Since May 2024, the State Office for Monument Conservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, has been conducting archaeological excavations at the Hermes Fulfilment GmbH distribution center site in Haldensleben. This project is being carried out in collaboration with Hermes Fulfilment, and its findings are offering valuable insights into the region’s past, unearthing remains of […]
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A Monument Destroyed After the Fall of the Empire, Discovered in Over 100 Fragments in the Roman Villa of Hechingen-Stein in Germany
Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein, Germany. The discovery involved more than 100 fragments featuring depictions of ancient gods and figures from Roman mythology. This archaeological treasure was publicly revealed on October 24, 2024. According to archaeologist Dr. Klaus Kortüm of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege […]
Posted inIron Age Archaeology
Spectacular Celtic Burial Chamber from the 6th Century BC Discovered in the Center of a 65-Meter-Diameter Burial Mound in Germany
In a remarkable archaeological discovery in the Danube Plain, near Riedlingen, Baden-Württemberg (Germany), an early Celtic burial chamber has come to light. This find is located at the center of a large burial mound, whose monumental structure stretches 65 meters in diameter and still retains a height close to 2 meters, although in its original […]
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Günter Schabowski, the GDR Spokesman Whose Mistake Triggered the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Major historical events are shaped by a series of contextual factors, whether they are economic, political, social, or all of these at once. But sometimes, there is also an apparently minor element that, even if only as the final trigger, plays a role as notable as it is curious. This is what Graham Greene referred […]
Posted inBronze Age Archaeology
The Oldest Battlefield in Europe: First Evidence of Interregional Conflict with Organized Armies in the Continent in Bronze Age
The analysis of Bronze Age arrowheads found in the Tollense Valley, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, has revealed that some of them were not produced locally. This finding has brought to light the oldest evidence of a large-scale interregional conflict in Europe, suggesting that an army from the south participated in what is […]
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Western European populations became extinct in the Ice Age and were replaced by hunter-gatherers migrating from Eastern Europe
Around 45,000 years ago, the first modern humans arrived in Europe during the last Ice Age, marking the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period. These early human groups settled across Europe and continued to live there through harsh climatic conditions, including the Last Glacial Maximum around 25,000 years ago, when glaciers covered much of northern […]
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A Roman Sandal with Nails from 2000 Years Ago Found in Germany
Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation found vestiges of a civilian settlement around an auxiliary Roman camp dating from between 60 and 130 AD. Among the findings, a rarity appeared: remains of a well-preserved sandal sole with nails. Surprising discoveries like the Oberstimm sole show again and again that even after archaeological […]
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78 Silos for Storing Grain and Homes of the Builders of the Bronze Age Circular Sanctuary of Pömmelte Unearthed in Germany
Large-scale archaeological excavations from 2018 to 2022 impressively demonstrated, with a total of almost 140 house plans investigated, how people lived in the third millennium BC at the circular sanctuary of Pömmelte, located near the city of Barby in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Various scientific methods now even allow us to reconstruct what people […]
Posted inIron Age Archaeology
Celtic Elites Passed Political Power Matrilineally, DNA Analysis Reveals
The pre-Roman Iron Age Celtic culture in Western and Central Europe has left behind numerous artifacts, including large burial mounds and impressive archaeological finds. Despite this rich legacy, much about this civilization remains shrouded in mystery. Recently, a collaboration between the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments in Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck […]
Posted inMedieval Archaeology
A Collection of Medieval Game Pieces from 1,000 Years Ago Unearthed in a German Castle
More than 1,000 years ago, chess made its way from the East to Europe. However, chess pieces from the early days of the game are very rare. Now, in archaeological excavations at a forgotten castle in southern Germany, an excellently preserved knight piece has been discovered. The find is part of a unique collection of […]
