2023 in archaeology

• 26 June–21 July – Excavations take place at Lowther Castle Stead in Cumbria, England. The project was led by Sophie Thérèse Ambler of the University of Lancaster.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-27 |title=Lowther Castle: Archaeologists bid for signs of Norman conquest |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64782891 |access-date=2023-08-10}}{{Cite web |last=McTaggart |first=Paul |date=2023-06-27 |title=Excavation underway to unearth signs of Norman conquest |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/23614976.archaelogical-dig-signs-norman-conquest-lowther-castle/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=News and Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lowther Medieval Castle |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/centre-for-war-and-diplomacy/lowther-medieval-castle/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.lancaster.ac.uk |language=en}}
• July–7 October – Excavations take place at Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis in the Gaza Strip, Palestine led by Rene Elter{{cite news |last=Adwan |first=Issam |date=23 September 2023 |title=Archaeologists unearth the largest cemetery ever discovered in Gaza and find rare lead sarcophogi |url=https://apnews.com/article/gaza-roman-sarcophagi-archaeology-6db292772c3f013575d2ad1a91315d14 |accessdate=7 January 2025 |newspaper=AP News}}{{Cite news |last=McKernan |first=Bethan |date=2023-09-03 |title='We can't take any of this for granted': Gaza's fight to keep its treasures safe at home |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/03/its-heartbreaking-our-heritage-is-being-stolen-gazas-fight-to-keep-its-treasures-safe-at-home |access-date=2025-03-08 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}{{cite news |last=Geranpayeh |first=Sarvy |date=29 February 2024 |title=Dreams of rebuilding Gaza: five culture workers share their stories |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/02/29/dreams-of-rebuilding-gaza-five-culture-workers-share-their-stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229153845/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/02/29/dreams-of-rebuilding-gaza-five-culture-workers-share-their-stories |archive-date=29 February 2024 |accessdate=24 February 2025 |work=The Art Newspaper}}
• 19–21 July – Excavations take place at Sleaford Castle in Lincolnshire, England.{{Cite web |last1=McGrory |first1=Grace |last2=Laversuch |first2=Chloe |date=2023-07-20 |title=First archaeological dig at castle for 160 years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66247879 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
• 8–18 August – Excavation takes place at the King's Park, in Stirling, Scotland to investigate a Late Prehistoric fort identified in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Rampart Scotland – King's Park Fort 2023 |url=http://www.rampartscotland.co.uk/index.php/join-the-team/kings-park-fort-2023/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |language=en-US}}
• 14 August–8 September – Excavation takes place at the Burn of Swartigill, an Iron Age site in Caithness, Scotland.{{Cite web |title=The Burn of Swartigill, Caithness |url=https://archaeologyorkney.com/swartigill-dig/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Archaeology Orkney |language=en-GB}}

;January

• 5 – A study reports that notational signs from ~37,000 years ago in caves, apparently conveying calendaric meaning about the behaviour of animal species drawn next to them, are the first known (proto-)writing in history.{{cite news |title=Mysterious marks on Ice Age cave art may have been ancient records |url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-marks-ice-age-cave-art |access-date=15 February 2023 |work=Science News |date=27 January 2023 |archive-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215212025/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-marks-ice-age-cave-art |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |last1=Bacon |first1=Bennett |last2=Khatiri |first2=Azadeh |last3=Palmer |first3=James |last4=Freeth |first4=Tony |last5=Pettitt |first5=Paul |last6=Kentridge |first6=Robert |title=An Upper Palaeolithic Proto-writing System and Phenological Calendar |journal=Cambridge Archaeological Journal |date=5 January 2023 |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=371–389 |doi=10.1017/S0959774322000415 |s2cid=255723053 |language=en |issn=0959-7743|doi-access=free }}
• 17 – 4,500 year-old Sumerian Lord Palace of the Kings was discovered in Iraq, Girsu.{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Tobi |date=2023-02-17 |title=Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/17/discovery-of-4500-year-old-palace-in-iraq-may-hold-key-to-ancient-civilisation |access-date=2023-02-23 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Karen K. |date=2023-02-21 |title=Archaeologists Discover Remains of 4,500-Year-Old Lost Ancient Palace in Iraq |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-remains-4500-year-old-lost-palace-iraq-1234658416/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}
• 27 – 1,600-year-old fragment of Roman dodecahedron unearthed in Belgium, Flanders.{{Cite web |author1=Tom Metcalfe |date=2023-01-26 |title=Mysterious 12-sided Roman object found in Belgium may have been used for magical rituals |url=https://www.livescience.com/roman-dodecahedron-discovered-belgium |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}

;February

• 20 – A study reports that 2,000 year-old disembodied 6.3 inches long wooden phallus toy was revealed at the Roman Fort of Vindolanda by the Newcastle University.{{Cite journal |last1=Collins |first1=Rob |last2=Sands |first2=Rob |date=2023-02-20 |title=Touch wood: luck, protection, power or pleasure? A wooden phallus from Vindolanda Roman fort |journal=Antiquity |volume=97 |issue=392 |language=en |pages=419–435 |doi=10.15184/aqy.2023.11 |s2cid=257069682 |issn=0003-598X|doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |last=Orie |first=Amarachi |date=2023-02-20 |title=Wooden object nearly 2,000 years old suggests Romans used sex toys, study says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/world/roman-wooden-phallus-sex-object-intl-scli-scn/index.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}
• 21 – A 2,000-year-old stringed musical instrument about 35 centimeters long was discovered at the Go Ô Chùa archaeological site in Long An province, southern Vietnam.{{Cite web |last=Antiquity |title=2,000-year-old stringed instrument uncovered in Vietnam |url=https://phys.org/news/2023-02-year-old-instrument-uncovered-vietnam.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=phys.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=A 2,000-Year-Old Antler In Vietnam May Be Oldest Music Instrument Of Its Kind |url=https://iflscience.com/a-2-000-year-old-antler-in-vietnam-may-be-oldest-music-instrument-of-its-kind-67618 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=IFLScience |date=21 February 2023 |language=en}}
• 22
• The remains of two elite brothers were found in a Bronze Age tomb in Tel Megiddo, Israel. The early evidence of a Bronze Age cranial surgery called trepanation was also identified in one of the males.{{Cite journal |last1=Kalisher |first1=Rachel |last2=Cradic |first2=Melissa S. |last3=Adams |first3=Matthew J. |last4=Martin |first4=Mario A. S. |last5=Finkelstein |first5=Israel |date=2023-02-22 |title=Cranial trephination and infectious disease in the Eastern Mediterranean: The evidence from two elite brothers from Late Bronze Megiddo, Israel |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=e0281020 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0281020 |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=9946252 |pmid=36812179|bibcode=2023PLoSO..1881020K |doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |last=Strickland |first=Ashley |date=2023-02-22 |title=An elite Bronze Age man had brain surgery more than 3,000 years ago |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/bronze-age-brain-surgery-scn/index.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Markus |date=2023-02-22 |title=Evidence of Bronze Age cranial surgery found at ancient Megiddo |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/evidence-of-bronze-age-cranial-surgery-found-at-ancient-megiddo/146270 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}
• A study reports the earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa {{Crossreference|(see also 12 Jun 20)}} – ~54,000 years ago in France, showing the earliest known H. sapiens to migrate into Neandertal territories {{tooltip|used these technologies|they most likely used mechanically propelled weapons, such as bow-and-arrow or spear-thrower-and-dart combinations as they found small stone points for e.g. tips of arrows}}.{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Katie |title=Earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa unearthed in France |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/23/world/france-cave-earliest-bow-arrow-use-outside-africa-scn/index.html |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=CNN}}{{cite journal |last1=Metz |first1=Laure |last2=Lewis |first2=Jason E. |last3=Slimak |first3=Ludovic |title=Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France |journal=Science Advances |date=24 February 2023 |volume=9 |issue=8 |pages=eadd4675 |doi=10.1126/sciadv.add4675|pmid=36812314 |pmc=9946345 |bibcode=2023SciA....9D4675M }}
• 26 – 16 individual tombs and 6 funerary complex from the Persian, Roman and Coptic periods were discovered by the Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission at the Al-Bahnasa archaeological site, Minya, Egypt.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-24 |title=In Photos: 22 Persian, Roman and Coptic tombs discovered in Upper Egypt's Minya - Greco-Roman - Antiquities |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/489649.aspx |access-date= |website=Ahram Online}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Group Of Persian, Roman and Coptic Tombs Discovered In Egypt |url=https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/26/group-persian-roman-coptic-tombs-discovered-egypt/}}
• 28 – A study reports that steel chisels were already in use in Europe on the Iberian peninsula around 2,900 years ago.{{Cite web |last=Freiburg |first=University of |title=Steel was already being used in Europe 2,900 years ago, shows study |url=https://phys.org/news/2023-02-steel-europe-years.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=phys.org |language=en}}

;March

• 1 – Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs inscribed on sandstone blocks was discovered in Old Dongola, Sudan by Polish archaeologists.{{Cite web |title=Ancient Egyptian discovery rewrites history of Sudanese kingdom |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/ancient-egyptian-discovery-rewrites-history-of-sudanese-kingdom/146324 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 4
• A submerged prehistoric site with the remains of extinct species was discovered in the Quintero Bay on the central Chilean coast.{{Cite web |title=Submerged prehistoric site discovered with remains of extinct species |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/submerged-prehistoric-site-discovered-with-remains-of-extinct-species/146360 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=3 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• A treasure hoard weighing 3 kg was uncovered in a ceramic jar in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.{{Cite web |title=Treasure hoard containing 1000 coins uncovered in Eastern Poland |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/treasure-hoard-containing-1000-coins-uncovered-in-eastern-poland/146371 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=4 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 6 – A Roman era sphinx was revealed at the lower level of the Dendera Temple complex in Qena, Egypt.{{Cite web |title=Roman era sphinx uncovered at Dendera Temple Complex |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/roman-era-sphinx-uncovered-at-dendera-temple-complex/146385 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=6 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 7 – A 1,800 year-old Roman era stone altar was discovered in the grounds of Leicester Cathedral by the University of Leicester, England.{{Cite web |title=Excavations reveal Roman altar stone in shrine or cult room |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/excavations-reveal-roman-altar-stone-in-shrine-or-cult-room/146401 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=7 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 9
• Evidence of the Romano-Celtic religious temple was discovered near the Lancaster Fort during a hydrogeophysics training session in Lancaster, England.{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Staff Intranet |url=https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/news/article/lancaster-university-researchers-help-reveal-evidence-of-rare-roman-temple-1 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Lancaster University Staff Intranet |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Evidence of Romano-Celtic temple found in northern Britain |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/evidence-of-romano-celtic-temple-found-in-northern-britain/146420 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=8 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• A cemetery dated to the Tang Dynasty with over 300 artifacts was unearthed in Datong, China.{{Cite web |title=Cemetery from the Tang dynasty uncovered in China |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/cemetery-from-the-tang-dynasty-uncovered-in-china/146415 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=8 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Pre-Columbian temple complex made of dried bricks with destroyed human burials was discovered near Barranca, Peru.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists uncover a pre-Columbian temple complex |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-uncover-a-pre-columbian-temple-complex/146441 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=9 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 10 – The remains of the Roman amphitheater were discovered at the Roman city of Ategua, Cordoba, Spain.{{Cite web |title=Roman amphitheatre discovered at ancient Ategua |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/roman-amphitheatre-discovered-at-ancient-ategua/146471 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=10 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 13 – The remains of the watermill structure with an associated building that contained two rooms were identified at a small site near Buckingham, England.{{Cite web |title=Watermill uncovered with Anglo Saxon origins |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/watermill-uncovered-with-anglo-saxon-origins/146503 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=13 March 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Archaeology |first=Cotswold |date=2023-03-13 |title=HS2 Discoveries: Buckinghamshire watermill with Anglo-Saxon origins |url=https://cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/hs2-excavations-of-a-watermill-in-buckinghamshire/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Cotswold Archaeology |language=en-GB}}
• 14
• A collection of medieval artifacts including a clasp and two denarii, the crosses, rings made of copper wire, silver ornaments from the 11th-12th century AD was discovered in Daromin, Poland.{{Cite web |title=Medieval artefacts found in Poland from possible knights court |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/medieval-artefacts-found-in-poland-from-possible-knights-court/146515 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=14 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 3 Mycenaean bronze swords dating to the 12th century BC were revealed in the Greek tomb on the Trapeza Plateau in the Peloponnese, Greece.{{Cite web |title=Bronze swords from Mycenaean civilisation found in Greek Tomb |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/bronze-swords-from-mycenaean-civilisation-found-in-greek-tomb/146520 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=14 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 17 – Roman era mosaic made of red, blue and white tiles was discovered by Oxford Archaeology team in Olney, Buckinghamshire.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-17 |title=Olney: Roman villa mosaic found under Aldi supermarket site |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64918113 |access-date=2023-03-22}}{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists unearth Roman mosaic in Olney |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-unearth-roman-mosaic-in-olney/146566 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=17 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 18
• An ancient circular shape ring ditch was uncovered in Derbyshire, England.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists uncover ancient ring ditch |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ring-ditch/146558 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=16 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• A serpent sculpture which served to guide the route from the El Templo was discovered at Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=Guiding serpent sculpture discovered at Chichén Itzá |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/guiding-serpent-sculpture-discovered-at-chichen-itza/146572 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=17 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Adobe walls with 1,400 year-old ancient murals depicting double-faced figurines were discovered at Pañamarca, Peru.{{Cite web |title=Ancient murals depicting two-faced figures found in Peru |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/ancient-murals-depicting-two-faced-figures-found-in-peru/146551 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=16 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 20
• Celestial reliefs depicting the heavens with the signs of zodiac were discovered during re-coloring works in the Temple of Esna, Egypt.{{Cite web |title=Celestial reliefs depicting the heavens uncovered in the Temple of Esna |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/celestial-reliefs-depicting-the-heavens-uncovered-in-the-temple-of-esna/146614 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=21 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Maya burial chamber with offerings and skeletal remains was discovered in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=Maya burial chamber containing green figurines found at Palenque |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/maya-burial-chamber-containing-green-figurines-found-at-palenque/146600 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=20 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• More remains of the Matriya Sun Temple with a number of quartzite stone from the time of Horemheb was uncovered in Heliopolis, Egypt.{{Cite web |title=New discoveries at the Matriya Sun Temple |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/new-discoveries-at-the-matriya-sun-temple/146592 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=20 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Byzantine period mosaic with a series of floral patterns was revealed by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Shoham, Israel.{{Cite web |title=Byzantine mosaic excavated in Israel |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/byzantine-mosaic-excavated-in-israel/146586 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=20 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 21 – The remains of a mosaic flooring with geometric pattern below the AD 79 floor level of the corridor was revealed in Pompeii, Naples, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Abandoned mosaic flooring found at Roman Pompeii |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/abandoned-mosaic-flooring-found-at-roman-pompeii/146607 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=21 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 25 – 2,000 Ptolemaic era Ram (male sheep) heads with other votive offerings were uncovered at Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos by the University of York archaeologists.{{Cite web |title=2,000 ram heads uncovered at Temple of Rameses II in Abydos |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/2000-ram-heads-uncovered-at-temple-of-rameses-ii-in-abydos/146662 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=26 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 27 – 1,800-year-old Roman era artifacts including statuettes of the goddess Venus, a potter's kiln, coins and clothing pins were discovered by archaeologists in Rennes, northwest France.{{Cite web |last=Whiddington |first=Richard |date=2023-04-06 |title=An 1,800-Year-Old Venus Statuette Was Discovered In a Roman-Era Garbage Dump in France |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venus-statue-garbage-dump-brittany-france-inrap-2278066 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author1=Kristina Killgrove |date=2023-03-27 |title=Roman-era trash dump containing naked Venus statue and other artifacts unearthed in France |url=https://www.livescience.com/roman-era-trash-dump-containing-naked-venus-statue-and-other-artifacts-unearthed-in-france |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}
• 30 – 2,500 year-old Bronze Age treasure with an axe head, two bronze hoop ornaments and jewelry was discovered near Zalewo, Poland.{{Cite web |title=Bronze Age treasure found in Poland |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/bronze-age-treasure-found-in-poland/146680 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=30 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 31 – A 1,000-year-old square-shaped brick tomb containing three people from the Jurchen Jin dynasty has been found in Shanxi province, China.{{Cite web |author1=Tom Metcalfe |date=2023-03-31 |title=1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and 'guardian spirits' |url=https://www.livescience.com/1000-year-old-brick-tomb-discovered-in-china-is-decorated-with-lions-sea-anemones-and-guardian-spirits |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=livescience.com |language=en}}
• The oldest known piece of leather found in the British Isles, dating to the late Paleolithic, is found on the shore of the Thames Estuary.{{cite AV media|date=2024-01-02|title=Digging for Britain|type=Television production}}

;April

• 2
• 4,500-year-old axe-shaped and tiger patterned ritual weapon was discovered in Wuxi, China.{{Cite web |title=Millenniums-old tiger-patterned ritual weapon unearthed in east China-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20230402/43c701b715cb4dfb93e00d04444320f9/c.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=english.news.cn}}{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists uncover 4,500-year-old ritual weapon engraved with tigers |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-uncover-4500-year-old-ritual-weapon-engraved-with-tigers/146757 |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=3 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• The remains of a Roman street and residence have been discovered beneath Exeter Cathedral, Cloister Garden, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Roman remains uncovered beneath UK's Exeter Cathedral |url=https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736182 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |date=2 April 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2023-03-30 |title=Exeter Cathedral Roman remains unearthed by archaeologists |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-65124213 |access-date=2023-04-04}}
• 4 – A number of ancient dwellings including two rectangular buildings, three Bronze Age roundhouses, a Roman-era settlement were discovered by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit team at Newquay, England.
• 6 – A research based on an analysis conducted on human hair published in the journal Scientific Reports has shown direct evidence of drug use by the inhabitants of Bronze Age Menorca in the cult cave of Es Càrritx.{{Cite journal |last1=Guerra-Doce |first1=E. |last2=Rihuete-Herrada |first2=C. |last3=Micó |first3=R. |last4=Risch |first4=R. |last5=Lull |first5=V. |last6=Niemeyer |first6=H. M. |date=2023-04-06 |title=Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=4782 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-31064-2 |pmid=37024524 |pmc=10079862 |bibcode=2023NatSR..13.4782G |issn=2045-2322}}{{Cite web |title=Direct evidence of ancient Bronze Age drug use found in Menorca |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/direct-evidence-of-ancient-bronze-age-drug-use-found-in-menorca/146802 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=6 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 8
• A rock-cut Etruscan tomb containing a female burial urn and grave goods dating from the 6th century BC was discovered in Vulci, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Etruscan tomb discovered in ruins of ancient Vulci |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/etruscan-tomb-discovered-in-ruins-of-ancient-vulci/146815 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=7 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Ornate frescos showing Christian scenes with various depictions have been uncovered by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in Old Dongola, Sudan.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists uncover ornate Christian frescos in Old Dongola |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-uncover-ornate-christian-frescos-in-old-dongola/146809 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=7 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 10
• The sunken remains of an ancient Roman villa including marble tiled flooring, and numerous marble columns have been discovered by underwater archaeologists in Baiae, Italy.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=New Treasures Identified In The Sunken Roman City Of Baiae |url=https://iflscience.com/new-treasures-identified-in-the-sunken-roman-city-of-baiae-68376 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=IFLScience |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Underwater survey reveals new discoveries in sunken town of Baia |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/underwater-survey-reveals-new-discoveries-in-sunken-town-of-baia/146835 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=9 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• A 4- meter-tall marble Roman statue fragment has been discovered near the St. Vladimir's Cathedral in Chersonesus.{{Cite web |title=Fragment of giant Roman statue uncovered in Chersonesos |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/fragment-of-giant-roman-statue-uncovered-in-chersonesos/146822 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=9 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 1,5-square-km sand-dune farming with about 370 checkboard crop plots including ceramic, glass, coins and marble fragments was uncovered in Caesarea, Israel.{{Cite web |last=Lidman |first=Melanie |title=Over 1,000 years ago, Caesarea's coast was likely the birthplace of sand farming |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-1000-years-ago-caesareas-coast-was-likely-the-birthplace-of-sand-farming/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}
• 11 – Elite tomb of the noble named Panehsy from the 19th Dynasty with mudbrick walls and offering bearers was discovered in Saqqara, Egypt.{{Cite web |title=High status tomb discovered in Saqqara necropolis |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/high-status-tomb-discovered-in-saqqara-necropolis/146888 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=12 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• 12
• A 40 kg 1,200 year-old ball game marker decorated with a bas-relief glyphic band was discovered in the Casa Colorada complex, Chichen Itza, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=Maya ball game marker discovered in Chichén Itzá |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/maya-ball-game-marker-discovered-in-chichen-itza/146867 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=11 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• A sunken Nabataean temple dedicated to the deity Dusares along with two marble altars from Roman period was discovered at Pozzuoli, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists identify a submerged temple of the Nabataeans in Pozzuoli |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-identify-a-submerged-temple-of-the-nabataeans-in-pozzuoli/146880 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=11 April 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Altuntaş |first=Leman |date=2023-04-12 |title=Archaeologists identify a sunken Nabataean temple dedicated to the God Dusares at Pozzuoli |url=https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-identify-a-nabataeans-temple-dedicated-to-the-god-dusares-at-pozzuoli/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}
• 15 - Discovered a large number of artifacts in the small temple of Paestum.{{cite web | url=https://www.artribune.com/arti-visive/archeologia-arte-antica/2023/04/eros-delfini-afrodite-gorgone-scoperte-tempietto-paestum/ | title=Scoperti ex voto al tempietto di Paestum | Artribune | date=15 April 2023 }}
• 18 – The wreckage of Montevideo Maru, a Japanese auxiliary ship sunk by a United States submarine during World War II with over 1000 captive Australians on board, is discovered in the South China Sea.{{Cite news|last=Morris-Grant|first=Brianna|date=2023-04-22|title=SS Montevideo Maru shipwreck found 81 years after Australia's worst maritime disaster|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/montevideo-maru-wwii-shipwreck-found/102255384|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230422120934/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/montevideo-maru-wwii-shipwreck-found/102255384|archive-date=2023-04-22|access-date=2023-04-22|website=Australia Broadcasting Corporation News}}
• 19
• Traces of a Roman cemetery with burials and sanctuary was discovered in Elewijt, near Zemst, Belgium.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists discover Roman sanctuary and cemetery in Belgium |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-discover-roman-sanctuary-and-cemetery-in-belgium/147025 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=19 April 2023 |language=en-US}}
• Two ornate stone busts, including jewelry and hairstyles which are thought to be the first facial representations of the Tartessian goddesses were discovered at Turuñuelo, Spain.{{Cite web |title=Archaeologists uncover the first human representations of the ancient Tartessos people |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/archaeologists-uncover-the-first-human-representations-of-the-ancient-tartessos-people/147019 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=19 April 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Altuntaş |first=Leman |date=2023-04-19 |title=Archaeologists have uncovered the first human representations of the people of mythical Tartessos |url=https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-have-uncovered-the-first-human-representations-of-the-people-of-mythical-tartessos/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}
• 21 – The sacrificial remains of 20 young male were found by INAH in a Mayan pyramid in Moral Reforma, Mexico. Decapitated individuals were associated with the consecration of the pyramid and the consolidation of its relationship with the afterlife.{{Cite web |title=Decapitated and dismembered bodies found at Maya pyramid |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/04/decapitated-and-dismembered-bodies-found-at-maya-pyramid/147050 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=20 April 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-21 |title=20 Decapitated Bodies Found At Maya Pyramid Of Death |url=https://iflscience.com/20-decapitated-bodies-found-at-maya-pyramid-of-death-68570 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=IFLScience |language=en}}

;May

• 27 – The discovery of the Moluccan types of vessels depicted in the rock art painting from Awunbarna was announced in Arnhem Land, Australia.{{Cite web |last=University |first=Flinders |title=Archaeologists identify Moluccan boats that may have visited Australia from Indonesia in rock art drawings |url=https://phys.org/news/2023-05-archaeologists-moluccan-boats-australia-indonesia.html |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=phys.org |language=en}}
• 29 – The discovery of the several ossuaries uncovered during the operation to prevent antiquity looting was announced near Kafr Kanna in Galilee.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-29 |title=Operation to prevent looting has led to discovery of burial caves |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/operation-to-prevent-looting-has-led-to-discovery-of-burial-caves/147475 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}
• 31
• The discovery of rammed earth buildings, elite tombs, cemeteries, and hundreds of artefacts was announced in Qingjian County, China.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-31 |title=High-status tombs from Lijiaya Culture discovered in northern Shaanxi |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/high-status-tombs-from-lijiaya-culture-discovered-in-northern-shaanxi/147499 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}
• The discovery of the huge Bronze Age cemetery with barrows up to twenty was announced in Salisbury, England.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-31 |title=Archaeologists uncover giant Bronze Age barrow cemetery |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/archaeologists-uncover-giant-bronze-age-barrow-cemetery/147488 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}

;June

• 1
• The discovery of the 1.54 meters high pre-Columbian statue, similar to The Young Woman of Amajac, was announced in Hidalgo Amajac area, Veracruz, Mexico.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=M. N. D. |date=2023-06-01 |title=Pre-Columbian sculpture found in Veracruz may depict female ruler |url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/pre-columbian-sculpture-found-veracruz-may-depict-female-ruler/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Mexico News Daily |language=en-US}}
• The discovery of the fortified settlement complex which dates from between 1500 BC to 1300 BC from the Datuotou culture was announced in Beijing, China.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-31 |title=Archaeologists discover fortified settlement from the Datuotou Culture |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/05/archaeologists-discover-fortified-settlement-from-the-datuotou-culture/147494 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |language=en-US}}
• 5 – Scientists report potential evidence that Homo naledi, an extinct species of small-brained archaic human discovered in 2013 in South Africa, and living as long as 500,000 years ago, buried their dead, created art in their caves and used fire. It is reported to be a controversial theory, with some experts noting that the evidence did not yet support these "extraordinary conclusions" and "could have a range of other explanations".{{cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |authorlink=Carl Zimmer |title=Ancient Human Relatives Buried Their Dead in Caves, New Theory Claims - Homo naledi, despite having tiny brains, may have lit fires and decorated walls around the graves of their dead, according to controversial new research. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/science/ancient-humans-homo-naledi-buried-dead.html |date=5 June 2023 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230605183811/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/science/ancient-humans-homo-naledi-buried-dead.html |archivedate=5 June 2023 |accessdate=5 June 2023 }}{{cite journal |authorlink1=Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)|last1=Berger |first1=Lee R. |last2=Hawks |first2=John |last3=Fuentes |first3=Agustin |last4=Van Rooyen |first4=Dirk |last5=Tsikoane |first5=Mathabela |last6=Ramalepa |first6=Maropeng |last7=Nkwe |first7=Samuel |last8=Molopyane |first8=Keneiloe |title=241,000 to 335,000 Years Old Rock Engravings Made by Homo naledi in the Rising Star Cave system, South Africa |journal=bioRxiv |doi=10.1101/2023.06.01.543133 |date=5 June 2023|s2cid=259113360 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |authorlink6=Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)|last1=Fuentes |first1=Agustin |last2=Kissel |first2=Marc |last3=Spikins |first3=Penny |last4=Molopyane |first4=Keneiloe |last5=Hawks |first5=John |last6=Berger |first6=Lee R. |title=Burials and engravings in a small-brained hominin, Homo naledi , from the late Pleistocene: contexts and evolutionary implications |journal=bioRxiv |doi=10.1101/2023.06.01.543135 |date=5 June 2023|s2cid=259113355 |doi-access=free }}

;July

• 2 – Buried airframes of British-built Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft of the 1940s are being excavated in Ukraine, it is announced.{{cite news|title=Ukraine finds British WW2 Hurricane planes outside Kyiv|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65955365|work=BBC News|date=2023-07-02|accessdate=2023-07-02}}
• 10 – Identification of the wreck of escort aircraft carrier {{USS|Ommaney Bay}}, sunk as the result of a kamikaze attack in the Sulu Sea at the start of 1945, was confirmed.{{cite news|last=Ruane|first=Michael|title=Navy identifies wreck of WWII aircraft carrier hit by kamikaze plane|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/07/11/navy-suicide-plane-sunk-carrier/|access-date=2023-07-11|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2023-07-11}}
• 24 – Large-sized Roman thermal baths discovered in Mérida, near the amphitheater domus.{{cite web |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article277600808.html |title=Ancient Roman baths — frequented by gladiator spectators — uncovered in Spain |publisher=Miami Herald |date=24 July 2023 }}
• 26 – The discovery of the Theatre of Nero in Rome is announced by Rome's superintendent Daniela Porro.{{cite web | url =https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/emperor-nero-theater-rome-scn-scli-intl/index.html|title=Lost for centuries, Emperor Nero's theater is unearthed in Rome |publisher=CNN| date=28 July 2023| accessdate =29 July 2023}}
• 28 – An ancient Roman merchant ship from the 2nd century BC has been discovered off the coast of Civitavecchia.{{cite web | url=https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/07/28/news/civitavecchia_scoperto_il_relitto_di_unantica_nave_romana_del_ii_secolo_avanti_cristo-409264150/ | title=Civitavecchia, scoperto il relitto di un'antica nave romana del II secolo avanti Cristo | date=28 July 2023 }}
• 31 – During the early excavations for the construction of a Conad supermarket a temple, probably dedicated to the Capitoline Triad, has been found in Sarsina.{{cite web | url=https://www.stilearte.it/scavano-per-realizzare-supermercato-a-sarsina-e-trovano-un-tempio-capitolino-romano-salviamolo/ | title=Scavano per realizzare supermercato a Sarsina e trovano un tempio capitolino romano. Salviamolo! | date=31 July 2023 }}

;August

• - During works on water networks on a construction site in Battipaglia, in Via Belvedere, a stone sarcophagus has been found.{{cite web | url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/08/25/news/sarcofago_scoperto_battipaglia-412274292/| title=Sarcofago scoperto per caso durante lavori a Battipaglia| date=25 August 2023}}

;September

• 6 – Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been found in a cave at the Dead Sea, which might have been hidden by Judean rebels during the Bar Kokhba revolt after being taken from Roman soldiers.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66728207 |title=Dead Sea reveals four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in cave |publisher=BBC News |date=6 September 2023 }}
• 15 – The head of a statue depicting the Greek god Apollo was found at an excavation site in the ancient Greek city of Philippi. The statue dates back to the 2nd or early 3rd century A.D.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Philippi University Excavation - 2023 Excavation Period |url=https://www.culture.gov.gr/el/Information/SitePages/view.aspx?nID=4914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402192518/https://www.culture.gov.gr/el/Information/SitePages/view.aspx?nID=4914 |archive-date=2024-04-02 |website=Hellenic Republic – Ministry of Culture}}
• 20 – Kalambo structure: The world's oldest wooden structure, dating back ~476,000 years, is identified in Zambia after first being discovered in 2019. It shows an unexpected early capacity to shape tree trunks into large combined structures, changing views of the technical cognition of early hominins.{{Cite web |title=World's oldest wooden structure found in Zambia – DW – 09/20/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-found-in-zambia/a-66878895 |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=dw.com |language=en}}{{cite journal |last1=Barham |first1=L. |last2=Duller |first2=G. a. T. |last3=Candy |first3=I. |last4=Scott |first4=C. |last5=Cartwright |first5=C. R. |last6=Peterson |first6=J. R. |last7=Kabukcu |first7=C. |last8=Chapot |first8=M. S. |last9=Melia |first9=F. |last10=Rots |first10=V. |last11=George |first11=N. |last12=Taipale |first12=N. |last13=Gethin |first13=P. |last14=Nkombwe |first14=P. |title=Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago |journal=Nature |date=October 2023 |volume=622 |issue=7981 |pages=107–111 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06557-9 |pmid=37730994 |pmc=10550827 |bibcode=2023Natur.622..107B |language=en |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}
• Undated – Exposure of an early 15th century wooden floor in the Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn, England, thought likely to have been trod by Shakespeare when his playing company visited a century later.{{cite news|first=Colin|last=Paterson|authorlink=Colin Paterson|title=Stage that once hosted William Shakespeare found, claims Norfolk theatre|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67007980|work=BBC News|date=2023-10-05|accessdate=2023-10-05}}
• A pair of copper alloy Roman bracelets were found on Anglesey ({{Langx|cy|Ynys Môn}}) in September 2023. The bracelets include a silver plate decorated with a raised triskele. Comparison and analysis suggests the bracelets date to the 2nd century AD.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Stephen |date=2024-04-15 |title=Roman treasure found on Ynys Môn |url=https://nation.cymru/news/roman-treasure-found-on-ynys-mon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415164313/https://nation.cymru/news/roman-treasure-found-on-ynys-mon/ |archive-date=2024-04-15 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}

;October

• 5 – Calvizzano: During works for the water network a frescoed Hellenistic age tomb has been found.{{cite web | url=https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_ottobre_06/tomba-alessandrina-scoperta-in-campania-durante-uno-scavo-per-la-rete-idrica-6c9e3ed0-bde9-445a-99a5-753b16d6bxlk.shtml?refresh_ce | title=Tomba alessandrina scoperta in Campania durante uno scavo per la rete idrica | date=6 October 2023 }}
• 15 – The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt announced the discovery of a cemetery in al-Gurifa archaeological area at Tuna el-Gebel, dated back to the New Kingdom, containing sarcophagi, canopic jars, ushabtis, among other items, including a 15-metre-long "Book of the Dead" papyrus. Notably, the mummies belonged to a high royal official "Jehutymes", and "Nani", a female singer in the temple of Amun.{{cite web |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/10/new-kingdom-cemetery-found-at-tuna-el-gebel/148888 |title=New Kingdom cemetery found at Tuna el-Gebel |publisher=HeritageDaily |date=16 October 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-cemetery-holds-rare-book-of-the-dead-papyrus-and-mummies |title=Ancient Egyptian cemetery holds rare 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies |publisher=Live Science |date=25 October 2023 }}
• 25 – A 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of Lamassu was unearthed in Khorsabad, which missing head has already been on display in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, after being confiscated from smugglers in the 1990s.{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231025-iraq-dig-unearths-2-700-year-old-winged-sculpture-largely-intact |title=Iraq dig unearths 2,700-year-old winged sculpture largely intact |publisher=France 24 |date=25 October 2023 }}
• 26 – 396 previously unknown Roman forts have been discovered in Upper Mesopotamia, based on satellite images from CORONA and KH-9 Hexagon. Notably, 38 of these newly identified forts coincide with the 116 forts that Antoine Poidebard discovered in the 1920s.{{cite journal |last1=Casana |first1=Jesse |last2=Goodman |first2=David D. |last3=Ferwerda |first3=Carolin |title=A wall or a road? A remote sensing-based investigation of fortifications on Rome's eastern frontier |journal=Cambridge University Press |pages=1516–1533 |date=26 October 2023 |volume=97 |issue=396 |doi=10.15184/aqy.2023.153 |doi-access=free }}
• 27 – A 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb which was discovered earlier that year was opened at the Osteria Necropolis in Vulci.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italy-vulci-tomb-opened-etruscan-roman-greek-artifacts-montalto-di-castro/ |title=Italian archaeologists open 2,600-year-old tomb for first time, find wealthy family's treasures |publisher=CBS News |date=2 November 2023 }}

;November

• 1 – A 3,000-year-old monument was discovered at Seddin, which might be the meeting hall of King Hinz, a ruler in Prignitz during the Bronze Age.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nordische-bronzezeit-archaeologen-entdecken-halle-von-koenig-hinz-in-brandenburg-a-79be61e0-9b14-4a9c-88d4-3e9d6db39f1a |title=Archäologen entdecken »Halle von König Hinz« in Brandenburg |publisher=Der Spiegel |language=de |date=1 November 2023 }}
• 3 – The tomb of the high official "Djehutyemnakht" was revealed in Abusir which dated back to the Late Period, decorated with inscriptions of apotropaic spells against snake bites. The discovery was made by a Czech archaeological mission from the Charles University in May earlier that year.{{cite web |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/511543/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Tomb-of-Late-Period-royal-scribe-unearth.aspx |title=In Photos: Tomb of Late Period royal scribe unearthed in Abusir necropolis |publisher=Ahram Online |date=3 November 2023 }}

;December

• 12 – Cambridge University-led archaeology experts announced the discovery of remains of a roofed theatre, market and river port at Interamna Lirenas, Italy.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67684235 |title=Cambridge experts find Roman theatre in Italy dig |publisher=BBC News |date=12 December 2023 }}

January

• 16 – Poznań Young Researchers' Archaeology Conference was held in Poland in Biskupin Archaeological Museum.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Poznań Young Researchers Archaeology Conference 2023 |url=https://archeo.amu.edu.pl/strona-glowna/kalendarz-wydarzen/wydarzenia/poznan-young-researchers-archaeology-conference-2023}}

;February

• 9 – the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Tomb of Meru were opened to the public after the restoration.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Opening at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari and the Tomb of Meru in North Asasif |url=https://pcma.uw.edu.pl/en/2023/02/09/egypt-opening-at-the-temple-of-hatshepsut-in-deir-el-bahari-and-the-tomb-of-meru-in-north-asasif/?fbclid=IwAR1EzCbJVImXpZ8bDIMScAOQ5pFir3lYfdb7NsYJ1UwLX0f8f1646a6-m_0}}{{Cite web |title=Egypt: opening at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari and in the Tomb of Meru in North Asasif |url=https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2C95313%2Cegypt-opening-temple-hatshepsut-deir-el-bahari-and-tomb-meru-north-asasif.html |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Science in Poland |language=en}}
• 27 – The Archaeological Museum of Elefsina has reopened to the public following the conclusion of restoration works.{{Cite news |last=Tsoni |first=Paula |date=2023-02-27 |title=Archaeological Museum Of Elefsina Reopens To The Public |language=en-US |work=GreekReporter.com |url=https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/27/archaeological-museum-elefsina-reopens/ |access-date=2023-02-27}}

March

• 13 – 4th Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology "Przeszłość ma przyszłość!/ The Past Has a Future!" took place at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.{{Cite web |title=Title: The 4th Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw 'Przeszłość ma przyszłość!/ The Past Has a Future!' – Faculty of Archaeology UW |url=https://www.archeologia.uw.edu.pl/en/title-4th-scientific-conference-of-the-faculty-of-archaeology-university-of-warsaw-przeszlosc-ma-przyszlosc-the-past-has-a-future/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en-GB}}
• 13 – The National Museum of Antiquities has unveiled a treasure of gold jewelry and silver coins to the public in the Netherlands.{{Cite web |title=Nationally important treasure hoard from the medieval period unveiled |url=https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/nationally-important-treasure-hoard-from-the-medieval-period-unveiled/146481 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=HeritageDaily - Archaeology News |date=11 March 2023 |language=en-US}}

April

• Rosemary Cramp, British archaeologist specialising in Anglo-Saxon studies (born 1929){{Cite web |last=University |first=Durham |title=Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp - Durham University |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/04/professor-dame-rosemary-cramp/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.durham.ac.uk |language=en-gb}}
• Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Italian archaeologist (born 1942){{Cite web|url=https://archeologiavocidalpassato.com/2023/07/02/archeologia-in-lutto-si-e-spenta-a-80-anni-dopo-lunga-malattia-anna-maria-bietti-sestieri-tra-i-massimi-esperti-della-protostoria-dellitalia-e-del-mediterraneo-una-delle-protagoniste-ass/|title=Archeologia in lutto. Si è spenta a 80 anni, dopo lunga malattia, Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, tra i massimi esperti della protostoria dell'Italia e del Mediterraneo, una delle protagoniste assolute dell'archeologia nell'ultimo cinquantennio|date=July 2, 2023}}
• Etela Studeníková, Slovak archaeologist specializing in Hallstatt culture (born 1946){{cite web |title=Opustila nás archeologička a kolegyňa Etela Studeníková – Archeologický ústav SAV |url=https://archeol.sav.sk/index.php/2023/06/01/opustila-nas-archeologicka-a-kolegyna-etela-studenikova/ |access-date=9 January 2024 |language=sk-SK |date=1 June 2023}}

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