Excavations

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

“Archaeological discoveries allow us to connect to the historical continuity that binds us – generations of Jews, to Jerusalem,” said Israel’s Heritage Minister, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu.

Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.
A jug holding a vast number of Roman coins was found during an excavation at a French village.

Ancient piggy bank: Excavation in France reveals 40,000 Roman coins from 1,700 years ago

A Chinese flag flies with tourists hiking along the Great Wall, near Beijing, China, November 10, 2025; illustrative.

Archaeologists find record-size Ming Dynasty cannon at Great Wall of China

Goose embracing woman, oldest human-animal depiction found in Israel.

Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose


Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant

Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.

Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant.

Excavations resume at ancient Ugarit near Latakia after 14-year pause

Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life.

Archaeological excavations.

Ancient shipwreck appears on Hoi An beach, dated by experts to 14th–16th century

Researchers say the 17m hybrid craft, found 400m from former Cẩm An ward office, is among Vietnam’s best-preserved underwater relics and will undergo urgent excavation.

Ancient shipwreck resurfaces on Hoi An beach, experts place vessel in fourteenth to sixteenth century.

Ancient migrants left murals warning of climate change after a mega-drought 4,200 years ago in Peru

Archaeological digs on Peru’s central coast indicated that the Caral civilization, once thought to have vanished after an extreme drought, reorganized along the Pacific shoreline.

Archaeological Findings. Illustration.

Archeologists find evidence of a 5,000-year-old earthquake in Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Savaş Sarıalioğlu said no burned debris, charcoal, or domestic waste was found under the collapsed slab, and the pottery matched the structure’s construction phase.

Earthquake.

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe

The site's layout follows the solar movement and “is comparable to, or even greater than, those of later Mesoamerican cities.”

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe.

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old winepress, Canaanite folk worship evidence near Tel Megiddo

Discoveries near Tel Megiddo offer insight into ancient Canaanite life and urbanization. Finds include a 5,000-year-old winepress and ritual offerings positioned in sight of the city's main temple.

One of the oldest winemaking presses in the world, discovered in an excavation

Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists found first clear proof of early winemaking and folk worship outside the city, with offerings buried beside a rock altar along a 1.2 km excavation.

Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo.

Sleeping Cupid marble sculpture discovered in Pula Roman domus on future boutique hotel site

Darko Komšo: "the second century masterpiece will be laser cleaned and then join the permanent display of the Archaeological Museum of Istria".

Cupid Sculpture. Illustration.

Bone tools and beads from 13,000 years ago unearthed in Direkli Cave, Turkey

Prof. Erek: "The differentiation of this tool industry and use of varied materials point to the period's industrial development."

An archaeologist cleans a found artifact in the form of bones with a brush. Historical reconstruction of archaeological research of the 19th century.

Over 50 medieval skeletons unearthed in central Aarhus graveyard

Excavation by Moesgaard Museum during installation of new waste containers will use carbon dating and DNA tests to explore early Christianity in the city.

Graveyard. Illustration.