An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed 1,000-year-old treasure in an unusual location: a construction site for a nuclear power plant. Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) announced the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Attingham Estate in England has long been a hotbed of archaeology, and the National Trust recently opened the site to amateur archaeologists. A ...

Jewelry in a Roman treasure hoard found in Thetford Forest, East Anglia, indicates that Thetford was Pagan until the fifth century, which is longer than previously believed, reveals a new paper in the ...

Reports of archaeologists opening an untouched pyramid chamber overflowing with treasure have raced across social feeds, framed as a once‑in‑a‑lifetime discovery that rewrites Egyptian history. When I ...

Archaeologists recently stumbled across a medieval pagan cult site in the Netherlands where they found a bounty of treasure. The findings were published in the journal Medieval Archaeology. According ...

Sometimes, finding lead rocks. For example, Welsh experts have classified two such Roman ingots recently found in Wales as ...

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...

A man digging a backyard swimming pool in France struck gold—literally. The discovery included five gold bars and a range of gold coins, all stored in plastic bags. Authorities traced the gold bars ...

The discovery could solve a tragic mystery from the Qin Dynasty.

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...