3,400-year-old Nördlingen bronze sword reveals advanced metalworking techniques
In 2023, archaeologists excavating a grave in Nördlingen, Swabia, recovered a bronze sword dating to the Middle Bronze Age, more than 3,400 years ago. The weapon belongs to the rare group of octagonal swords known from southern Germany...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/nordlingen-bronze-sword-metalworking-techniques/
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2,000-year-old Vietnamese tooth blackening practice found in Iron Age burial
Archaeologists at the Dong Xa site in northern Vietnam have identified the earliest direct evidence of intentional tooth blackening in the country...
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Ancient Roman shipwreck reveals hidden secrets of waterproofing and Mediterranean repairs
A Roman ship that sank about 2,200 years ago off the coast of present-day Croatia has offered new evidence about how ancient crews protected their vessels at sea...
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AI reconstructs face of Pompeii victim killed in Mount Vesuvius eruption
Archaeologists working at Pompeii have introduced a new digital reconstruction of a man who died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/ai-reconstructs-face-of-pompeii-victim/
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Rare Roman staircase and unique lararium discovered beneath Cologne’s MiQua Jewish Museum site
Construction linked to the future MiQua Jewish Museum in Cologne has brought to light a group of Roman structures preserved in rare condition...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/roman-staircase-and-unique-lararium-cologne/
Rich medieval Christians buried ‘closer to God’ even with leprosy or tuberculosis, archaeologists find
Medieval cemeteries in Denmark show how social rank shaped burial choices. Plots near church walls or inside church buildings cost more and signaled wealth, family ties, or religious standing. A research team used grave location as a measure of status...
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Why bison hunters abandoned a long-used site 1,100 years ago due to severe droughts
For thousands of years, Indigenous hunters on the North American Great Plains relied on bison for food, tools, and materials. Hunting practices shifted across time and landscape, with groups moving between kill sites based on need, season, and local conditions. New research ...
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Ancient Artifacts Challenge Established Narratives
A ninth-century coin found in Norfolk, England, with an image of John the Baptist, suggests Vikings may have engaged with Christian beliefs earlier than thought.
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A recently found ninth-century coin with a Christian image is challenging what historians thought about Viking interactions with Christianity.
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Architectural Mechanics: Reassessing the Giza Construction
New research on the Great Pyramid of Giza suggests internal ramps and paid workers, not slaves, built the ancient wonder. Learn about the findings.
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