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Archaeologists excavate the Nieuwe Drostendiep stream valley in the Netherlands, where more than 3,000 artefacts spanning 10,000 years of history were uncovered. (Image: Getty)

Rare gold ring among 3,000 artefacts unearthed in Netherlands valley

July 08, 2026 10:05 am

The discovery spans from the Stone Age to the Second World War, making it one of the country's most significant archaeological finds in recent years, according to a research article published in Academia.

Ancient ornaments, hearths and copper minerals found in Spain's highest prehistoric cave (Image: IPHES-CERCA)

Life at 7,333 feet: High-altitude cave discovery rewrites prehistoric human history

June 07, 2026 9:38 am

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a long-term prehistoric settlement high in Spain’s Pyrenees, suggesting ancient communities regularly lived and worked in extreme mountain environments.

Shereen Ratnagar, the professor who taught us that stones could speak

May 28, 2026 12:37 pm

Teacher, archaeologist, public intellectual. May the earth she spent her life reading rest lightly over her

Karnataka archaeology dept calls Lakkundi find a ‘treasure’, recommends one-fifth of its value to family

January 14, 2026 9:57 am

The statement by the director of Karnataka’s Department of Archaeology, Museum and Heritage came a day after an ASI archaeologist said the gold ornaments were unlikely to have been buried centuries ago.

‘Intact’ Jerusalem wall, evidence of 2,100-year-old ‘ceasefire’ discovered by archaeologists in Israel

December 10, 2025 8:52 pm

The Hasmonean wall foundation, whose excavation was finished last week in Jerusalem, is almost 50 meters long, around half the length of a football field, and around 5 meters wide.

In contrast, the surrounding area contains numerous aboveground mastabas. (Image for representation: Freepik)

Could this be a forgotten tomb? New discovery near Pyramids of Giza

July 25, 2025 10:13 am

Archaeologists discovered a buried structure 10 metres below ground, believed to be an entrance to something deeper.

1,000-year-old Babylonian hymn celebrating ancient city revived using AI

July 04, 2025 10:29 am

Researchers used artificial intelligence to piece together a 250-line hymn celebrating ancient Babylon’s architecture, agriculture, and multicultural society.

An archaeologist works on a site where a 1,000-year-old mummy was unearthed, at a residential neighbourhood, in Lima

1000-year-old mummy with long hair unearthed in pyramid in Peru

September 12, 2023 12:41 pm

A 1,000-year-old mummy was found with intact long hair in a residential neighbourhood in Peru's capital Lima.

Our prehistoric ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpose, finds study

September 08, 2023 11:58 am

The years-long mystery of whether our ancestors intentionally carved spheroids or created them accidentally as a by-product of other work might now be solved.

Proximity to Madurai put Keeladi on archaeological map, the findings there took village to centre of Tamil consciousness

June 24, 2023 2:32 pm

Archaeologists working at the site say enough scientific evidence has now been found to suggest that civilisation and literacy emerged in the south as far back in time as the sixth century BCE. But similar findings have been found elsewhere in Tamil Nadu too. What then makes Keeladi so special to Tamil consciousness?