Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Drought Exposes Roman Bridge in Bulgaria
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Drought Exposes Roman Bridge in Bulgaria

A drone image shows the foundations of a Roman-era bridge that once spanned the Danube River. GIGEN, BULGARIA—A heat wave in Europe has caused water levels in the Danube to fall drastically, exposing the foundations of a Roman bridge near the village of Gigen in Bulgaria, according to the Greek Reporter. Built under the emperor…

Pre-Hispanic Farmers Built Vast Canal Network in Colombia
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Pre-Hispanic Farmers Built Vast Canal Network in Colombia

Aerial photograph of pre-Hispanic canals and ridges in La Mojana, Colombia LA MOJANA, COLOMBIA—Archaeologists have determined that a vast pre-Hispanic agricultural field network composed of canals and ridges in Colombia was built and maintained by family groups working in cooperation, according to a statement released by the University of Cambridge. The sheer size of the…

Fourth-Century B.C. Graves Found at Hattusha

CORUM, TURKEY—Three tombs dating to some 2,300 years ago have been discovered in a small cemetery at the Hittite capital city of Hattusha in central Turkey, according to a Türkiye Today report. “What distinguishes these graves is that they are surrounded by a circular stone structure,” said Andreas Schachner of the German Archaeological Institute. The…

Medieval Caravansery Uncovered in North Sinai
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Medieval Caravansery Uncovered in North Sinai

ASILA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, traces of a small roadside caravansery have been uncovered in North Sinai. It is one of several similar structures that have been found across the desert. Merchants, mail carriers, and military forces traveling on the Sultan’s Road would have stopped for rest at the caravansery before continuing on…

Homo antecessor Skull Fragments Examined
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Homo antecessor Skull Fragments Examined

Homo antecessor skull fragments BURGOS, SPAIN—SciNews reports that researchers led by Rafael Gallareto-Sande of Spain’s National Research Center on Human Evolution have conducted a new computed microtomography study of Homo antecessor skull fragments representing three individuals. The fossils were recovered from northern Spain’s Gran Dolina cave in 1994. Homo antecessor lived in Europe between 1.2…

King Harold may have lost England by backing the wrong pope

A forgotten fragment of a lost papal letter is offering a surprising new explanation for the Norman Conquest. England may have backed the wrong pope during a bitter religious power struggle, giving Pope Alexander II a political reason to support William the Conqueror’s invasion. The discovery suggests Harold’s downfall in 1066 was shaped by intrigue…

Nile Delta Necropolis Used for Thousands of Years
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Nile Delta Necropolis Used for Thousands of Years

Burial, Kom El-Khelgan necropolis, Egypt DAKAHLIYA, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a necropolis containing burials dating from the Predynastic period through the Greco-Roman era has been found at the site of Kom El-Khelgan in the eastern Nile Delta. Hisham El-Leithy of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said that the range of the burials documents changes…