2025 in archaeology

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This page lists significant events in 2025 in archaeology.

Finds

January

• 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

• 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 announce the discovery of the King Thutmose II's tomb, the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. ^[5]
• 26 – Archaeologists announce the discovery of a large frieze at the House of Thiasus in Pompeii, depicting the Dionysian Mysteries. ^[6]

Events

January

• 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. ^[7]

June

• 22 to 28 June, Darwin: 10th World Archaeological Congress. ^[8]

September

• 3 to 6 September, Belgrade: 31st Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists ^[9]

See also

• List of years in archaeology

References

1. "Proyecto arqueológico explora X'baatún, un sitio maya bien conservado en Tekal de Venegas, Yucatán". www.inah.gob.mx (in European Spanish). 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
2. "Pompeii excavation reveals large private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. "London's first Roman basilica found under office basement". www.bbc.com. 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
4. "Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "spicy" and "sweet", study finds". www.bbc.com. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
5. Shawkat, Ahmed (2025-02-19). "Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
6. Radley, Dario (2025-02-26). "Rare Dionysian fresco unearthed in Pompeii depicts rituals and mystery cults". Archaeology News Online Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
7. Tabachnick, Cara (2025-01-25). "Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: "This is a dark day" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
8. "WAC-10 – Darwin 22-28 June 2025". worldarchaeologicalcongress.com. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
9. "EAA2025 Home". www.e-a-a.org. Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-02-04.