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Archaeologists discuss the final bit of planning of the excavation at the National Gallery's Jubilee Walk.

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London’s National Gallery expansion unearths remnants of Saxon town

The site, which was discovered while expanding the National Gallery for its 200th anniversary, suggests that the urban centre of Saxon Lundenwic extended further west than previously thought.

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AI helps decode scrolls destroyed during the Vesuvius eruption

A supergroup of techno-archaeologists have been the first to decode text from a set of scrolls found in the ruins of the Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum 2,000 years ago.

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Escultura and textiles of the Chancay Culture 1000 a.C.

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Peru recovers more than 200 extraordinary pre-Hispanic artefacts

The diverse collection of repatriated objects includes pre-Hispanic objects, such as Quipus, Lithic artefacts, Inca sculptures, Chancay culture textiles, and ceramic pieces.

18/01/2024

A picture made available by the Italian Culture Minister showing some of the discovered ancient bronze coins.

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Diver finds ancient treasure trove of Roman coins off Sardinia

A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia's coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins.

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Make your trip to Mykonos more sustainable by travelling in shoulder seasons like autumn instead and be rewarded with an experience of the real, wild side of the island.

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Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark Mads Dengsø Jessen holds a window glass fragment from the Viking Age.

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Viking Age windows challenge Hollywood's portrayal of Norsemen

Danish researchers say fragments of glass found across Northern Europe suggest Vikings were more sophisticated than pop culture would have us believe.

11/10/2023

Bore had bought his first metal detector earlier in the year after his doctor ordered him to get out instead of sitting on the couch.

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Amateur metal detective makes ‘gold find of the century’ in Norway

The plan is to exhibit the find at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, about 300 kilometres southwest of Oslo.

08/09/2023

The 1,900-year-old weapons were discovered inside a cave overlooking the body of water.

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Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords discovered inside Dead Sea cave

Archaeologists believe the weapons were seized from the Roman army and stashed in the cave by Judean rebels.

07/09/2023

People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, backdropped by the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, in Rome.

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Finally found! Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater unearthed near Vatican

The Roman emperor Nero is understood to have had a deep love of drama and the performing arts but the exact location of his theatre has been a mystery until now.

28/07/2023

Machu Picchu in Peru

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In Gaza city, around one hundred and twenty-five tombs have been discovered and more than 80 tombs were excavated.

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Paradise for archeology: Roman-era aristocrat tombs revealed in Gaza

Palestinian archaeologists have found another lead sarcophagus, believed to belong to Roman aristocratic leaders. It's the second to be unearthed in a Roman-era necropolis discovered in Gaza City.

19/07/2023

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Ancient Greek altar discovered in Sicily

Archaeologists believe the altar was used for family worship and dates back over 2,000 years at the height of Sicily's Hellenic period.

04/07/2023

Archaeologists carefully excavate the wall where the ‘pizza’ fresco was found on the northeastern end of the archaeological park

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Pompeii fresco painting suggests 'predecessor' to pizza

While carefully sweeping away volcanic rock from one of the many homes in Pompeii, archaeologists found a fresco of a very familiar-looking food being served on a metal plate: a pizza.

27/06/2023

An archaeologist excavates a pre-Hispanic mummy that was discovered next to a training field in the El Rimac neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 15, 2023.

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Mummy dating back 3,000 years found in Peru

The individual is thought to have been sacrificed on a temple site.

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