Archaeology Around the World

Features stories on discoveries, excavations, and artifacts that reveal insights into ancient civilizations and reshape historical timelines.

Byzantine marble imports to Phoenician villages traced to Turkey, Greece

Study links marble objects from Porphyreon and Chhim to quarries in Turkey, Greece.

Study links Arabian god Kahl to smiting deity tradition

Research connects Qaryat al-Fāw’s patron god to Near Eastern iconography and coinage.

Silver Hoard at Megiddo linked to Thutmose III’s campaign

Lead isotope analysis suggests Egyptian siege may explain earliest silver hoard.

What happened to the teeth of Bronze Age villagers at Nahal Refaim?

Tooth wear and childhood stress peaked in Middle Bronze I, eased with prosperity in Middle Bronze II.

Russia seizes hoard of ancient gold coins stolen from French museum

Russia is working to return the coins to France, states the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Ukraine accuses Russian spy chief Naryshkin of theft of museum theft

Russian museum workers were involved in the theft of cultural artifacts from Crimea, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian media reported.

Study tracks Arabia’s lost large mammals

New research compiles the most complete record of vanished species across the Arabian Peninsula, based on rock art, archaeology, and historical accounts.

How Chinese Han bronze mirrors were recycled in ancient Japan

Researchers model production of Kofun-period imitation mirrors from imported Han Chinese materials.

Gladiator tomb found in Liternum necropolis in Campania

The finding suggests that Liternum was not only a residential area but also a resting place for gladiators after their careers in the arena.

3,700-year-old solitary stone marker in Farley Moor, Derbyshire no longer lonely

Previously thought to be a solitary marker, the two-meter-high standing stone at Farley Moor is now recognized as part of a larger stone circle with a ceremonial platform.

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