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Archaeology

Read more about research, excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and cultural heritage.

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Winners of 2025 Goethe Medal building cultural bridges

Winners of 2025 Goethe Medal building cultural bridges

Osman Kavala, a philanthropist and activist currently imprisoned in Turkey, is among three 2025 Goethe Medal recipients.
CultureAugust 27, 2025
Archeologist Eva Rosenstock at an excavation site in Catalhoyuk, crouching down, working, surrounded by large stone structures

Prehistoric matriarchy in Turkey revealed by DNA analysis

Prehistoric matriarchy in Turkey revealed by DNA analysis

Genetic analysis of bodies from a 9,000-year-old settlement has revealed clues pointing to unusual societal structures.
ScienceJuly 29, 2025
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Could a newly identified wreck lead to lost pirate treasure?

Could a newly identified wreck lead to lost pirate treasure?

Archaeologists believe they've found the wreck of the last ship captured by notorious pirate La Buse ― but no treasure.
ScienceJuly 20, 2025
A view of "Oetzi the Iceman," one of the oldest human glacier mummies

Ötzi the Iceman's second life

Ötzi the Iceman's second life

Decades after his discovery, scientists are developing a new preservation method for Ötzi, the 5,300-year-old ice mummy
ScienceApril 29, 202503:38 min
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What do we (think we) know about the Celts?

What do we (think we) know about the Celts?

Drunken, barbaric warriors who battled the Romans naked — or matriarchal trading societies with refined artistry?
HistoryJanuary 21, 2025
A man cleaning an ancient relief, archaeological site of Musawwarat es-Sufra in Sudan.

'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind

'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind

Africa is where we all come from: An exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to human evolution and culture.
CultureDecember 12, 2024
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Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt?

An Egyptian archaeologist has demanded the repatriation of the iconic Queen Nefertiti bust from her Berlin exile.
ArtsOctober 25, 2024
A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river that were exposed after water levels dropped to record lows.

How climate change helps and hinders archaeology

Sensational archaeological finds can be put down to climate change, but other treasures risk being lost forever.
ScienceOctober 31, 2023
Rome's Pantheon

How ancient Rome's concrete recipe can help lower emissions

Self-healing concrete was ancient Rome's wonder material. Can we use it to create more sustainable concrete today?
ScienceJanuary 6, 2023
Press photo of Graham Hancock

'Ancient Apocalypse' Netflix series unfounded, experts say

Experts are dismayed by a Netflix series claiming that survivors of an ancient civilization taught hunter-gatherers.
ScienceDecember 8, 2022
An illustration of Homo erectus

Evidence of cooking 780,000 years ago rewrites human history

Homo erectus was cooking fish 780,000 years ago, boosting brain growth of early humans.
ScienceNovember 18, 2022
Woodcut portrait of Heinrich Schliemann 1822 - 1890.

The archaeologist who discovered Troy

Born 200 years ago in Germany, the adventurer-archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann vowed to find Homer's Troy.
CultureJanuary 6, 2022
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