Archaeologists Found 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Under One of England’s Most Hallowed Buildings

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of ...
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Archaeologists Digging Beneath Britain’s Houses of Parliament Discover 6,000-Year-Old Flint Artifacts and a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Altar Fragment

During restorations at the Palace of Westminster in London, excavations have revealed a trove of historic objects, the oldest ...

Archaeologists Dove to the Bottom of a Lake—and Found a 600-Year-Old Lost City

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city ever since an earthquake shifted the region’s landscape.
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When Egyptian archaeologists opened three 4,000-year-old rock-cut tombs, they found rare artifacts untouched by looters.

In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For ...
Ancient Origins

8,500-Year-Old Obsidian Mirror Found at Canhasan

Archaeologists excavating at Canhasan in central Turkey have unearthed an extraordinarily rare 8,500-year-old obsidian mirror. The discovery represents one of only 56 such mirrors ever found across ...

Archaeologists find artifacts older than Stonehenge beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament: 'Incredibly rare'

Archaeologists discovered 6,000-year-old flint tools beneath the Palace of Westminster that predate Stonehenge, along with medieval artifacts and Roman remains.
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One of the World’s Oldest Relics Discovered in Lake Biwa, Japan, Stuns Scientists

Researchers have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved ancient relic in Japan, dating back over 10,000 years.
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South Korean Divers Find Priceless 900-Year-Old Bowls That Look Brand New

Last month, divers off the coast of South Korea retrieved 87 bowls and cups from the dark, swirling waters. The objects were ...
Ancient Origins

Lost 11th-Century Castle Discovered in Swiss Countryside

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

What we know now about how ancient archers made their bows

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...
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1500-Year-Old Roman Ring with a Tiny Hare Was Discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in Britain and It’s Absolutely Stunning

A volunteer, digging near the cold stone of Hadrian’s Wall, made a startling discovery: an ancient silver ring featuring a delicately carved intaglio. The find pulls the curtain back on the lives of ...