Archaeologists say they have exposed the remains of King Herod’s palace in Jerusalem and with it the site where the trial of Jesus may have taken place. The location, near the city’s historic Tower of David, differs from other suggestions for the site of one of history’s most renowned court events, most notably the Antonia […]

A hoard of rare Anglo Saxon coins value more than £1 million has been found in a farmer’s field by amateur treasure hunters.The stunning detection is one of the most important finds in Britain in recent years. The coins – over 1,000 years old – were unearthed during a Christmas dig controlled by the Weekend […]

It’s been a mesmerizing year for archaeology around the globe, Ever since the innovation of the biggest known Greek tomb was announced in August, The Amphipolis tomb, which dates to the time of Alexander the Great, is a prime example of how archaeology can fascinate the public imagination. Equally inspiring was the discovery, after decades […]

Archaeologists have set up a Paleolithic stone flake in the ancient deposits of the Gediz River, revealing that human ancestors passed through the gateway from Asia to Europe much earlier than previously thought. Although Paleolithic stone tools have been established in western Turkey before, few have been associated with geological deposits of known age. As […]

American archaeologists are excavating a graveyard in Egypt that could enclose over a million mummified bodies. The leftovers of more than 1,700 people have already been unearthed in the graveyard, which is known as Fag el-Gamous and is located about 96 kilometers south of Cairo in the Faiyum region. Judging by the density of the […]