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Turkey unearths rare statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina in ancient Mediterranean city

Hadrian’s statue is depicted wearing military garb, with the features of a lion and eagle carved into the emperor’s armor. 

Statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his wife, Sabina, found in Kibyra, Turkey, September 11, 2026.
Cache of 10th-century pottery found during roadwork in Georgia, September 9, 2026.

Roadworks in Tbilisi uncover oldest medieval pottery cache ever found in Georgian capital

A drone view shows the Monte Verde archaeological complex and its surrounding landscape n Chile's Los Lagos region, in this handout photo taken in July 2025 and obtained by Reuters on August 31, 2026.

Is Monte Verde really 14,500 years old? Researchers clash over true age of Chile's ancient site

Members of the research team during the documentation and analysis work, September 4, 2026.

At least 120 Roman-era inscriptions, worship to unknown goddess identified inside Spanish cave


Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona

The work, which includes genetic analyses, dating, and material studies, began in 2024 and will continue until May 2027 as part of the monastery’s 700th anniversary celebrations.

The sarcophagus of Queen Elisenda in the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes.

WATCH: Two Roman-era statues unearthed during infrastructure dig for Israel Railways near Haifa

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery,” added Oren and Reiss. “It was very unexpected, but somehow, the really big discoveries always turn up on the excavation’s very last day.”

Roman statues uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation, June 15, 2026.

Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach

Archaeologists have also uncovered the foundations of houses and rooms belonging to a Roman villa used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE.

Marble bust believed to depict the Roman goddess of love Venus found on a beach in Alicante, Spain, June 10, 2026.

Ancient Greco-Roman cemetery unearthed at archaeological site in Egypt's Nile Delta

Several painted plaster and barrel-shaped pottery coffin, among those most common coffin types in the Ptolemaic period,  were also found at the site.

Ancient remains and artifacts discovered at Greco-Roman cemetary in northern Egypt, June 5, 2026.

Greece reopens country’s only surviving Byzantine palace after over 40 years of restoration work

The palace dates back to they 14th century and served as the seat of the Despotate of Mystras, a province of the Byzantine Empire. It has been on UNESCO’s list since 1989. 

The Palace of the Despots, in the Castle City of Mystras.

Ancient jars unearthed at biblical Shiloh days before annual wine festival

In the Tanach, Shiloh served as one of the ancient Israelites’ central locations of worship and housed the biblical Tabernacle.

The archaeological excavation at Ancient Shiloh, where three well-preserved storage jars dating back to the Middle Bronze Age were uncovered, June 12, 2026.

Ancient water reservoirs discovered at Red Sea's Port of Aydhab site near Egypt-Sudan border

Archaeological surveys of the site also revealed the foundations of residential buildings, watchtowers, and service facilities located nearby. 

Water reservoir found at the ancient Red Sea port site of Aydhab in Egypt, June 9, 2026.

Collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman-era artifacts discovered at Egypt’s Heracleopolis

The finds include the ruins of a Roman basilica and Doric temple, the head of a marble statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, several cartouches, and molds used to mint coins in the Roman period.

Marble head belonging to a statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and an ancient Egyptian cartouche discovered at Egypt's Heracleopolis, June 5, 2026.

First near-complete ancient Egyptian funerary set discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site

In antiquity, Heliopolis served as a primary religious center for the worship of Ra - indicated by the Al-Masalla obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum.

Cache of ancient Egyptian artifacts discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site in Egypt, June 4, 2026.

Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Researchers were working at the site as part of UCF’s Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP).

University of Central Florida researchers sifting through finds from site near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station