Archaeology
Archaeology news and discoveries about ancient people, cultures and civilizations in Vietnam and around the world.
Ancient mammal fossil discovered in a cave in Ha Long Bay
The mammal, estimated at just over 1 m long, is thought to be no more than about 10,000 years old.
Published: 21/06/2026
AI helps young man read 2,000-year-old scroll and win a hefty prize
A 21-year-old student won US$40,000 after using AI to read the first word hidden inside a charred 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll.
Published: 27/05/2026
Giant ancient turtle as big as a rhino, which lived around 80 million years ago, unearthed in Spain
The fossil of one of the largest turtles ever known, nearly 4 meters long, has been unearthed in northeastern Spain.
Published: 14/02/2026
"Swan vase": a national treasure recovered from the sea
The blue-and-white "swan vase," a Vietnamese National Treasure, was recovered from a 15th-century shipwreck off Cù Lao Chàm.
Published: 14/01/2026
Over 1,000 artifacts more than 4,000 years old unearthed in Vietnam's Đắk Nông
Excavations at the Thôn 8 site in Vietnam's former Đắk Nông province uncovered 939 stone tools and 150 pottery sherds dating back some 4,500 years.
Published: 27/04/2024
Prehistoric traces uncovered in archaeological dig in Vietnam's Đắk Nông
Archaeologists in Vietnam's Central Highlands have unearthed quartz artifacts left by prehistoric people thousands of years ago.
Published: 19/03/2024
Rufous-necked hornbill: One of Vietnam's most endangered birds
Listed as Critically Endangered in the Vietnam Red Data Book, this striking hornbill is hunted for meat and losing its primary forest habitat.
Published: 24/02/2024
Teeth of prehistoric giant ape discovered in Vietnam's Thanh Hóa province
Scientists have found two teeth of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki in a cave in Thanh Hóa, the only such Pleistocene specimens in Vietnam.
Published: 26/08/2023
Wildfires 13,000 years ago drove saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and other species to extinction
Humans and fire drove out prehistoric animals in California 13,000 years ago, a pattern that echoes what is happening today.
Published: 23/08/2023
Nearly 200 prehistoric artifacts unearthed in caves in northern Vietnam
Stone tools, bones and pottery up to 10,000 years old were found in caves in the former Bắc Kạn province, now part of Thái Nguyên.
Published: 29/07/2023
Intact 3,000-year-old grave discovered in Siberia
Archaeologists in Siberia have found an intact 3,000-year-old grave whose goods show chariots were used in the region over 3,000 years ago.
Published: 26/07/2023
Deer antler found in Vietnam may be a 2,000-year-old musical instrument
A 35-cm antler fragment, likely from a sambar or hog deer, found along the Mekong River may be one of Southeast Asia's oldest stringed instruments.
Published: 21/02/2023
Silver wedding dress found in 17th-century shipwreck
A silver wedding dress embroidered with heart motifs may have belonged to a woman from the very top of 17th-century European society.
Published: 20/02/2023
Prehistoric sperm whale skull unearthed in Peru's Ocucaje Desert
The complete skull, with teeth and jaws intact, had lain in the Peruvian desert for around 7 million years.
Published: 16/02/2023
3,700-year-old ivory comb inscribed with a wish to wipe out lice
The luxury ivory comb had two sides: six wide teeth for untangling hair and 14 fine teeth for removing lice.
Published: 11/11/2022
Thousand-year-old jar burials found in irrigation reservoir bed in Vietnam's Quảng Ngãi
Over 20 burials and 3,500-year-old stone tools and jewelry have been restored after more than a decade of excavation at Nước Trong reservoir.
Published: 28/10/2022
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