Viking-Era Child’s Remains Discovered Near Dublin Castle in Ireland RTÉ reports that the remains of a child and an iron buckle or fastener were uncovered in Dubh Linn, a dark tidal pool where the River Poddle enters the River Liffey…
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600-Year-Old Sword and Equipment Found in Olsztyn Aleksander Miedwiediew, a history buff and detectorist discovered a bare sword, a sheath, and a knight’s belt with two knives attached, all of which most likely date from the Battle of Grunwald. The…
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Ancient Elite Tomb From the 6th Century Discovered Beneath Parking Lot in Japan Shrubbery intended to illuminate a corner of a nondescript parking lot in Japan’s Nara prefecture turned out to be hiding the tomb of an elite figure from…
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1,000-Year-Old Viking Treasure Hoard Connected to King Harald Bluetooth Unearthed in Denmark What makes this find particularly rare is its connection to Viking King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, one of the last Viking rulers of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and parts of…
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Discovery of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Silver Coins in Augsburg, Germany More than 5,500 silver coins buried by a river about 1,800 years ago are now in the hands of archaeologists, following the hoard’s discovery in Augsburg, Germany. At the time of…
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Lost Maya Kingdom Sak Tz’i’ with Ancient Pyramid Uncovered in Southern Mexico After exploring for over a quarter of a century, archeologists finally discovered the site of Sak Tz’i, a Maya kingdom referenced in sculptures and inscriptions from across the…
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Newly Discovered Roman Fort in Northern England Gains Official Recognition Burscough, England —Ansa reports that the site of a first-century A.D. Roman fort in northwestern England has received official recognition from Historic England, a government body dedicated to historic preservation.…
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1500-Year-Old Lost Roman City of Altinum Rediscovered Through Aerial Mapping This had been one of the Roman Empire’s richest cities. But when the mighty Germanic Emperor Attila the Hun started his assault in AD452, Altinum’s inhabitants began their great escape…
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Iron Age Chariot Burial Unearthed in East Yorkshire: Discoveries and Insights The Ancient Brits loved their wheels. Indeed they seem to have been so attached to the sports-car-style chariots that they may even have thought they could use them to…
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The Aiud Artifact: 2,50,000 Years Old Piece Of Machinery Found In A Fossilized Bone The 250,000-year-old evidence that aliens once invaded Earth is hailed as a piece of aluminium that appears as though it was handmade. According to CEN, the…
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