Thursday, October 8, 2026
Roman Coin Hoard Unearthed in Germany
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Roman Coin Hoard Unearthed in Germany

Silver coin of the emperor Domitian WESSELING, GERMANY—A metal detectorist in western Germany has discovered a hoard of more than 900 Roman silver coins, the Associated Press reports. He called authorities to the site near Wesseling, which is located in an area that was under Roman control from about 39 B.C. to A.D. 459, after…

Laser Scans Reveal Ship Images on Cyprus Temple Wall

LARNACA, CYPRUS—High-resolution laser scans of the walls of a temple at the site of Kition Kathari in Cyprus have revealed an additional 23 carvings, Phys.org reports. In 1982, a study of the temple’s southern wall, which overlooks a bay where the ancient city’s harbor was likely located, recorded 19 ship images, all thought to have…

Roman Camp and Rock-Cut Tombs Uncovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta
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Roman Camp and Rock-Cut Tombs Uncovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta

Tomb entrance, Tell el-Yahudiya, Egypt QALYUBIA, EGYPT—Hisham El-Leithy of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced that excavations at Tell el-Yahudiya, also known as the ancient city of Leontopolis, uncovered traces of a Roman camp, according to an Ahram Online report. Rock-cut tombs, excavated in layers beneath the camp, are rarely found in the clay…

2,200-Year-Old Iron Cargo From the Danube Analyzed
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2,200-Year-Old Iron Cargo From the Danube Analyzed

Iron bars DEINHAM, AUSTRIA—According to a Live Science report, Peter Trebsche of the University of Innsbruck and Marion Berranger of the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard have analyzed a collection of iron ingots discovered in gravel retrieved from the Danube River in 2019. The study suggests that the iron may have been in the cargo…

Five of the Most Impressive War Machine Artifacts Ever Recovered

Five of the Most Impressive War Machine Artifacts Ever Recovered The battlefields of history were not just sites of warfare; they represented the creativity of our military engineers as they invented deadly machines to demolish city walls, sink enemy ships and seize control of the battleground. Ancient texts document the existence of many of these…

When Did Human Ancestors Stop Climbing Trees?
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When Did Human Ancestors Stop Climbing Trees?

Drawing of Australopithecus JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—According to a SciNews report, researchers led by Kristian J. Carlson of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and the University of the Witwatersrand have evaluated the relative strength of limb bones from Little Foot, the fossilized remains of a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus uncovered in South Africa’s Sterkfontein Cave, and…

Jewelry Workshop Found in Scottish Churchyard
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Jewelry Workshop Found in Scottish Churchyard

Shale ring GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—The National reports that traces of an early medieval jewelry workshop have been uncovered at Govan Old, a 1,500-year-old churchyard on the banks of the River Clyde in southwestern Glasgow, by researchers and volunteers from Govan Heritage Trust and Clyde Archaeology. An unfinished ring made of shale was found in the workshop.…

Surviving Medieval Fortress Identified in Dublin
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Surviving Medieval Fortress Identified in Dublin

1765 watercolor of Roebuck Castle by Gabriel Beranger DUBLIN, IRELAND—According to a statement released by University College Dublin (UCD), traces of a medieval structure have been identified within Roebuck Castle, a building on the campus of University College Dublin, by Tadhg O’Keeffe of UCD. “From the outside, the present building looks to be entirely Victorian,”…