Archaeologists have uncovered a significant ritual pit filled with ceremonial objects during ongoing excavations at the prehistoric salt production center known as Solnitsata, near the town of Provadia in Bulgaria’s Varna region. This ancient settlement, believed to be the oldest town in Europe, dates back to around 5600 BCE and was a major center for […] The post Ritual pit uncovered at Solnitsata, Bulgaria’s prehistoric salt production center appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

Archaeologists are currently re-excavating a fortified settlement at Eilsleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, one of the largest Neolithic settlements in Central Europe. This site, associated with the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK), which dates back to around 5500-4500 BCE, was first identified in the 1920s and later extensively explored between 1974 and 1989. The settlement covers an […] The post Archaeologists excavate one of Europe’s largest fortified Neolithic settlements appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

New research on the lives of Ice Age teenagers reveals that they experienced puberty in ways remarkably similar to adolescents today. Published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the research examines 13 adolescent skeletons from the Upper Paleolithic period, dating back around 25,000 years. The study, led by Professor Mary Lewis of the University of […] The post Ice Age teens experienced puberty similar to modern humans, new research reveals appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the remains of a 3,200-year-old military fort at the Tell Al-Abqain excavation site, located in the northwest Nile Delta, revealing a wealth of artifacts dating back to the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The excavation, led by Ahmed El Kharadly from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, has unearthed a […] The post 3,200-year-old Egyptian barracks contains sword inscribed with Ramesses II’s name appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

The 10th Worldwide Conference of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA) is set to take place next year in Aberdeen, Scotland. The call for papers, posters, and session proposals will officially open on September 2, 2024, with a submission deadline for abstracts and registration set for November 29, 2024.  SEAA10 Conference, August 19-23, 2025 […] The post SEAA10: University of Aberdeen, Scotland, August 2025 appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

A restoration project at Egypt’s Edfu Temple has uncovered the original vibrant colors of the temple’s interior carvings. This initiative, led by a joint Egyptian-German archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the University of Würzburg, Germany, began in 2021. Funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the project is focused on cleaning […] The post Edfu temple restoration reveals ancient painted inscriptions for the first time appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

A new study has revealed that the iconic bronze-winged lion in St. Mark’s Square, Venice, may have originated in 8th-century China. The discovery comes from a multidisciplinary team of experts in geology, chemistry, archaeology, and art history from the University of Padua, the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and the International Association for Mediterranean and […] The post The Lion of St. Mark’s Square in Venice is Chinese: Isotopic Analyses Confirm It appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

Bulgarian archaeologists have made significant discoveries at Perperikon, an ancient Thracian city located in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains. Led by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, the team has unearthed two altars used for sacred rituals, including blood sacrifices and winemaking. These discoveries, which date back to the end of the Bronze Age and the beginning of the […] The post Ancient Thracian sacrificial altars for blood rituals and divinations unearthed at Perperikon, Bulgaria appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

In 2023, archaeologists conducting an underwater survey at the ancient Roman port of Puteoli, now modern-day Pozzuoli in Italy, uncovered the submerged remains of a Nabataean temple. This discovery marks the first known temple of this ancient Arab civilization to be found outside their traditional territories. This discovery is part of the broader “Between Land […] The post Archaeologists study submerged Nabataean temple off the cost of Pozzuoli, Italy appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more

In the remote Isalo Massif in southern Madagascar, at a site called Teniky, an international team of researchers has uncovered a unique rock-cut architectural complex that has no known parallels on the island or the nearby East African coast. This discovery has prompted speculation about possible links to ancient Zoroastrian communities and long-distance migration and […] The post Madagascar’s enigmatic rock-cut architecture suggests Zoroastrian origins appeared first on Archaeology News Online Magazine ..read more