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This page lists significant events in 2025 in archaeology.
Finds
[edit]January
[edit]- 14 – Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia reported on the results of a mapping project, begun in 2018, that unveiled the lay-out of X’baatún's core area.[1]
- 17 – The director of the Pompeii Archeological Park revealed the discovery of a large thermal complex.[2]
February
[edit]- 12 – The Museum of London Archaeology announced the find of remains of the first roman basilica in the City of London.[3]
- 14 – The Journal of the American Chemical Society published the results of a study about the smell of mummies. It found that even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice.[4]
- 19 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of the Tomb of Thutmose II, the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.[5]
- 26 – Archaeologists announced the discovery of a large frieze at the House of Thiasus in Pompeii, depicting the Dionysian Mysteries.[6]
March
[edit]- 5 – Nature published a study showing that the oldest human-crafted bone tools on record are 1.5 million years old, found in Tanzania.[7]
- 14 – Archaeologists from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology uncovered iron shackles at the Ghozza site in Egypt's Eastern Desert, providing evidence of forced labor in Ptolemaic gold mines during the 3rd century BCE.[8]
- 15 – An Egyptian-American archaeological mission announced the discovery of a royal tomb from the Abydos Dynasty and 32 ostraca inscribed in Demotic and Greek scripts, detailing commercial transactions and tax payments.[9]
- 25 – The Yorkshire Museum announced the discovery of the Melsonby Hoard, a large collection of Iron Age items, in a field near Melsonby, England.[10]
- Archaeologists in the Judean Desert discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid, along with papyrus documents, Hellenistic-era coins, weapons and tools, dated back to the Ptolemaic period.[11]
April
[edit]- 2 – Archaeologists with the Vienna Museum announce the discovery of a mass grave in Simmering district in Vienna, Austria, of around 150 Ancient Roman soldiers from the 1st century who likely died in a battle.[12][13]
- 8 – Archeologists working in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, Guatemala discover a 1,700-year-old altar.[14]
- 12 – Archaeologists uncovered royal wine production sites in a 3,500-year-old Egyptian settlement beneath Hellenistic ruins at Kom el-Nugus, located 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Alexandria, dating back to the 18th Dynasty.[15]
- 17 – An extensive Roman-era horse cemetery containing over 100 equine skeletons, believed to be associated with a Roman cavalry unit active around A.D. 100–150 in Stuttgart, Germany.[16][17]
- 18 – A joint Egyptian-American team discovered the tomb of Prince Waserif-Re, son of Userkaf of the 5th Dynasty, along with 32 ostraca with Demotic and Greek texts revealed records of taxes and trade.[18]
- 19 – A hieroglyphic inscription featuring the cartouches of Ramses III was reported discovered in Wadi Rum, southern Jordan, marking the first known evidence of the pharaoh's presence in the area.[19]
- 24 – Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona confirm that the remains discovered in Valls, Catalonia, Spain, correspond to the ancient Iberian city of Cissa, the scene of the Battle of Cissa during the Second Punic War.[20]
- 25 – An 8,400-year-old Mesolithic stone figurine, dated to between 6400 and 6100 BCE and associated with the early Shomutepe culture, was discovered in Damjili Cave, located in western Azerbaijan's Qazakh District, by a collaborative Azerbaijani-Japanese team.[21][22][23]
- 28 – The long-lost Sanctuary of Apollo in Cyprus was rediscovered; originally found in 1885 but later buried under sand. Over 100 statue bases and numerous fragments, including colossal limestone feet were revealed.[24][25][26]
May
[edit]- 6 – An 11th-century hoard containing a collection of nearly 300 silver coins was discovered during a forest restoration project near Lübs, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.[27][28]
- 14 – A long lost version of the British Magna Carta dating to 1300 is believed to have been found at Harvard University.[29]
- 18 – A Roman-era mosaic panel was discovered in Maryamin, Homs, Syria, during the excavation of a well at a depth of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in). The central scene featured the upper part of Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune.[30]
- 21 – An 18th-century brass eagle, belonging to the period of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, was discovered in the Chełm Forest District of eastern Poland. The find features a brass or tin-lead eagle badge (12.8 × 11.5 cm) that was once riveted to a pointed-arch brass plate (15 × 19 cm).[31][32]
- 24 – A 5,000-year-old fire altar within a pyramidal structure was uncovered at the Era de Pando site in Peru's Supe Valley, part of the Caral Archaeological Zone.[33][34]
- 26 – Three 3,500-year-old tombs were discovered in Luxor's Dra' Abu el-Naga necropolis, dating to Egypt's New Kingdom. The tombs belonged to Amum-em-Ipet (Ramesside period), Baki (grain silo supervisor), and S (scribe and mayor at the Temple of Amun), both from the 18th Dynasty.[35]
- 26 – Polish archaeologists announced the discovery of over 1,200 archaeological sites in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert including a natron-rich paleolake near Jebel El-Muwelha.[36][37]
- 29 - Archaeologists announce the discovery of the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system.[38]
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 25: The Helmet of Cotofenesti and three golden royal bracelets from the Dacia - Empire of Gold and silver exhibit were stolen from the Drents Museum.[39]
March
[edit]- 1 – Restoration of the ancient Western Theater at Laodicea on the Lycus, in Denizli province, Turkey, was completed.[40][41]
May
[edit]- 26-30 – "45th International Symposium of Excavations, Survey and Archaeometry" was held at the Prof. Dr. Uğur Oral Cultural Center on Mersin University's Çiftlikköy Campus.[42][43]
- 27 – A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic known as the Be’er Shema (Birsama) mosaic from a Christian monastery near Kibbutz Urim in southern Israel was unveiled to the public for the first time.[44][45]
June
[edit]- 22 to 28, Darwin: 10th World Archaeological Congress.[46]
August
[edit]- 7 to 10, near Blanding, Utah, 2025 Pecos conference.[47]
September
[edit]- 3 to 6, Belgrade: 31st Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists[48]
October
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References
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- ^ Radley, Dario (2025-05-23). "18th-century brass eagle found in Polish forest may link to Kościuszko Uprising". Archaeology News Online Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Archaeologists Stunned by 5,000-Year-Old Fire Altar Found in Lost American Civilization". 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
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- ^ "Egypt: Archaeologists discover three ancient tombs dating back more than 3,500 years". Sky News. 26 May 2025.
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