For centuries, the ruins of Feldioara Fortress in southeastern Transylvania stood at the center of a long historical debate. Many historians believed the site served as the headquarters of the Teutonic Knights during their short rule in the region between 1211 and 1225. Archaeologists found medieval walls, weapons, ceramics, and church remains over the years, … Read more
A shipwreck dating to the 5th and 4th centuries BCE has drawn archaeologists’ attention off the coast of Monasterace in southern Italy. Hidden beneath the waters of the Ionian Sea, the wreck holds a cargo of more than 300 amphorae, many of them still grouped on the seabed after over two thousand years underwater. Detail … Read more
People living along Peru’s Pacific coast traveled long distances and formed connections between distant communities at least 800 years ago, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The research pushes back the timeline for major coastal migration in the Andes to the thirteenth century, long before the Inca Empire spread across the region. … Read more