drone mapping unlocks secrets of ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus
A Cranfield University academic has used drone mapping to investigate a 3000-year-old ‘mega fortress’ in the Caucasus mountains.
Cleopatra’s sister remains missing
An interdisciplinary research team has analysed the skull that has long been thought to belong the remains of Cleopatra's sister.
1500 blocks found at Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple
Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of over 1500 blocks with beautiful colorful scenes with the cartouches of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III.
Exploration of Pharaoh Shepseskaf’s tomb to be continued
A Polish-Egyptian archaeological mission is preparing for the second season of research on the tomb of Pharaoh Shepseskaf.
Oldest known Laurasian dinosaur described
The newly described dinosaur shows that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously known.
Lead pollution likely caused IQ declines in Ancient Rome
Arctic ice core records were used to reconstruct historic atmospheric lead pollution in Ancient Rome linking exposure to cognitive declines.
Vikings of Lutomiersk
Anthropologists and geneticists have conducted research in the medieval cemetery in Lutomiersk, the burial place of Scandinavian warriors.
Major new footprint discoveries on Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’
The huge ‘dinosaur highway’ includes footprints from the 9 m ferocious predator Megalosaurus, and herbivorous dinosaurs up to twice that size.
Deciphering relations between language families
Researchers are uncovering substantial evidence suggesting a common ancestry between the Panoan and Takana language families.
Tomb of a royal physician discovered in Saqqara
The tomb of a physician, Teti Neb Fu, who served Old Kingdom Pharaoh Pepi II has been brought to light in Saqqara.
Works of Flemish artist De Vély at risk of leaving the UK
The Fairhaven Panels, a remarkable set of four highly decorated panels by the artist De Vély, are at risk of leaving the UK.
The Met: ambitious slate of exhibitions through spring 2025
The dynamic lineup includes over a dozen new exhibitions and introduces audiences to impressive loans and new ways to engage with the Museum’s collection displays.