Cool Finds
The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old
The helmets’ similarities to art from southern Europe shows how goods and ideas traveled during the Nordic Bronze Age
Sutton Hoo's Treasures Were Likely Crafted at This 1,400-Year-Old Workshop
Archaeologists found evidence of metalworking near the famed English burial ground
Construction in Rome Reveals Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Dog Statue
Researchers also uncovered three stone tombs, an urn and the remains of a young man
First Human Skeleton From Bronze Age Tsunami Discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists find remains of a young man and dog left behind by a natural disaster some 3,600 years ago in the Mediterranean
Archaeologists Identify Possible Location of Lost Temple of Hercules
Experts in Spain used laser scanning technology to locate submerged ruins along the coast of the Bay of Cádiz
Ninety-Nine Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2021
The year's most exciting discoveries include a Viking "piggy bank," a lost Native American settlement and a secret passageway hidden behind a bookshelf
A Time Capsule Found Beneath Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Monument Confounds Historians
An almanac, a silver coin and a cloth envelope were among the intriguing artifacts found in the box
Early Christian Ring Found in Third-Century Shipwreck Off of Israel
Researchers discovered jewelry and other artifacts from two sunken ships off the ancient port city of Caesarea
Our Top Ten Stories of 2021
From archaeological finds to an invasive weed to Roman bathrooms, these were our most-read articles of the year
A Rare, Gold-Wrapped Jar May Reveal the Splendor of Early Medieval Britain
After going through an extensive conservation process, researchers found that the rock crystal artifact was inscribed with the name of a mysterious bishop
Ancient Sheep Poop Tells the Tale of the Faroe Islands' First Inhabitants
New analysis suggests the Celts arrived on the archipelago hundreds of years before the Vikings
Looted Artifacts Recovered From Car Trunk May Be Spoils of War Seized by Jewish Rebels Against Rome
Authorities in Jerusalem confiscated the stolen items, which included incense burners and coins and probably date to the Bar Kokhba revolt
Baby Buried With Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave
The rare interment suggests that some hunter-gatherer societies imbued female infants with full personhood
Medieval Ink Pen Testifies to the Rise of Secular Literacy in Ireland
The 11th-century tool may have been used to record family lineages and trade agreements
Researchers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Synagogue in Mary Magdalene's Supposed Hometown
The religious center is the second of its kind found in Migdal, an ancient community on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
Mummies With Gold Tongues Found Inside 2,500-Year-Old Tombs in Egypt
The rare discovery of a sealed tomb yielded well-preserved grave goods including 400 funerary figures
Aztec Altar Secretly Built After the Spanish Conquest Discovered in Mexico City
Researchers found incense burners, a vessel containing cremated remains and other artifacts in the former capital of Tenochtitlán
Vesuvius Victim Died Just Steps From the Safety of the Sea, Skeleton Shows
The middle-aged man's remains are the first of their kind found at Herculaneum in 25 years
Found in a Candy Tin: One of the First Coins Struck in Colonial North America
Illegally minted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the 1652 silver shilling recently sold at auction for $351,912
British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard
Milly Hardwick, a 13-year-old from Suffolk, stumbled onto a cache of 65 artifacts dated to around 1300 B.C.E.
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