Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ‘‘X’’ might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia’s history. Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community. The scientist wants to revisit the location where five coins were found in [...]

By John Black In 1939 in Germany, in a cave inside a mountain, the oldest sculpture in the world was found. It represents a lion head human and it is carved out of mammoth ivory and is about 30cm in height. At first glance, the sculpture appears remarkably similar to an Egyptian statue. Originally the statue was carbon dated to [...]

Submitted by Loganinkosovo Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark….

A Mayan pyramid was bulldozed for roadfill gravel, according to a shocking report today from Belize News reporter Jules Vasquez. The site of Nohmul main temple and ceremonial grounds was thought to be around 2,300 years old. Made of limestone brick, it had withstood hurricane winds and the sands of time — but it couldn’t withstand the excavators and bulldozers [...]

Archaeologists have uncovered an “extraordinary” mosaic that would’ve been used as the floor of a public building during the Byzantine Period in what is today Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced. The colorful mosaic and public building, whose ceiling was covered in roof tiles, were uncovered in Kibbutz Bet Qama, in the B’nei Shimon regional council, prior to the [...]

By Owen Jarus | LiveScience An ancient astronomical alignment in southern Peru has been discovered by researchers between a pyramid, two stone lines and the setting sun during the winter solstice. During the solstice, hundreds of years ago, the three would have lined up to frame the pyramid in light. The two stone lines, called geoglyphs, are located about 1.2 [...]

Rocks discovered off the coast of Rio in Brazil could be part of a hidden continent, according to geologists. The granite samples were found when Brazil’s Geology Service (CPRM) dredged the seabed near the Rio Grande Elevation – a long seismic mountainous ridge that runs along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. And now scientists claim the rocks were likely [...]

Archaeologists, excavating near the Royal Borough, have discovered the 4400 year old skeleton of an upper class woman.  Windsor may have been popular with royalty rather earlier than generally thought. Archaeologists, excavating near the Royal Borough, have discovered the 4400 year old gold-adorned skeleton of an upper class woman who was almost certainly a member of the local ruling elite. [...]

Archaeologists have exposed settlements in mid-town Wales, dating back 4000 years and this was only possible because they were covered in snow fall in the countryside. The Bronze Age remains were first spotted as pilots were flying across the snow filled countryside. This priceless Archaeological discovery was possible as there was the right amount of snow with the combination of [...]

Car parks in Leicester are fast becoming the hottest place in town for archaeologists. Following on from the discovery of the remains of King Richard III buried deep under a car park in the city, the team which worked on that astonishing find has discovered another gem – under another car park. Experts from the University of Leicester archaeological unit [...]