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'Enormous' cave hidden under medieval castle could rewrite prehistory, researchers say BBC00:24 16-Apr-26

'Groundbreaking' archaeology discovery could prove Greek myth is true Daily Star07:07 16-Apr-26

Bronze Age Jewelry Hoard and Prehistoric Settlements Discovered During Wind Farm Construction in Germany Arkeonews12:25 15-Apr-26

Over 100 newly restored bamboo slips publicly displayed for first time at Nanchang exhibition People's Daily02:21 15-Apr-26

Why Does This Newly Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Depict a Roman Emperor as an Egyptian… Smithsonian Magazine19:10 15-Apr-26

Ancient coin hoard with important history discovered in Worcestershire field The Ledbury Reporter12:53 15-Apr-26

Tombs Yield Clues to Neolithic Family Structure Archaeology Magazine21:14 15-Apr-26

Pembroke Castle's Wogan Cavern reveals prehistoric secrets The Tenby Observer07:32 15-Apr-26

Extraordinary discovery in cave deep under historic Welsh castle will rewrite our understanding … Wales Online10:45 16-Apr-26

Archaeology work begins ahead of £13.8m project BBC12:33 15-Apr-26

Gold-Filled Tomb Provides Insights Into Ancient Panama Civilization DOGO News15:27 15-Apr-26

From hippos to Homo sapiens The University of Aberdeen09:28 16-Apr-26

Ingleton village news: Drones in archaeology talk coming to community centre The Craven Herald & Pioneer09:07 16-Apr-26

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First discovery of an unexploded shell at Culloden Battlefield BBC08:37 13-Apr-26

Ancient Landscape Reveals Bones of Humans Who Lived 100,000 Years Ago ScienceAlert20:03 13-Apr-26

The mysterious 'Stonehenge of the North' which has stumped historians for years Chronicle Live09:10 14-Apr-26

A Historian Found Evidence of a Hidden Army Inside the Roman Empire Popular Mechanics19:16 13-Apr-26

Ancient Maya Dentistry: First Evidence of Gemstone Filling in a Molar Revealed Arkeonews21:11 13-Apr-26

DNA Breakthrough Reveals Anglo-Saxon Brother and Sister Double Burial Discovered in Time Team’s … Pressat (Press Release)19:14 13-Apr-26

Egypt's Great Pyramid history shattered as new 'evidence' reveals how the ancient structure was … MailOnline19:55 13-Apr-26

Mystery item spotted in 2,000-year-old Egyptian child mummy Popular Science16:51 13-Apr-26

Ancient work by ‘lost’ philosopher who inspired Plato and Aristotle is uncovered in Egypt Metro.co.uk08:14 14-Apr-26

Discovery at Monticello reveals construction secrets Thomas Jefferson left out of maps and… Fox News13:58 13-Apr-26

Early Roman camp found beneath Bolongaro Palace Heritage Daily12:46 13-Apr-26

Schoolboy's 'luck' leads to Roman treasure discovery in Huntingdonshire field Ely Standard, Cambridgeshire16:24 14-Apr-26

Lost Ancient Automatic Weapon Fired at Pompeii? Archaeology Magazine20:19 13-Apr-26

Photogrammetry in Three Acts Cambridge Core12:47 13-Apr-26

Archaeologists 'unbelievable' discovery as they 'find' Jesus' tomb Daily Star07:16 13-Apr-26

'We knew this Glasgow castle had more stories to tell but none of us expected this' Glasgow Evening Times16:26 14-Apr-26

Cremated remains of Iron Age man found in south of Scotland BBC12:16 14-Apr-26

Ancient rock art discovered in Hidalgo Heritage Daily22:48 13-Apr-26

Lost Anglo-Saxon Royal Seal of Edward the Confessor Rediscovered After 40 Years in Paris Arkeonews22:01 13-Apr-26

Archaeologists Found 43,000 Ancient Egyptian ‘Sticky Notes’ That Reveal What Life Was Actually Like for Everyday People ZME Science19:07 14-Apr-26

Archaeologists Unearthed a 6,200-Year-Old Megastructure. Its Purpose Is Still a Mystery. Popular Mechanics19:09 14-Apr-26

Ancient DNA identifies siblings in Anglo-Saxon double burial Heritage Daily11:54 14-Apr-26

An ancient genome of Streptococcus pyogenes from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy Nature.com16:26 13-Apr-26

Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup France 2402:56 13-Apr-26

Haiti: Seven officials arrested following deadly “castle stampede” and national mourning declared Voice Of Emirates07:08 14-Apr-26

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In the last 7 days

2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Child Mummy Conceals Secret Object on Its Chest Arkeonews22:09 11-Apr-26

6,000-Year-Old Monuments Reveal Hidden Patterns Across the Spain–Portugal Border Arkeonews20:09 10-Apr-26

A 2000-Year-Old ‘Lost Script’ Has Been Deciphered—Now It May Help Solve the Enduring Mystery of Ancient Teotihuacan The Debrief17:07 10-Apr-26

Odysseus Cult Site Uncovered in Ithaca To Vima19:59 11-Apr-26

After Nearly 80 Years of Doubt, Scientists Say a Spear Lodged Between Elephant Ribs Offers… Smithsonian Magazine17:21 10-Apr-26

Artifacts from 2,000-yo Shipwreck at Bottom of Swiss Lake Include Roman Chariot Pieces (LOOK) Good News Network14:45 10-Apr-26

Sensational find: Archaeologists recover 1000 objects from Swiss lake euronews12:56 12-Apr-26

The oldest known evidence of stitched clothing Refractor01:09 12-Apr-26

Debate reignites around Kirkby Stephen’s Loki Stone Cumberland & Westmorland Herald07:41 10-Apr-26

RAF Chinook refreshes historic chalk carving in international collaboration Wiltshire Times05:04 12-Apr-26

The Oldest Octopus Fossil Ever Isn’t An Octopus At All, Scientists Discover 404 Media14:08 11-Apr-26

Ancient Korea had ‘sacrificial caste’ killed to please royalty The Independent12:46 10-Apr-26

What’s the Story Behind the Easter Bunny? To Vima07:17 11-Apr-26

A Legend Said Atari Buried Thousands of Video Games in the Desert. The Rumors Were All True. Popular Mechanics13:15 10-Apr-26

Ship burial confirmed at Herlaugshaugen in northern Norway Heritage Daily23:07 10-Apr-26

Cold War bunker 'waiting for Armageddon' found beneath medieval castle in 'perfect location' Fox News13:06 10-Apr-26

'Glencoe Massacre' coin hoard to go on display for first time The National, Scotland11:48 10-Apr-26

4,000-Year-Old Water Channel Network Discovered in Central China Reveals Advanced Xia Dynasty Engineering Arkeonews19:15 11-Apr-26

Neanderthals In France Made Tools From Rhino Bones And Horse Teeth 200,000 Years Ago IFLScience05:18 10-Apr-26

'Glencoe Massacre' coin hoard to be displayed in folk museum BBC09:33 10-Apr-26

Kyiv’s 11th-century heritage landmark shows unique Easter egg that is almost 1,000 years old Euromaidan Press23:23 11-Apr-26

New Churches Discovered in Türkiye’s “Thousand and One Churches” Reveal Lost Byzantine Pilgrimage Center Arkeonews22:12 10-Apr-26

Archaeologists in Poland find ancient society drank reduced-lactose milk in likely rituals Notes from Poland13:58 10-Apr-26

A glimpse into Sui Dynasty China from the tomb of a young princess CGTN10:20 12-Apr-26

'It's only right that ancient remains were returned for reburial' BBC00:12 12-Apr-26

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In the last 14 days

Metal detectorists make incredible discovery while searching Welsh field Wales Online15:41 4-Apr-26

Detectorist's 'once-in-a-lifetime' treasure find BBC07:11 3-Apr-26

Archaeologists uncover mysterious Christian artifact near waters tied to Jesus' ministry: 'No… Fox News16:40 5-Apr-26

Ancient royal 'power base' uncovered near tiny village BBC11:06 7-Apr-26

The World’s First Computer Sank 2,000 Years Ago. Science Finally Solved Its Biggest Mystery. Popular Mechanics15:59 8-Apr-26

The ‘Sarcastic’ Message Archaeologists Found Carved Into This 2,100-Year-Old Bullet Is Pretty… Vice (US)21:09 6-Apr-26

Two Hikers Found an Aluminum Can in the Woods. They Opened It—and Left With a $330,000 Gold Treasure. Popular Mechanics16:51 5-Apr-26

Second Renaissance’ of Ancient Texts: 2,000-Year-Old Cairo Papyrus Reveals Lost Verses of Empedocles Arkeonews15:12 3-Apr-26

Yorkshire's mysterious 'Stonehenge of the North' which has stumped historians for centuries Yorkshire Live04:14 5-Apr-26

Pompeii Evidence Points to an Ancient Automatic Weapon Used More Than 2,000 Years Ago — The Polybolos Arkeonews23:08 4-Apr-26

1,000-Year-Old Runic Ring Unearthed in Lincolnshire by Amateur Metal Detectorist Arkeonews20:08 3-Apr-26

Dig begins to uncover town's 13th-century origins BBC17:03 7-Apr-26

Experts uncover new artefact that could completely change Christianity Daily Star22:30 4-Apr-26

Navy Researchers Scanned the Seafloor and Tracked a Ping. Then They Found a Staggering 500-Year-Old Shipwreck. Popular Mechanics15:32 3-Apr-26

Scotch Corner- The ancient crossroads hidden beneath a busy motorway junction The Northern Echo08:56 3-Apr-26

Archaeologists Discovered the Hidden History of an Underwater Ancient City Popular Mechanics13:10 6-Apr-26

Seal tooth pendant reveals ancient human culture and long-distance trading Natural History Museum18:16 8-Apr-26

Roman camp discovery linked to Battle of Pydna Heritage Daily21:43 4-Apr-26

New sites added to county's heritage list BBC07:22 4-Apr-26

Previously Unknown 2,500-Year-Old Achaemenid Cemetery Discovered in Northern Iran—Includes Woman Buried with Horse Gear Arkeonews22:10 3-Apr-26

A New DNA Revelation Rewrites The History of The Neanderthals in Europe ScienceAlert13:04 3-Apr-26

The Talayots of Menorca: The Mystery of a Lost Mediterranean Stone Civilization Arkeonews00:11 8-Apr-26

Astronomers discovered an ultra-faint dwarf satellite galaxy of Andromeda Tech Explorist18:10 7-Apr-26

Humans were recording information 40,000 years ago, long before writing: Study Anadolu Agency16:37 7-Apr-26

Legendary Lost Medieval City Discovered in Chechnya May Rewrite the History of the North Caucasus Arkeonews23:10 6-Apr-26

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