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Lost Spanish Colonial Mission on Texas Frontier Is Rediscovered

12/31/2025

The long-lost mission of Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo, one of the earliest outposts of Europe’s colonial frontier in Texas, has been rediscovered. An archaeology team from Texas Tech University, in collaboration with Texas Historical Commission archaeologists, found the site …

Метки : миссияархеологиятехасиспанская колонияkarankawaла саль

Solar Temple in Egypt Reveals Rare Ancient Public Religious Calendars

12/30/2025

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a 4,500-year-old valley temple belonging to a sprawling solar complex built by Pharaoh Nyuserra, ruler of the 5th Dynasty. Announced earlier this month by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the …

Метки : египетархеологиядревний мир.исторические находкисолнечные храмы#культура

Ukraine Demands Extradition of Archaeologist for Illegal Excavations

12/26/2025

Ukraine has requested the extradition from Poland of an archaeologist who was detained in Warsaw earlier this month on suspicion of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Polish media. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition …

Метки : украинаэкстрадицияархеологиякрымраскопкиэрмитаж

Egyptian Archaeologist Vows to Bring Nefertiti Bust Back from Germany

12/26/2025

Zahi Hawass, a well-known Egyptian archaeologist, renewed his promise to bring an ancient bust of Nefertiti home this week, claiming that his country was readier than ever to host it once more, thanks to the recent opening of the Grand …

Метки : нефертитиархеологиярепатриациязахи хавассвеликий египетский музейегипет

Rome Has Two New Metro Stations That Offer Mini-Museums

12/19/2025

Construction projects in cities that have been inhabited for thousands of years often run into special challenges as work crews come upon ancient artifacts, and suddenly, what was a construction site becomes an archaeological dig. Officials in Rome have been …

Метки : римметроархеологиянаследиестроительствоискусство

The Most Impactful Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

12/17/2025

This year had no shortage of archaeological discoveries, and ARTnews reported on the most notable and exciting of them. While there were some new finds like the oldest blue pigment discovered in Europe, a rare hieroglyphic decree identified in Egypt, …

Метки : археологияоткрытияистория.#культуранауканаследие

Archaeologists in Northwest China Discover 573 Stone Forts

12/02/2025

A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage researchers in northern China have uncovered a network of 573 stone forts, the earliest of which date to approx. 2800 BC. The discovery took place in the mountains near Yulin, in China’s Shaanxi …

Метки : археология#культуракитайдревние поселенияисследованияистория.

Artifacts Help Archaeologists Identify When Egyptian Pharaoh Ruled

12/02/2025

Two scholars used radiocarbon dating to determine when Pharaoh Nebpehtire Ahmose reigned over Egypt, providing scholars with the ability to better understand events described in the Book of Exodus and a volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea. The study, published …

Метки : археологиядревний египетфараонырадиоуглеродное датированиекнига исходавулкан тера-санторини

Neolithic Pits Near Stonehenge Might Have Channeled the Underworld

12/01/2025

An enormous pit circle near Stonehenge was created by Neolithic-era humans who might have conceived it as a portal to the underworld, according to archaeologists behind a newly published paper. “The architects of Stonehenge may have had the heavens in …

Метки : стоунхенджархеологиянеолитпорталвеликобританиязагадка

Ancient Roman Olive Oil Production Facility Discovered in Tunisia

11/20/2025

An international team of researchers from Spain, Tunisia, and Italy has uncovered an industrial-scale olive oil production facility in Tunisia, near the western border with Algeria. The archaeological site where the mill was discovered, Henchir el Begar, is in the …

Метки : исследованияархеологияоливковое маслоримская империяисторические находкитунис

3,600-Year-Old Bronze Age City Discovered in Central Asia

11/19/2025

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have uncovered a Late Bronze Age city dating to ca. 1600 BCE. The ancient site, called Semiyarka, covers nearly 250 acres in northeast Kazakhstan, according to a report Antiquity, a world archaeology journal published by Durham University …

Метки : казахстанархеологиябронзовый векдревние цивилизациисемияркаисторическое открытие

Limestone Face Carving Discovered During Maya Train Project Excavation

11/18/2025

The Maya Train construction project has been ongoing since 2020, with the goal of connecting historical sites in the Yucatan and boosting tourism. The first section opened in December 2024. Over the years, the controversial project has unearthed thousands of …

Метки : майяархеологияюкатанискусствоистория.туризм

Photos: 36 Ancient Artifacts the US Repatirated to Egypt

11/11/2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced last week that it had recieved 36 artifacts looted from the country and later recovered by US authorities. The pieces, the agency said, are set to be deposited with Egyptian Museum, though it …

Метки : египетархеологиякультурное наследиеартефактыискусствоистория.

Egyptian Ceramic Vessel Found in Ancient Pompeiian Canteen

11/11/2025

A nearly 2,000-year-old ceramic vessel from Egypt has been found during conservation efforts in Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The discovery, published by the Pompeii Archaeological Park’s online journal, offers a window into …

Метки : искусствоархеологияпомпеиегипетистория.#культура