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Norwegian First Grader Spots 1,300-Year-Old Merovingian Sword on School Trip

Museum experts plan non-destructive tests to learn how it was made.

Hiker Finds 1,500-Year-Old Gold Sword Scabbard in Norway

Trojan Bronze Coin Found by Berlin Teen Is First Greek Antiquity Shown in City

Egypt Unearths Sealed 3,000-Year-Old Papyri Beside Cache of Amun Chanters’ Coffins

Stolen 2,500-Year-Old Romanian Gold Helmet Recovered in Netherlands

36 Short Swords and 50 Arrowheads Seized by CBP in Philadelphia

Rare 10th-Century Cross Found in Brandenburg Matches 1983 Casting Mould

3D/AI Study Finds Shroud of Turin Image Fits Low-Relief Sculpture, Not Draped Body

British Museum Logs Record 79,616 Public Finds in 2024, Driven by Detectorists

Sicily Dig Uncovers Rare 5th-Century BCE Stylus With Dionysian, Phallic Carving

Lake Mendota Dig Reveals 16 Ancient Canoes, Including 5,200-Year-Old Vessel

Archaeologists Uncover Largest Known Medieval Cog Off Denmark, Exceptionally Preserved

'Princely' Anglo-Saxon Burial With Horse Unearthed at Sizewell C Dig

Metal Detectorist Who Faked ‘Roman’ Brooch Bought on eBay Gets Suspended Sentence

Mexican Museum Rebukes Bad Bunny for Touching Mayan Stele During Visit

Spanish Police Dismantle Alleged Antiquities Ring in León, Recover 6th‑Century Visigothic Gold Crown

Norwegian Detectorist Finds Gilded 12th-Century Christ Figure Near Åndalsnes

Norway Archaeologists Uncover 9th-Century Viking Woman Buried With Scallop Shells Over Mouth

Melting Ice Reveals 1,500-Year-Old Reindeer Trap on Norway’s Aurlandsfjellet

12,000-Year-Old Israeli Figurine Sets Earliest Known Depiction of a Human–Animal Encounter