archaeology

Design

Manchester Museum is the European Museum of the Year 2025

The Manchester Museum has won the European Museum of the Year Award for creating “new spaces to foster deeper community connections and promote intercultural dialogue."

26/05/2025

Culture news

A 500-year-old medieval shipwreck has been discovered in Barcelona

The remains of the Spanish vessel were discovered more than five metres below sea level at the site of a former fish market and could unlock fascinating new medieval maritime secrets.

29/04/2025

Culture news

Did Gladiators fight lions in Britain? New evidence suggest they did

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

24/04/2025

Culture news

Has the ancient Macedonian capital city of Lyncus been discovered?

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the birthsite of Alexander the Great’s grandmother in North Macedonia.

16/04/2025

Art

Archaeological Museum of Naples displays stolen artefacts in new show

From slabs once owned by Maria Callas to Greek vases and Roman statues, around 600 stolen artefacts are now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

15/04/2025

Design

The end of an odyssey: Ancient Greek theatre uncovered in Lefkada

After a decade-long excavation following the theatre's first discovery more than 100 years ago, experts describe its revelation as “undoubtedly the most important and imposing monument that has come to light in ancient Lefkada.”

08/04/2025

Culture news

Toddler finds stone which turns out to be 3,800-year-old artifact

Tel Azekah, where the 3-year-old unearthed the ancient artifact, is a well-known archaeological site in Israel’s Shephelah area where excavations have taken place for about 15 years.

04/04/2025

Culture news

Experts clash over claims of underground city beneath Egypt pyramids

A heated debate has erupted among Egyptologists after researchers claimed to have found an “underground city” beneath the Pyramids of Giza. Is the discovery, based on radar images, groundbreaking or exaggerated?

26/03/2025

Culture news

4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding light on the earliest known empire's complex bureaucracy.

21/03/2025

Culture news

The human face remains found in Spain that could rewrite pre-history

The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo antecessors', whose remains date back approximately 860,000 years. It is a key piece in understanding the evolution of humans on the continent.

14/03/2025

Culture news

Missing torso of Buddha statue finally found in Cambodia

According to archaeologists, the head of the same statue was dug up in 1927 and is now in Cambodia's National museum in the capital Phnom Penh. The two parts may be reattached for display.

13/03/2025

Culture news

Why has the Spanish government removed a mummy from museum view?

Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government policy to “decolonise” state-owned museums.

26/02/2025

Destinations

Forget the Colosseum: This Roman amphitheatre is a lost treasure

Two Italian teenagers are reviving their town’s archaeological past by offering free guided tours for visitors.

25/02/2025

Culture news

Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered for first time since Tutankhamun

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Egypt, marking the first pharaonic burial site found since Tutankhamun in 1922.

20/02/2025

Culture news

‘Monumental’ pre-Roman necropolis uncovered in northern Italy

A remarkable Iron Age necropolis, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been unearthed in the northern Italian city of Trento.

20/02/2025

Culture news

Is the Great Wall of China 300 years older than previously thought?

A newly uncovered section of the Great Wall of China in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, dating back nearly 3,000 years, suggests the structure's origins are three centuries older than previously thought.

19/02/2025

Culture news

Dutch police arrest trio over theft of Romania’s golden helmet

After the shocking theft of Romania’s precious ancient Cotofenesti helmet, Dutch police have arrested three suspects, offering a glimmer of hope for its recovery.

30/01/2025

Culture news

37,000-year-old religious figure of tortoise discovered in Israel

One of the oldest religious symbols from the Levant area has been discovered by researchers in Israel.

10/12/2024

Culture news

Treasures revealed at ancient thermal spa in Tuscany

Recent excavations at a Roman and Etruscan spa in Tuscany have unearthed an extraordinary collection of artefacts, shedding new light on the region’s ancient rituals. Thick mud has kept the objects pristine for 2,000 years.

06/12/2024

Culture news

German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece

Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles?

22/11/2024