Vladimir Krull's Archeological History

From a 9,000-year-old precision-engineered hammer to compelling evidence of the Trojan War, 2025 has delivered extraordinary archaeological discoveries! Explore pristine Etruscan tombs, legendary shipwreck treasures, the oldest Great Wall section, and Gothic gold that rewrites history.

"How many students can say they found a lost mission? Not many," said archaeologist Tamra Walter of the discovery.

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

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Scholars know of some important ancient cities from texts, but they haven't been able to find them.

New frescoes at Villa di Poppea, linked to Nero’s wife, reveal elite Roman luxury, refined art, and garden design buried by Vesuvius.

A collaboration between the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton's Center for Maritime Archaeology, has clarified the first settlement of New Guinea ...

From the Late Bronze Age through the fall of Jerusalem, this binge-worthy marathon takes you on an archaeological journey through the ancient world of the [...]

Archaeology Project members get their hands dirty exploring lives of earlier students.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY—According to a Live Science report, evidence of first-degree incest has been detected in […]

Israel has sharply expanded archaeological activity in Judea and Samaria after approving a 120 million shekel plan, boosting budgets, enforcement powers and excavations; Officials say the move aims to protect heritage sites, amid political and academic controversy

A non-profit archaeology lab in downtown Wilmington is wishing for a new home this holiday season.

SANQUHAR, SCOTLAND—BBC News reports that the cremains of at least eight people were found in […]

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—According to a La Brujula Verde report, well-preserved dog remains and a polished bone […]

These Anglo-Saxon accessories were recovered from the side of a hill in England and may be from a hoard, a ritual deposit or a collection of stolen items.

New research has shown that water movement in clay-rich soils can lift stone artifacts toward the surface—exerting a natural influence on how archaeological materials are distributed across the surface ...

The find could reshape archaeologists' understanding of the Mayan civilization’s contact with other empires.

Archaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old "pleasure barge" from the time of the Ptolemaic period.

Archaeologists have identified a 16th-century gallows structure and nearly a dozen mass burial pits in Grenoble, France.

Subordinating scientific value to colonial expansion, Israeli archeologists are putting up no resistance as the state moves to expropriate swaths of Sebastia.

The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks of the year’s most striking findings about prehistoric humans

For Jon Spenard, the start of this school year was hectic beyond the typical reasons – and beyond his wildest imagination.Spenard, you see, is an archaeology professor at Cal State San Marcos, and it was in about late August that archaeologists from around the world suddenly found themselves being bombarded with attention. As Spenard can attes...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human activity. They are using technology such as laser scanning and magnetometry, which ...

Research published in the Internet Archaeology Journal found that the pits are man-made and were constructed during the late Neolithic period, making them over 4,000 years old.

Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.

Ancient mosaic in Rutland reveals a rare Aeschylean version of the Trojan War, offering new insight into late Roman Britain's cultural links.

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Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures.

It's only one of three surviving Roman era hats.