Frescos of a peacock, fruit discovered in Roman villa near Pomepii belonging to Emperor Nero's wife
The discovery's announcement follow the site’s partial opening to the public for the first time.
Archaeology
New dating of Jordan Valley site rewrites timeline of human migration from Africa - study
Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship
Bronze scale pan found in ancient Sussiya reveals how biblical law shaped daily Jewish life
Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert
The engravings and drawings are divided into several groups, researchers learned in their initial study of the space, the oldest of which are done in red and dated to between 10,000 and 5,500 BCE.
Second Temple workshop found on Israel's Mount Scopus during investigation into antiquities thieves
The workshop was discovered at the Ras Tamim archaeological site on the eastern slope of Mount Scopus.
On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings
Additional treasures found within the burial chamber are housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig
The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]."
Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade
The Zapotecs were a major pre-Hispanic civilization that flourished in Oaxaca from circa 700-500 BC until the Spanish conquest.
German archaeologists discover medieval tunnel system inside Neolithic burial site
Thousands of similar tunnel systems have been discovered across Europe and despite this, their purpose has been subject to decades of theory and debate.
'Nothing quite like it': UK Treasure Act names Roman carriage ornament Essex's first 'treasure'
According to the Act, archaeological finds can be given the status of Treasure if they are deemed to be of historical, archaeological, or cultural importance.
Stone seal from biblical Kingdom of Judea discovered during construction in northern Israel
The seal, which is made of a light brown gemstone, is thought by archaeologists to have been “hung like a necklace around its owner’s neck,” and decoratively divided into three.
Archaeologists discover Anglo-Saxon child buried with shield, spear in medieval cemetery in Kent
Four medieval swords were also discovered during excavation.
Researchers discover world’s oldest sewn hide, dated to Ice Age, in Oregon caves - study
Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a time when Ice Age temperatures had returned after a brief warm period.
