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May 31, 2026

Traces of rare purple dye mentioned in Bible passages found in 'remarkable' discovery

Rare Tyrian purple dye, once worth three times the price of gold, has been found on textiles in Roman infant burials in York dating back to the third century A.D.

May 28, 2026

Construction workers clearing old bombs unexpectedly find 'important' ancient sanctuary

While building a highway near Venice, construction crews in Italy accidentally discovered a pre-Roman sanctuary dating back to the fifth century B.C.

May 25, 2026

Rare 1,700-year-old relic accidentally uncovered during child’s hunt stuns archaeologists

During a visit to the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert in Israel during a show-and-tell trip, an 8-year-old boy found a 1,700-year-old Roman relic on the surface.

May 22, 2026

Experts stunned after uncovering Homer's 'Iliad' on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented find

Archaeologists in Egypt found a rare fragment of Homer's "Iliad" atop a Roman-era mummy, the first literary text ever found in a funerary context, experts said.

May 21, 2026

Archaeologists uncover massive ancient site during rail project, including rare Roman find

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered over 1,000 artifacts before railway construction, including a rare Roman-era metal wire drawplate.

May 19, 2026

Teen stumbles on mysterious coin from legendary city, puzzling archaeologists over its journey

A German teenager recently discovered an ancient Greek coin in Berlin, the first such find in the city, likely left as a grave offering at a Bronze Age cemetery.

May 17, 2026

'Extremely rare' 2,000-year-old bread loaf unearthed at Roman legionary camp

Switzerland's first Roman bread was found at the ancient Vindonissa site, a charred 2,000-year-old loaf that officials call an "extremely rare" discovery.

May 13, 2026

Archaeologists unearth ancient Roman burials beneath bustling district of coastal tourist destination

Ancient Roman graves discovered beneath Croatia's bustling coastal city of Zadar reveal cremation and burial practices spanning nearly 500 years of history.

May 4, 2026

Fragile 'underwater museum' of ancient shipwrecks discovered beneath busy sea corridor

Spanning centuries, more than 100 historic shipwrecks have been uncovered on the seafloor of the Bay of Gibraltar by researchers with Project Herakles in Spain.

April 21, 2026

Rare Roman mosaic shows woman battling wild animals in the arena, researcher says

An ancient Roman mosaic reportedly depicts a woman confronting a leopard, marking the first known visual representation of a female beast-fighter.