History & Archaeology

Final resting place for Roman mounts

Skeleton of a horse that was buried around 1,800 years ago at the horse ceremony of the Roman riding unit of the Castell Cannstatt....

Alan Cannon - April 24, 2025

History & Archaeology

“Odes Castle” was strategically important Römer-Kastell

Aerial image of the excavation in the Hainburger Au (near Stopfenreuth) at one of the Donaune's arms in the Danubeau National Park. © H....

Alan Cannon - April 22, 2025

History & Archaeology

Archaeologists reveal medieval graffiti in the sacrament room

Supper hall on the Zionberg in Jerusalem (left) and medieval graffito with coat of arms from Altbach, which archaeologists found on one of the...

Alan Cannon - April 17, 2025

History & Archaeology

Discovered lecture hall in the ancient high school in Agrigents

View of the newly discovered auditorium in the antique high school of agrigent. © Thomas Lappi, Monika Trümper/ Fu Berlin, Institute for Classical Archeology ...

Alan Cannon - April 10, 2025

History & Archaeology

A Roman mass grave in Vienna

Skeletons close to tight: excavations of the Roman mass grave in Simmering. © Reiner Riedler/ Wien Museum ...

Alan Cannon - April 8, 2025

History & Archaeology

China: Who created the Quina stone tools?

Some of the stone tools found in Longtan in southern Chinese. It assigns its shape and processing sequence to Central Paleolithic Quina technology. ©...

Alan Cannon - April 3, 2025

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Roman necropolis with gladiator grave

The two exposed grave facilities in the Roman necropolis in Liternum. © Superintendance for Archeology Naples ...

Alan Cannon - March 28, 2025

History & Archaeology

Bones of the real “Schinderhannes” identified

The portrait shows the "Schinderhannes". Genetic analyzes now also enabled the determination of his actual eye, hair and skin color- as well as the...

Alan Cannon - March 25, 2025

History & Archaeology

Discovered empty grave of an unknown pharaoh

Entrance to the newly discovered pharaoh grave in the necropolis Abydos (left) and view into the empty burial chamber. © Ministry of Tourism and...

Alan Cannon - March 21, 2025

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Grave finds confirm the course of the Schmalkaldic War

Painting "Army camp Charles V at Lauingen" by Matthias Gerung. © Hermann Müller, Stadtarchiv Lauingen (Donau) ...

Alan Cannon - March 14, 2025

History & Archaeology

Oldest facial fossil of Europe discovered

Fossil from the Sima del elefante cave (right) and digitally mirrored second half of the face. © Maria D. Guillén / Iphes-Cerca, Elena Santos...

Alan Cannon - March 13, 2025

History & Archaeology

Fossil reveals details of Paranthropus Robustus

Aerial absorption of the Swartkrans cave in South Africa. Here the hip bone was discovered by Paranthropus. © Jason L. Heaton ...

Alan Cannon - March 12, 2025

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Rapid stones document rural ideas in Europe

Goseck ribbon, belonging together by lower trailer and runner from a deposit. © J. Soldevilla/ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology...

Alan Cannon - March 7, 2025

History & Archaeology