**Young Workers Hit Hardest in Basel’s Last Plague Outbreak** Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered a sobering story of inequality during one of Basel’s final major plague epidemics. By studying 15 carefully excavated graves from a 17th-century hospital cemetery, researchers have revealed that young laborers faced the highest death rates during the outbreak around 1667–1668. The … Read more
**Ancient Roman Chamber Pots Reveal Parasites in Bulgaria** Archaeologists have uncovered intimate details about daily health and sanitation in the Roman Empire by examining mineral deposits inside 2,000-year-old chamber pots from Bulgaria. The findings from the ancient province of Moesia Inferior provide some of the clearest evidence yet of widespread intestinal parasites among ordinary people … Read more
**Roman Cup Found in Spain Links to Hadrian’s Wall** A remarkable bronze cup discovered in central Spain is shedding new light on the personal lives of Roman soldiers and the vast connections that tied the empire together. Known as the Berlanga Cup, this rare artifact bears inscriptions of forts along Hadrian’s Wall in northern Britain … Read more
**Justinian Plague Mass Grave Confirmed in Ancient Jordan** Archaeologists have uncovered compelling new evidence of one of history’s deadliest pandemics through a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan. The discovery provides the first biomolecular confirmation of victims of the Plague of Justinian (also known as the First Pandemic) in the Eastern Mediterranean, … Read more
**Coral Blocks Revolutionize Dating of Colonial Sites in Pacific** Archaeologists have developed an innovative new technique using coral building materials to more accurately date colonial-era structures in remote Pacific islands. In French Polynesia’s Mangareva Islands, scientists successfully applied uranium-thorium (U-Th) dating to coral blocks from 19th-century missionary buildings, providing fresh insights into a transformative period … Read more
**Mamluk Water System and Mosque Discovered at Saladin Citadel** Archaeologists have made a significant breakthrough near Cairo’s historic Saladin Citadel, uncovering an impressive Mamluk-era water supply network and a long-lost mosque. These finds shed fresh light on how medieval Cairo managed its vital water resources and supported daily life around one of Egypt’s most iconic … Read more
**Spain’s Largest Helmet Hoard Proven Medieval, Not Roman** A remarkable underwater discovery off Spain’s eastern coast has rewritten what archaeologists believed about one of the biggest collections of ancient helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean. Once thought to be Roman relics from antiquity, 43 iron helmets recovered from the seabed near Benicarló have now … Read more
**11,000-Year-Old Girl Burial Found in Northern Britain** Archaeologists have uncovered groundbreaking evidence of one of the earliest human burials in northern Britain, identifying the remains of a young girl who lived more than 11,000 years ago. This remarkable discovery at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria pushes back the timeline of confirmed burial practices in … Read more
**3,000 Years of Ancient Diets Revealed in Poland** Ancient communities in north-central Poland demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability in their food systems over three millennia, according to a groundbreaking new study. Researchers have reconstructed detailed dietary habits and farming practices in the Kuyavia region from about 4100 to 1230 BCE, spanning the Middle Neolithic through … Read more
**1,000-Year-Old Gold Tomb Reveals Panama’s Ancient Elite** Archaeologists in Panama have uncovered a stunning 1,000-year-old elite tomb packed with intricate gold ornaments and finely crafted ceramics. This extraordinary find at El Caño Archaeological Park shines new light on the sophisticated societies that thrived in Central America long before European contact, offering a rare glimpse into … Read more