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Alexander the Great's long-lost city of Alexandria finally found after thousand of years Daily Star12:25 13-Mar-26

Archaeologists find ancient evidence of “Lost World” beneath the North Sea Heritage Daily22:16 13-Mar-26

Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden BBC12:57 13-Mar-26

Dig unearths Roman rubbish dump filled with coins and pottery Dorset Echo05:26 13-Mar-26

Alexander the Great: 2,000 Year-Old Lost City Confirmed in Iraq To Vima16:19 13-Mar-26

Samnite Burials Excavated in Southern Italy Archaeology Magazine19:51 13-Mar-26

A Stash of Buried Treasure in China’s Terracotta Army May Confirm an Incredible Legend Popular Mechanics16:09 13-Mar-26

Monumental Roman Tomb with Gladiator Scenes Discovered Along Ancient Via Appia Arkeonews21:31 13-Mar-26

Archaeologists Unearthed a 400-Year-Old Letter. It Confirmed the Existence of a Legendary King. Popular Mechanics18:11 13-Mar-26

The truth behind the real origin of one of Southampton's prettiest streets Daily Echo03:58 13-Mar-26

The Ridgeway: Hike this 5,000 year old trail shaped by pilgrims, traders, raiders and travellers BBC Countryfile Magazine18:11 13-Mar-26

Our Sun Escaped Together With Stellar Twins From Galaxy Center Astrobiology Web17:39 13-Mar-26

Waterways Ireland gets go-ahead for River Shannon silt clearance works The Westmeath Independent16:59 13-Mar-26

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Archaeologists reveal new findings into the death of Princess Ulyania Heritage Daily21:44 11-Mar-26

Church speaks out as expansion project unearths macabre discovery The Argus, Sussex06:43 11-Mar-26

What Archaeologists Found in That Strange Sarcophagus Sealed With Molten Lead Vice (US)13:17 11-Mar-26

Where the Word Became Flesh Vatican News13:56 12-Mar-26

Archaeologists digging in Bearsden garden stumble on ancient ruin The Scottish Herald19:02 12-Mar-26

Pyramids of Giza thousands of years older than we thought, study suggests LADbible20:22 11-Mar-26

Most Iron Artifacts From The Bronze Age Appear To Have Their Origins In Outer Space IFLScience10:16 11-Mar-26

Delhiwale: A dagger most extraordinary Hindustan Times22:39 11-Mar-26

2,000-year-old Phoenician coin used as bus fare discovered in Leeds Syrian Arab News Agency08:59 12-Mar-26

Civil War shipwreck remains in ‘fantastic’ shape on ocean floor Popular Science16:22 11-Mar-26

Coin Used to Pay for Bus Ticket in Leeds Found to Be Phoenician Asharq Al-Awsat07:31 11-Mar-26

Wirral History Fair returns later this month: list of groups appearing Wirral Globe11:07 12-Mar-26

Medieval papal seal discovered at deserted Harz Village Heritage Daily21:24 11-Mar-26

Ancient “Ship Graveyard” Discovered Off Libya’s Coast: Polish Archaeologists Uncover 100-Meter Wreck Site Near Ptolemais Arkeonews21:08 11-Mar-26

Huge 1,000-Year-Old Stone Structure Found Underwater in Norway May Be an Ancient Whale Trap Arkeonews19:36 11-Mar-26

New Samnite Necropolis Sector Discovered in Pontecagnano: 34 Tombs and Unusual Child Burials with Bronze Warrior Belts Arkeonews18:55 11-Mar-26

Archaeologists discover 3,000 new Ostraca at Athribis Heritage Daily16:39 11-Mar-26

Unmarked graves found during excavation at church SussexWorld13:39 11-Mar-26

Archaeology: Live parrots transported across the Andes in ancient Peru (Scientific Reports) Nature Asia04:45 11-Mar-26

Ask the dentist: What a 15th Century mistress reveals about tartar on your teeth The Irish News06:15 12-Mar-26

Archaeologists Were Preparing a Site for Hospital Construction—and Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Graves Popular Mechanics12:42 12-Mar-26

Historic Tudor site formally recognised in government papers Whitchurch Herald05:09 12-Mar-26

Archaeologists Were Digging Through Rubble—and Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue Popular Mechanics18:47 12-Mar-26

Archeologists discover historical shipwreck on Sable Island CityNews Halifax15:04 11-Mar-26

Ground-breaking dig finds 'important' Roman site buried beneath gardens Glasgow Evening Times21:22 12-Mar-26

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Edinburgh researchers unravel mystery of 77 bodies stacked in 2,800-year-old mass grave Edinburgh Live20:50 8-Mar-26

Unexpected discovery of Ancient Egyptian artefacts at Dorset country park Bournemouth Daily Echo07:52 8-Mar-26

Marble lion unearthed during excavations in Philippi Heritage Daily21:52 8-Mar-26

Gruesome discovery among 77 bodies stacked up in 2,800 year old mass grave Daily Star19:29 8-Mar-26

The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe New Scientist13:00 9-Mar-26

Experts Discovered a Horrifying Neanderthal Fact Popular Mechanics13:45 10-Mar-26

The Story of King Tutankhamun’s Dagger Forged From a Meteorite Just Got a Whole Lot More Interesting ZME Science19:32 9-Mar-26

Ancient painted coffins of singing priestesses unearthed perfectly intact in Egypt Metro.co.uk13:30 9-Mar-26

Newcastle student’s discovery features in major archaeology exhibition Newcastle University (Press Release)12:16 9-Mar-26

Maya Wooden Structures Excavated at Belize Wetlands Site Archaeology Magazine20:27 9-Mar-26

Vindolanda treasures to feature in major new exhibition Hexham Courant, Northumberland11:48 8-Mar-26

Egyptian artefacts discovered in collection of Dorset spider expert Dorset Echo03:22 8-Mar-26

Indigenous Settlement Could Rewrite History Popular Mechanics19:35 9-Mar-26

Archaeologists Found a Holy Artifact That Could Finally Unravel Centuries of Mysteries Popular Mechanics13:55 10-Mar-26

Archaeologists identify 1,000-year-old megalith in Central Sulawesi Heritage Daily22:28 9-Mar-26

Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’ Good News Network13:56 9-Mar-26

Experts Stumbled Upon a 125,000-Year-Old Factory Popular Mechanics19:35 9-Mar-26

Possible Oldest Handgun in Germany Discovered Near Kletzke Arkeonews19:01 10-Mar-26

See How Scientists Reconstructed the Face of Little Foot, a Human Ancestor Who Lived 3.67… Smithsonian Magazine16:18 10-Mar-26

Bronze Age cairn reveals clues to ancient monument construction Heritage Daily21:37 9-Mar-26

Newly Discovered Document Confirms a ‘Legendary’ African King Medievalists19:41 9-Mar-26

Vast burial complex discovered in Rome’s Ostiense Necropolis Heritage Daily21:42 8-Mar-26

Traces of Lost Early Christian Churches Beneath the White City: Mosaic Evidence from Ancient Antipatrea, Albania Arkeonews21:41 8-Mar-26

Graffiti Record Ancient Indian Travelers’ Visits to Egyptian Tombs Archaeology Magazine17:38 10-Mar-26

How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history New Scientist16:01 10-Mar-26

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In the last 14 days

Archaeologists reveal major hoard of Imperial Russian gold Heritage Daily21:42 6-Mar-26

Mystery of prehistoric skeleton found deep in a flooded Mexican cave The Independent09:34 1-Mar-26

Archaeologists discover the lost 'Book of the Dead' indy10016:56 1-Mar-26

Medieval coins found in field declared treasure BBC06:27 3-Mar-26

Scientists Rebuilt A 3.67-Million-Year-Old Face With a Particle Accelerator. It Doesn’t Look Like Anyone Expected. Study Finds15:01 5-Mar-26

Painted coffins of the “Amun Singers” discovered in Luxor Heritage Daily10:47 2-Mar-26

Hidden staircase to 'lost Pompeii' found in archaeology breakthrough Daily Star04:17 6-Mar-26

Siberian petroglyph discovery reshapes understanding of ancient rock art Heritage Daily22:18 2-Mar-26

The hidden vaults bringing a city's past alive BBC12:54 1-Mar-26

Board game that pre-dates chess discovered in ancient burial mound Heritage Daily22:29 5-Mar-26

‘World’s oldest pyramid' was not made by humans, archaeologists claim indy10015:52 5-Mar-26

Stone Age Boy in Sweden Buried in Spectacular Fur and Woodpecker Feather Headgear Arkeonews08:04 5-Mar-26

Archaeologists Unearthed a 1,000-Year-Old Tomb Filled With Gold Popular Mechanics19:12 3-Mar-26

Work begins on land for Lower Thames Crossing BBC06:20 6-Mar-26

This 2,000-Year-Old Battery Actually Works—And One Craftsman Found the Hidden Detail That Proved It Popular Mechanics21:31 6-Mar-26

Mystery on Germany’s Sacred Rocks: 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Revealed at Bruchhauser Steine Arkeonews21:59 5-Mar-26

Archaeologists Found Proof of a Viking City That Was Supposed to Be Mythical Popular Mechanics20:33 3-Mar-26

Ancient Chinese fish fossils fill critical gap in "fish to human" evolution Guangming Online01:48 7-Mar-26

Norway’s oldest rune-stone fragments rewrite early writing history Heritage Daily12:43 3-Mar-26

How infighting led the Maya civilization to catastrophic collapse Nature.com10:37 3-Mar-26

Traces of Mesolithic Clothing Recovered from Soil in Sweden Archaeology Magazine21:03 2-Mar-26

Breakthrough in myth of African ‘King Arthur’ after discovery in centuries-old rubbish tip Metro.co.uk09:02 4-Mar-26

Greece’s Forgotten Pyramids: Ancient Marvels or Modern Misreadings? To Vima00:05 2-Mar-26

Archaeologists Found a 1,000-Year-Old Tomb in Panama Overflowing With Gold and Sacrificial Victims ZME Science18:59 6-Mar-26

'They bring us face-to-face with centuries past': Simon Thurley on why we must rescue our British castles History.com21:23 4-Mar-26

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