Archaeology News

'Operation Helmet' launched against Spanish tomb raiders

While it might sound like something out of the movies, "Operation Helmet" has been launched by the Guardia Civil (civil guard) to recover archaeological pieces from the Celtiberian period in Spain.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 6 comments

New theatre to rise at site of Shakespeare playhouse

Shoreditch - During a London archaeological dig in 2008 the site of a theatre, once used by William Shakespeare, was discovered. Now planning permission has been granted which will result in a theatre being built on the site.

In the Media by Eileen Kersey - 12 comments

Photo Essay: Izmit archaeology museum & train station Special

Izmit - A small museum in Izmit, Turkey, not far from Istanbul, features amazing exhibits of Roman, Greek, Byzantium, and Ottoman architecture, statues, burial markers, artifacts, and even gold leaf jewelry.

Digital Journal Report by Lonna Lisa Williams

A visit to Caral-Supe, oldest civilization of ancient Peru Special

Lima - The Caral-Supe culture of Peru, the oldest civilization in the Americas, developed almost simultaneously with those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India and about 1500 years before the Mesoamerican civilizations.

Digital Journal Report by Igor I. Solar - 16 comments

Amphitheatre To Rival Rome's Colosseum Discovered Near Vienna

Vienna - Archaeologists working at the "Archaeological Park Carnuntum" in lower Austria claim to have located and excavated a huge amphitheatre used to train gladiators.

In the Media by Anthony Organ

Beer and wine archaeologist studies ancient stains

Archaeologist Patrick McGovern discovers details about ancient cultures -- their trade routes, agricultural practices and more -- by chemically analyzing stains on pot shards, a specialty he innovated, according to a recent Smithsonian profile.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins - 2 comments

Archaeologists discover tomb of Jesus's disciple

Izmir - The tomb of a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth has been discovered by archaeologists in Denizli, western Turkey under a newly-unearthed church in what was once the ‘city of priests’, Hieropolis.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 3 comments

Pre-Colombian Maya statues found at archaeological site in Mexico

Ocosingo - Mexican researchers have found in the archaeological zone of Toniná, State of Chiapas, two stone sculptures representing captive warriors belonging to the allied Maya states of Palenque, Mexico and Copán, Honduras.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 2 comments

New Egyptian Monuments Discovered at Karnak Temple in Luxor

Cairo - Archaeologists have discovered new ancient treasures in Egypt near Karnak Temple in Luxor on Sunday, according to the ministry of antiquities.

In the Media by Jenna Griffith

Rich Old Hungarian grave could have belonged to prince

Budapest - Rich grave finds from the Conquest Era of the Magyars or Hungarians have been uncovered by archaeologists in Pest Country, including ninth Century horse furniture and a belt, with a particularly rich sabretache, or pouch.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo

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