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A unique collection of gold and silver objects in a giant mound from the 3rd century BC.

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental mound from the Hellenistic period near the southern Romanian town of Mangalia. This summer, they found incredible treasures in excellent condition: gold and silver vessels, jewellery and ornaments, metalwork and even preserved textiles and remnants of wood and paint.

A gold brooch and a jade stone push the history of Troy back hundreds of years

A 4,500-year-old gold brooch and a rare jade stone were discovered at the archaeological site in Troja as part of the "Heritage for the Future" research programme. Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has hailed the find as a breakthrough and ranks it among the most important discoveries of the century.

The golden treasure of Hippos: 1,400-year-old gold coins shed light on the demise of a Christian city in Galilee

Archaeologists from the University of Haifa have announced a major treasure discovery in the ruins of the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita) on the Sea of Galilee. Using a metal detector, they discovered gold coins and dozens of fragments of gold jewellery dating back to the early 7th century. The assemblage offers new insights into the economic and social situation of late Byzantine Galilee and the dramatic circumstances of the city's demise.

The oldest Western European workshop for making shell jewellery discovered

Archaeologists have found the oldest known workshop for making necklaces and ornaments from mollusc shells in Western Europe. The finds date back to the Upper Palaeolithic, from the site of La Roche-à-Pierrot in the village of Saint-Césaire in the Charente-Maritime department. They are at least 42 000 years old.

Bronze Age knot: Treasure tied with a bark and fern

In the north of Scotland, archaeologists have uncovered an unprecedented treasure trove. They found fragments of moulds for making weapons and jewellery in one of seven roundhouses. Most valuable was the discovery of a uniquely preserved tied treasure with a nearly 3,000-year-old lychee knot.

A treasure trove of 2,300-year-old silver coins discovered in the desert

An archaeological excavation in the Mleiha area of the United Arab Emirates has yielded a significant discovery: a 9-kilogram container of silver coins dating back to the 3rd century BC. It contained a total of 409 massive silver coins of the tetradrachm type, inspired by the coins minted by Alexander the Great.

Our Slavic ancestors came to us from Ukraine

An international team of archaeogeneticists from Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Croatia has presented the first large-scale genetic study of medieval Slavic populations in the journal Nature. The analysis of more than 550 genomes revealed that the Slavs originated from a northern route between the southern region of Belarus and central Ukraine - proving for the first time the previous hypotheses of linguists and archaeologists.

2,600-year-old clay urn in Lidl, Poland

At the beginning of September, an extraordinary relic was presented at the Archelological Museum in Gdańsk: a clay urn in the shape of an Iron Age house. It was found during research in front of the planned construction of a Lidl transshipment point. It contains the human remains of at least four individuals. It is one of the rarest Late Iron Age finds in Poland.

Latin graves with rich equipment discovered near Prague

During the planned research of the expanded D7 motorway between Knovíz and Slany, about 40 km northwest of Prague, archaeologists discovered 15 graves, including five Latin graves. Among them also. a female grave with a rich collection of jewellery.

Not Merlin, but a Stone Age cow: another Stonehenge mystery revealed

Stonehenge - one of the world's most famous and mysterious monuments - has once again come under the spotlight of scientists. This time, thanks to a single tooth that belonged to a cow that lived around 5,000 years ago. The new study could fundamentally change the way we look at the technology of moving and building stones, and the way livestock were used in the Neolithic.

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