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News March 26, 2026

17th-Century Barrels Found in Norway

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Three barrels and a large ram uncovered during excavations in Torggata, Norway

NIKU

News March 26, 2026

Altar and Offerings Discovered Near Ancient Toltec Capital

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Offerings of human bones, ceramic vessels, and obsidian fragments were buried at the base of an altar outside the Tula Archaeological Zone, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Gerardo Peña, INAH

News March 25, 2026

Fifth-Century Monastic Site Explored in Egypt

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Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

News March 25, 2026

2,000-Year-Old Hoards in Northern England Contain Possible Wagon Parts

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Tangled Iron Age metal artifacts stick out of the block that was excavated during the dig at Melsonby, England.

Durham University

News March 25, 2026

Medieval Documents Recovered at Sudan’s Old Dongola

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Maciej Wyzgol

News March 24, 2026

Study Tracks Arrival of Bow and Arrow in North America

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A petroglyph from Newspaper Rock along Indian Creek in southeastern Utah shows a warrior atop a horse using a bow.

David Hiser/Environmental Protection Agency

News March 24, 2026

Well-Preserved Medieval Town Identified in Poland

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Moat and ramparts of the medieval town of Stolzenberg, Poland

M. Krzepkowski

News March 24, 2026

Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar to Treat Wounds

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The bark of birch trees (left) has been used to produce tar for more than 150,000 years. Birch bark tar (center) is shown condensed onto a rock next to a hearth. When scraped off the rocks, the viscous tar (right) can be used as both an adhesive and antibiotic.

Tjaark Siemssen, CC-BY 4.0

News March 23, 2026

Cannonball Dated to the Battle of the Alamo

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Exploding shot fragments found outside the Alamo Church

Alamo Trust, Inc.

News March 23, 2026

Seated Skeleton Found in France

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Excavation in the courtyard of the Josephine Baker school on rue Turgot, Dijon, France

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17th-Century Barrels Found in Norway

Altar and Offerings Discovered Near Ancient Toltec Capital

Fifth-Century Monastic Site Explored in Egypt

2,000-Year-Old Hoards in Northern England Contain Possible Wagon Parts

Medieval Documents Recovered at Sudan’s Old Dongola

Study Tracks Arrival of Bow and Arrow in North America

Well-Preserved Medieval Town Identified in Poland

Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar to Treat Wounds

Cannonball Dated to the Battle of the Alamo

Seated Skeleton Found in France

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