Excavations

Archaeologists find clues to 1700s fires under New Orleans street

In its document, FEMA, which is helping fund the project, said it expected excavation at the site to be completed by Dec. 19.

People walk along Bourbon street days after a U.S. Army veteran drove his truck into the crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 6, 2025.
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.

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

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


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.

Sunken secrets: earliest iron-age cargoes in Israel’s Tantura lagoon

Research in Antiquity identifies the three wrecks as Israel’s earliest submerged cargoes, proving coastal trade survived long after the late bronze age collapse.

A three-camera stereoscopic imaging kit is used to create accurate 3D models of underwater artifacts.

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower

Experts suggest these finds may be 'communion bread' used in early Christian rituals, revealing both ritual customs and the symbolic integration of spirituality into everyday life.

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower.

Göbeklitepe Discovery: Could These Quadrangular Plans Be Residences?

"In just a few weeks of work, we identified the existence, locations, and densities of not only large monumental buildings and public structures but also residences," said the excavation director.

Gobeklitepe ruins in Turkey.

Groundbreaking discovery: Karahan Tepe reveals 12,000-year-old human face

A T-shaped stele bearing a human face, unearthed during excavations near Göbekli Tepe, is characterized by distinctive features such as sharp contours, deep eye sockets, and a broad-shaped nose.

The 12,000-year-old T-shaped pillar featuring a human face, discovered at Karahantepe in southeastern Turkey.

From crossbow bolts to 13th-century sandals: The trove found in vulture nests

Among the 2,483 objects recovered, researchers catalogued 226 human made artifacts including a thirteenth century esparto sandal, a crossbow arrow and a 630 year old piece of decorated leather.

From crossbow bolts to 13th-century sandals: The trove found in vulture nests.

Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse

Parents search desperately as 91 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school in East Java collapsed during prayers, trapping scores under concrete.

Search and rescue officers search for victims amidst the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29, 2025.

Israel Antiquities Authority uncovers 5,500-year-old ‘Canaanite blade factory’ at Nahal Qomem

Dr. Jacob Vardi says the early bronze age site shows 'only exceptional individuals knew how to produce the Canaanite blades,' revealing a complex, specialized society.

Israel Antiquities Authority uncovers 5,500-year-old ‘Canaanite blade factory’ at Nahal Qomem.

Three Roman-Era mansions found on Tralleis’ ancient shopping street

"We understood that metal production was carried out in the 4th and 5th centuries AD," says Prof. dr. Çekilmez.

Ancient Greek and Roman city in Aydin region of Turkey. Image: nastya_krii.