LEONARDO DA VINCI’S Vitruvian Man is among history’s most famous works of art, as recognizable as the Mona Lisa. It also has held a secret that stumped artists and mathematicians for centuries—until a ...

Archaeologists in Romania uncover 34 Roman graves dating to the 3rd–4th centuries AD, and a rare Greek inscription at an ancient Tomis site.

Whether through thorough excavations or accidental discoveries, archaeology has unveiled a wide array of ancient civilisations, cultures and traditions across the globe. Buried beneath layers of time, ...

From the storied shores of Scandinavia to the ancient cities of the Mediterranean, Europe is rich with remnants of its past. Roamed by early hunter-gatherers, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and many ...

"Significant" archaeological finds have pushed Sheffield Council's Castlegate scheme £8m over budget. The £15m project to create a new public park and 500-capacity event space on the site of Sheffield ...

The Current Archaeology ‘Rescue Project of the Year’ award was presented at Current Archaeology Live on 28 February. There to receive the award were Professor Emily Williams, of our Department of ...

Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history as Israel. Its soil has been turned over for millennia – by armies, pilgrims, shepherds, and, more recently, by archaeologists. Since the modern ...

Archaeologists recently discovered the remnants of an ancient bishop’s luxurious perk: a vast bathhouse, unheard of among modern clergy. The discovery was made in Olympus, an ancient Lycian port city ...

From royal tombs to submerged ports, via the genetic secrets of ancient civilisations, archaeology delivered a series of spectacular revelations in 2025. Around the world, major discoveries challenged ...

But it was less about the discovery and more about the size of it that left archaeologists gasping at Fort Magna, as they came across a Roman shoe which measured in at over 12 inches, the equivalent ...