Archaeology

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  Bigger Than Sanchi? Ujjain May Be Sitting On 2,200-Year-Old Buddhist Mystery

  The mound believed to contain the principal stupa was estimated to be around 350 feet in diameter and at least 100 feet high. By comparison, the Great Stupa at Sanchi is roughly 120 feet in diameter and about 54 feet high.

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  18 Monuments Delisted From Protected Sites List Since 2021: Centre

  Bara Khamba Cemetery in Delhi and a banyan grove of "great antiquity" containing traces of ancient buildings are among the 18 sites which have been delisted by the Centre from the list of protected monuments since 2021.

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  Archaeological Survey Employee On Duty At Taj Mahal Falls Ill, Dies

  An Archaeological Survey employee died suddenly while reporting for duty at the Taj Mahal.

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  Human Skull Found At Ancient Burial Site That May Be Over 3,000 Years Old

  Archaeologists believe some aspects of the burial could be similar to the Chalchuapa archaeological site in western El Salvador.

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  For 900 Years, It Was Believed To Be Saraswati Sculpture. Then A Revelation

  The discovery has transformed a familiar museum object into one of the rarest known sculptural representations of Gayatri in India.

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  Near-3,000-Year-Old Ramesside Period Tomb Discovered In Egypt's Luxor

  The tomb, identified as belonging to a man named Paser, was found by a Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor's West Bank.

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  France Returns 23 Syrian Treasures After 15 Years As Macron Visits Damascus

  The artifacts include Roman bronze objects, Byzantine and Islamic-era pieces and a richly coloured mosaic panel that once adorned the Umayyad Mosque.

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  2,000-Year-Old Gold Ring With Ancient Indian Brahmi Script Found In Thailand

  The other ring found with the same skeletal remains is a plain gold ring without any pattern.

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  Nearly 80 Headless Human Skeletons Discovered At A Spooky Stone Age Site

  Archaeologists investigating a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia have uncovered nearly 80 human skeletons buried without their heads, raising fresh questions about mysterious Stone Age rituals.

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  Iron Age Scottish Woman May Have Had Her Brain Removed Before Burial, Study Finds

  An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according to a new study that sheds further light on the complex funerary rites of this prehistoric culture.

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  "Dig Of Century": Ancient Coins, Medieval Pottery Unearthed From Notre Dame

  At the cathedral's birth in 1163, the entire square was packed with medieval houses, split by a single street.

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  Ancient Sanctuary, Temple Structures Unearthed During Highway Construction In Italy

  The discovery was announced by the Italian Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape in a press release issued on May 19.

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  Older Than Stonehenge: 5,000-Year-Old Artificial Island Discovered In Scotland

  Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered the remains of a mysterious artificial island dating back more than 5,000 years, revealing that prehistoric communities were capable of advanced engineering long before Stonehenge was built.

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  Archaeologists Find Hundreds Of Roman-Era Artifacts In Switzerland's Lake Neuchatel

  Three swords were found, one of which was still intact in its leather sheath, and a metal spade was also recovered.

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  A Routine Beach Walk Turns Extraordinary As Couple Discovers 2,000-Year-Old Footprints

  Officials reported that the footprints date back to the early first century AD, when Boudica, Jesus, and the Roman Empire were at their peak.