Archaeologists unearthed thousands of ancient coins, silver ingots and jewelry hidden for over a millennium, revealing historic wealth. During routine embankment repairs on the south bank of the River Ribble in the Ribble Valley, workmen in May 1840...

oxidized, the resulting metal salts permeated the fibers, effectively fossilizing the fabric where it sat against the jewelry. Ancient Viking jewelry discovered with rare traces of preserved fabric. Credit: Archaeology West Jutland Decoding Viking...

examining ancient burial sites across Greece and Crete have made a striking discovery: roughly one-third of the iron jewelry recovered from these elite tombs was forged from metal that originated in space. This revelation, published in the Journal of...

bay’s floor to Britain’s Receiver of Wreck. Subsequent dives recovered more than 400 gold coins, several ingots, pieces of jewelry and fragments of a working ship. According to David Parham, a professor of maritime archaeology at Bournemouth University...

Celtic settlement that dates to roughly 2,200 years ago. The find includes hundreds of gold and silver coins, intricate jewelry, Baltic amber beads and clear signs of large‑scale craft production. Massive Celtic Hoard Unveiled After Two Years of...

and actual value, a group of burglars once ransacked a home in the Romanian village of Colți, stealing modest gold jewelry while completely ignoring an unassuming, heavy rock acting as a doorstop. For decades, that 3.5-kilogram (7.7-pound) stone had...

a period that has long eluded comprehensive study. Artifacts linked to the ancient settlement of Aiola—including pottery, jewelry, and assorted implements—have been recovered intermittently since the 1960s. Each discovery, like the newly unearthed...

Age. Discovered in 2025 by a team from Arkeologerna, a division of the Swedish History Museum, the hoard includes intricate jewelry, coins of diverse international origin, and remarkably preserved textile fragments. The discovery was made within a...

as gours. The archaeological team discovered a variety of offerings deposited in and around these pools, including bronze jewelry, ceramic vessels, animal remains, and spindle whorls. The discovery of the latter is particularly telling; as these tools...

defensive position. The sheer volume of high-value items discovered at the location—including gold and silver coins, jewelry, and luxury ceramics—suggests the site was an affluent, open center for commerce. Aerial view of the Hradec Králové excavation...

dating back to the second century B.C., including hundreds of gold and silver coins, luxury ceramics, amber, and intricate jewelry. The team, led by the Museum of East Bohemia in Hradec Králové, discovered that the site functioned as a sophisticated La...

Quarterly A Tool for Administrative Logistics According to Bonesho’s analysis, the ring was likely not a piece of personal jewelry worn by the prefect, but rather a functional administrative seal. In the diverse, multilingual environment of Roman Judea,...

the daily lives of those who inhabited the castle. Excavations produced a variety of items, including coins, decorative jewelry, and kitchen implements such as roasting spits and cooking vessels, largely dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. The...

Recent research efforts have yielded a wealth of new material, including intact pottery, arrowheads, daggers, and jewelry, all protected from corrosion by the lake’s oxygen-deprived clay layers. Fragments of bronze ingots suggest that the villagers...

Pre-Columbian Wealth The excavation revealed a trove of artifacts, including intricate metal weapons, copper objects, gold jewelry, beads, and preserved textiles. As noted by Peru’s Andina news agency, the site was clearly dedicated to high-ranking...

haste of the original 1971 excavation is still debated, the recovery of such exquisite gold ornaments, weapons, and silver jewelry has provided an unparalleled window into the artistic and political sophistication of the Baekje people. The findings now...

thought they knew about pre-Christian Scandinavian burial rituals. Viking-age burials often bring to mind weapons, jewelry, and striking symbols of rank. But a newly excavated grave in Trøndelag, Norway, is turning heads for a much quieter object with a...

revealed Sabu’s burial chamber, which, according to a paper in Archaeological Discovery, had already been robbed of its jewelry and precious metals. Despite the looting, the tomb still contained a rich assemblage: Sabu’s remains lay within a wooden...

modest golden disc uncovered during the dig pointed to a burial complex where skeletal remains were adorned with intricate jewelry, weapons and precious‑stone ornaments. The assemblage includes Greco‑Roman medallions depicting Dionysus, Buddhist imagery...

health, family connections and political influence, while advocating for ethical display of their remains. While the jewelry and weapons have long attracted archaeological attention for their craftsmanship, this research finally foregrounds the people...