Archaeology

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1,000-year-old graves of Scandinavian warriors found in Poland

Four richly furnished graves found in the middle of the medieval cemetery of the village of Ciepłe in eastern Poland contained the remains of Scandinavian men with complete armour. The furnishings and type of graves differed from all the others. The warriors have therefore raised many questions among archaeologists and historians, including who they were, why they are buried here and where they came from. The last question has only recently been answered by DNA analysis.

50 graves of slaves who worked in the Roman villa

Graves dating back to the Roman period have been found by archaeologists in the south of England while they were investigating the site of a planned new school. The people buried there probably worked as slaves in a villa near the burial site.

More Terracotta Army soldiers found

The Terracotta Army is one of the largest mausoleums in the world and is constantly growing. More than 200 more warriors have been newly discovered by Chinese archaeologists. They were at the tomb of Qin Shi Huangti, who was the first emperor of unified China.

Since 1997, over 11,000 legally recognised metal detector treasures have been discovered in England

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has completed 20 years since its inception. The results include. A publicly accessible database of recovered artefacts, new archaeological sites and finds, which to date numbers nearly 1.5 million objects, a terrifyingtens of thousands of collaborating archaeologists across the country, hundreds of participating museums and institutions, and hundreds of thousands of collaborating members of the public, including tens of thousands of children.

They created an image of the plane that crashed 77 years ago

Scientists have created an image of a World War II TBF Avenger that crashed near Hawaii. The crew of three died. They were part of a squadron that took part in the Battle of Midway.

Gold coins from a clay jug

During excavations in the Israeli city of Yaven, archaeologists discovered gold coins dating back to the early Islamic period. They are therefore about 1200 years old. They were hidden in a broken clay jar.