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First near-complete ancient Egyptian funerary set discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site

In antiquity, Heliopolis served as a primary religious center for the worship of Ra - indicated by the Al-Masalla obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Cache of ancient Egyptian artifacts discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site in Egypt, June 4, 2026.
University of Central Florida researchers sifting through finds from site near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Researchers were working at the site as part of UCF’s Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP).

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Roman-era burial discovered in eastern Croatia, May 29, 2026.

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia - report

Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, however the most recent find is the first to be fully undisturbed. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Kusuma Neolithic Hall, replica of prehistoric building, constructed near Stonehenge, May 26, 2026.

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge

It is expected to be completed and open to the public by summer, before becoming in September a “living-history learning space for school groups."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

TAU researchers discover second-century BCE fortress at Ashdod-Yam

Excavations at Ashdod-Yam reveal a second-century BCE fortress destroyed in conflict, the Institute of Archeology at Tel Aviv University reported.

DECEMBER 10, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
Remains of structures at the archeological site of Ashdod Sea, on the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on September 2, 2019

Barbarian warriors carried miniature spoons to snort stimulants before battles, study suggests

Germanic communities could have had access to stimulant plants such as poppy, hops, hemp, henbane, belladonna, and various fungi.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Snorted stimulants. Barbaric warriors. Illustration.