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41,500-year-old pendant found in Poland, the oldest of its kind on the continent

The artefact from the Polish cave Stajnia was found together with other objects in 2010, but only recently a study investigating its age was published. Radiocarbon dating has placed the pendant at 41,500 years ago, which is at least 1,500 years older than previous evidence of the production of similar artefacts by the earliest members of Homo sapiens in Europe. The object, decorated with puncture curves and smoothing, has thus "become" the oldest known decorated mammoth pendant in Eurasia.

The first reconstruction of a Neolithic necklace and a grave that will change the textbooks

A necklace made up of more than 2,580 beads has been discovered in a 9,000-year-old grave in the Neolithic village of Ba`ja, north of the city of Petra in southern Jordan. It has now been completely restored, the first time scientists have been able to make an authentic reconstruction of such an old and intricately crafted piece of jewellery.

Thirteen-year-old detectorist finds a treasure trove of Bronze Age axes on her third expedition

Milly Hardwick, from Suffolk, was searching a field near Royston in Hertfordshire on only her third detector event when she noticed a particularly strong signal.

Exploration of the Merovey pottery workshop brought previously unknown information and findings

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of kilograms of well-preserved ceramics from the period between the 6th and 7th centuries AD. The discovery was made in the village of Sevrey in eastern France. Among the vessels in excellent condition are variants and types not previously recorded anywhere; the information found significantly increases knowledge of pottery production in the early medieval period.

Detectorist finds 2,000-year-old Roman dagger, leads to discovery of unknown battlefield!

An amateur archaeologist using a metal detector has discovered a well-preserved decorated dagger of a Roman soldier from the middle of the 1st century BC. The find brought a team of archaeologists to the site, who subsequently uncovered hundreds of artefacts from the "lost" battlefield on which Roman legionaries fought the Raetians in an attempt to consolidate Roman power in the Alpine region.

2,500-year-old artifacts in excellent condition unearthed by animal in Swedish forest

Tomas Karlsson, while marking the forest for orienteering, discovered well-preserved metal artefacts sticking out of the ground after being raked by animals. He reported the discovery to the Anglisås board, which sent a specialist to the site. Subsequent investigations brought up to 50 more artefacts. This is one of Sweden's three most important Bronze Age finds.

Unique silver coin depot found in world's toughest prison

Tasmania's Port Arthur Prison is notorious for its appalling conditions, strict rules and harsh sentences. Escape from the penal colony was virtually impossible. Convicts were not allowed to carry money. So how did a 180-year-old set of silver shillings end up on the floor of the prison workshop, and who buried it there?

Legendary Sitting Bull has a living great-grandson, identified by new DNA method

The University of Cambridge and the Danish Geo Genetics Center Lundbeck Foundation have jointly developed a brand new technique for analysing relationships through DNA. The study has now been used to identify the relationships of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and his great-grandson Ernie Lapointe. The incredible story, which began with an interest in an unusual souvenir...

Penis-shaped stone guarded Bronze Age treasure, intrigued budding detectorist

Four Bronze Age chisels were found on the Isle of Wight. They were discovered by a novice detectorist on one of her first search expeditions three years ago. The chisels were declared treasure at a hearing at Wight Coroner's Court this week.

More than 300 ceramic vessels from the 4th century found in a Roman camp

The Viminacium deposit in eastern Serbia is huge and rich, and a complete exploration would take more than 300 years. The city was once inhabited by 30,000 people, larger than Pompeii. So far a considerable number of buildings and structures, statues, coins, jewellery, weapons and everyday objects have been found here. The most recent finds are hundreds of intact ceramic vessels in a building near the western wall of the military camp.

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