mythology

8,500 years ago, a thousand years before the arrival of the first farmers, hunter-gatherers crossed at least 100 km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta. Illustration: Daniel Clarke/ MPI-GEA

2025-04-13

Recent archaeological findings have dramatically reshaped our understanding of human history in the Mediterranean, revealing that hunter-gatherers were…

RRomania

Dacian Treasure Discovered in Romania, Possibly Indicating a Hidden Settlement in Breaza

2025-04-11

In the spring of 2025, an extraordinary archaeological discovery was made in the Breaza commune of Mureș County,…

BBulgaria

General view of the uncovered buildings. Credit: Sirma Alexandrova

2025-03-21

In a remarkable turn of events, a team of archaeologists conducting preliminary excavations ahead of a transit gas…

DDenmark

Woodhenge Found in Denmark: A Link Between Denmark and Britain's Neolithic Past

2025-02-28

In a stunning revelation, archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable structure dubbed “woodhenge” in Denmark, a discovery that not…

PPoland

Lead pendant from the Early Iron Age (800–500 BCE) discovered in a cemetery in Jankowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Credit: R. Czech-Błońska

2025-02-16

Researchers have uncovered the oldest confirmed evidence of metal ore mining and metallurgy in Poland through the study…

CCroatia

"Vampire" burial in Croatia. Credit: Milica Nikolić

2025-01-31

Research at the Rašaška (or Račeša) site, located in the eastern part of Croatia, revealed a grave with…

DDenmark

In 2024, a fragment of one of Scandinavia's most splendid helmets emerged from the rubble. Gold-plated and decorated with red gemstones, it dates from the late 6th to mid-7th century, just before the beginning of the Viking Age.

2025-01-23

In Lejre, the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, detectorists have uncovered an exceptionally…

AAustria

An Avar-period cloak clasp from a female grave at Moedling, Austria. Archers were associated with a higher social status. Credit: Benedict Seidl

2025-01-22

In a groundbreaking archeogenetic study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in collaboration with an…

LLuxembourg

"Secret" Excavations in Luxembourg Reveal 141 Roman Gold Coins from Nine Roman Emperors

2025-01-13

Archaeologists uncovered a Roman gold coin hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating to the second half of…

NNorway

At Skumsnes on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have excavated three wealthy women's graves from the Viking Age. Image Credit: University Museum of Bergen

2024-12-22

Archaeologists have discovered a wealth of Viking Age history on a treasure trove at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar,…

NNetherlands

The bone floor in a building on the Achterdam, Alkmaar center. Photo: Team Archaeology, municipality of Alkmaar

2024-12-15

Archaeologists found a part of a floor made of animal bones in Alkmaar, North Holland, the Netherlands. Experts…

SSlovakia

Archaeologists Alexej Skutin and Drahoslav Hulínek during excavations on Sládkovičova Street. Photo: MAROŠ BUCHEL

2024-12-08

A medieval barbican (fortified outpost or fortified gateway), and a network of passages that acted as a sewerage…

Human Presence in Malta Earlier Than Previously Thought: Hunter-Gatherers Navigated 100 km by Sea 1,000 Years Before Farmers

Dacian Treasure Discovered in Romania, Possibly Indicating a Hidden Settlement in Breaza

A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Settlement Discovered in Bulgaria

Woodhenge Found in Denmark: A Link Between Denmark and Britain’s Neolithic Past

Małopolskie Region Reveals Oldest Evidence of Metal Mining in Poland, Dating Back 1,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

A Medieval ‘Vampire’ Grave Found in Croatia

The Discovery of a Unique Pre-Viking Helmet Fragment in Lejre, Denmark

Surprising Genetic Findings from Early Middle Ages Burial Sites in Austria

“Secret” Excavations in Luxembourg Reveal 141 Roman Gold Coins from Nine Roman Emperors

Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

Archaeologists Discovered a Mysterious Ancient Bone Floor in Alkmaar, the Netherlands

A Medieval Barbican and a Network of Passages Uncovered in Western Slovakia’s town of Trenčín