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Unique silver brooch of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus found in Valencia

A rare silver brooch dating from the 2nd century was discovered during archaeological excavations of the old Roman state building Hostalot-Idlum in the Spanish municipality of Vilanova d'Alcolea. It depicts the legendary story of a she-wolf nursing the brothers Romulus and Remus, the supposed founders of Rome. According to experts, this is an exceptional artefact of first-class quality and artful craftsmanship that is second to none.

British PAS: 1.7 million total finds, a record 53,000 finds and almost 1,400 treasures in a year

The British Museum has recently published its latest annual report on the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), a programme for recording archaeological finds for the public. It shows that 53,490 archaeological finds were reported in 2022, including 1,378 defined treasures, the highest number ever recorded in a single year...

Detector discovery of a unique 4,000-year-old copper dagger in Poland

Last November, detectorist Piotr Gorlach discovered a beautifully preserved copper dagger from the 3rd millennium BC in a forest near Jaroslaw in southeastern Poland. It is the oldest dagger ever discovered in the Carpathian Voivodeship. According to archaeologists, copper objects were extremely rare in the area...

A tractor driver ploughed up two richly furnished tombs from the Roman period

A tractor driver discovered two Roman tombs with rich equipment in a field near Nova Varbovka, Bulgaria, while ploughing. Among other things, a rare bronze medallion of Emperor Caracalla. It is a double burial of an adult male and female, the second grave belonged to a small child. The grave furnishings date the burials to the first half of the third century.

A beautifully preserved gold buckle from the Bronze Age as the best find of the year

Amateur detectorist Jonathan Needham from Staffordshire has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old gold pin dating back to the Late Bronze Age. It was used to fasten a dress or cloak and must have belonged to a high-ranking person. Experts say it is the best-preserved pin of its type ever discovered in Britain and only the seventh overall...

Detectorist finds exceptional gold ring from the 5th century, refers to a previously unknown principality

With the help of metal detectors, a very rare, 1,500-year-old Merovingian gold ring made of 20-carat gold was discovered in Emmerlev, Jutland. It's a reference to Germanic mythology and the excellence of Frankish craftsmanship. The ring suggests a connection to a hitherto unknown princely family in south-western Jutland.

Under the 14th century castle tower, they discovered a 900-year-old gold ring that is unparalleled

An extremely rare find was discovered at the Wawel Royal Castle in Kraków in the form of an early medieval gold ring from the 11th century with two opposing faces. Few gold rings from this period have been found in Poland so far, the "Wawel ring" is the first ever with an anthropomorphic depiction of...

Food remains in ceramic pots what did they eat in northern and central Europe 5,000 years ago?

Researchers from Kiel University have demonstrated in the first archaeobotanical study of burnt food remains on the surface of ceramicpottery on the surface of ceramic vessels to show how varied and tasty the food prepared in East Holstein was 5,000 years ago...

Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

Around 9 700 years ago, Mesolithic hunters and gatherers camped on the western coast of Scandinavia. The group included youngsters who chewed resin. Thirty years ago, research at the same site revealed 1,849 flint artefacts and 115 pieces of resin. Now, their DNA analysis has yielded fascinating and detailed information about what the youngsters were eating on that day 9,700 years ago, the state of their teeth and oral microbiome, or where their ancestors came from...

In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

Archaeologists from National Geographic have discovered a beautiful royal jade mask from the mid-4th century at Chochkitam near Petén, Guatemala. It survived looting by looters and was stored in the pyramid's burial chamber. Experts have deciphered the inscriptions and identified its owner and the god it represents.

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