The Ivory Lady of Spain’s Ancient Tomb

When archaeologists stumbled upon the ornate tomb nestled in the Spanish soil, adorned with lavish treasures fit for royalty, they presumed it belonged to a man—a presumption shattered by the revelation that the remains within were those of a woman, all discerned from just two teeth. In a groundbreaking study published in Scientific Reports, researchers … Read more

Fully-Equipped Avar Warrior Unearthed in Hungary

Archaeologists from the Déri Museum in Debrecen, Hungary, unearthed a remarkable find in November 2023: the tomb of a fully equipped Avar warrior near the village of Ebes, just outside Debrecen. This discovery, announced by the museum, promises to rewrite the narrative of the region’s Avar history during the Early Middle Ages. The Avars, hailing … Read more