October 8, 2024
Ceramic urns discovered in Przeworsk culture cemetery
Archaeologists from the University of Lodz have discovered ceramic urns at a Przeworsk culture cemetery near Kutno in Lodz Province, Poland.
October 8, 2024
Tribute to Tim Darvill: One of the foremost archaeologists of his generation
It is with genuine sadness that we announce the death of Professor Tim Darvill OBE, Chairman of Cotswold Archaeology, on 5th October, after a brief battle with cancer.
October 7, 2024
New discoveries at Himmelpforten Monastery
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt have been excavating the Himmelpforten Monastery near the town of Wernigerode, Germany.
October 6, 2024
Ancient shipwreck carrying rare orichalcum to be recovered
A 5th century shipwreck that sunk off the coast of Sicily with a cargo of rare orichalcum is to be recovered.
October 5, 2024
Study reveals new insights into Native American shell-ring villages
Shell-ring archaeological sites are distinctive landmarks along the lower South Atlantic Coast of the United States.
October 4, 2024
Carved symbols associated with the Castro culture discovered
Excavations at the Castro de San Vicenzo hillfort have unearthed symbols carved by the Castro Culture, providing new insights into the region's ancient inhabitants.
October 3, 2024
Mycenaeans wore amber to symbolise the sun and social status
Amber is a fossilised tree resin admired for its vibrant colour and natural beauty since the Neolithic period.
October 2, 2024
Archaeologists discover a burial chamber containing two ornate coffins
Archaeologists from Sohag University and the Free University of Berlin have discovered two ornate wooden coffins in a burial chamber adjacent to the tomb of Djefaihapi in Asyut, Egypt.
October 2, 2024
“The ghost ship of the Pacific” rediscovered off California coast
Underwater archaeologists have rediscovered the wreck of the USS Stewart (DD-224), a Clemson-class destroyer that served in both the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII.
October 1, 2024
Archaeologists uncover deposits of Iron Age objects at Dédestapolcsány-Verebce
October 1, 2024
Boat from Swedish Deluge period found in Poland
The remains of a boat have been identified on the banks of the Vistula river near Łomianki Dolne, a village within Warsaw West County, Poland.
September 30, 2024
The Vari Cave Sanctuary

ARCHAEOLOGY

October 8, 2024
Ceramic urns discovered in Przeworsk culture cemetery
Archaeologists from the University of Lodz have discovered ceramic urns at a Przeworsk culture cemetery near Kutno in Lodz Province, Poland.
October 8, 2024
Tribute to Tim Darvill: One of the foremost archaeologists of his generation
It is with genuine sadness that we announce the death of Professor Tim Darvill OBE, Chairman of Cotswold Archaeology, on 5th October, after a brief battle with cancer.
October 7, 2024
New discoveries at Himmelpforten Monastery
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt have been excavating the Himmelpforten Monastery near the town of Wernigerode, Germany.
October 6, 2024
Ancient shipwreck carrying rare orichalcum to be recovered
A 5th century shipwreck that sunk off the coast of Sicily with a cargo of rare orichalcum is to be recovered.
October 5, 2024
Study reveals new insights into Native American shell-ring villages
Shell-ring archaeological sites are distinctive landmarks along the lower South Atlantic Coast of the United States.
October 4, 2024
Carved symbols associated with the Castro culture discovered
Excavations at the Castro de San Vicenzo hillfort have unearthed symbols carved by the Castro Culture, providing new insights into the region's ancient inhabitants.
October 3, 2024
Mycenaeans wore amber to symbolise the sun and social status
Amber is a fossilised tree resin admired for its vibrant colour and natural beauty since the Neolithic period.
October 2, 2024
Archaeologists discover a burial chamber containing two ornate coffins
Archaeologists from Sohag University and the Free University of Berlin have discovered two ornate wooden coffins in a burial chamber adjacent to the tomb of Djefaihapi in Asyut, Egypt.

PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY

November 29, 2023
Early humans hunted beavers 400,000-years-ago
Researchers suggests that early humans were hunting, skinning, and eating beavers around 400,000-years-ago.
October 23, 2023
First modern humans in europe are associated with the gravettian culture
A study conducted by CNRS has determined who the first modern humans to settle in Europe were.
September 22, 2023
Archaeologists find 476,000-year-old wooden structure
Archaeologists from the University of Liverpool and Aberystwyth University have discovered a wooden structure dating from at least 476,000-years-ago, the earliest known example to date.
June 23, 2023
Researchers find oldest known neanderthal engravings
A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE has provided evidence to date the age and origin of engravings discovered on a cave wall in France.
June 23, 2023
Evidence of neanderthal cannibalism found in spanish cave
Archaeologists conducting excavations in the Coves del Toll de Moià have uncovered evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism from more than 52,000-years-ago.
May 8, 2023
Study finds that nose shape gene is inherited from neanderthals
A recent study led by UCL researchers has discovered that Neanderthal genetic material inherited by humans has an impact on the shape of our noses.
February 9, 2023
2.9-million-year-old butchery site offers window into the dawn of stone age technology
According to a new study, our early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever found to butcher hippos on the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria, some 2.9-million-years-ago.
February 3, 2023
Earliest evidence of humans hunting elephants
A study at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Neumark – Nord, located near Leipzig, Germany, has provided the first indisputable proof of elephant hunting by early humans.

NATURAL HISTORY

June 26, 2024
Preserved remains of a Pleistocene wolf found frozen in Siberia’s permafrost
May 6, 2024
Red squirrels spread leprosy during medieval period
April 1, 2024
Greenland’s Paradise Valley
The Qinngua Valley, also known as Paradisdalen (meaning “paradise valley”) is a unique biome in southern Greenland and contains the island’s only natural forest zone.
January 27, 2024
Ancient tsunami wiped out prehistoric communities in Northern England
A study by the University of York has revealed that a tsunami wiped out prehistoric communities living in Northumberland, England, causing wide-scale depopulation across the region.
January 18, 2024
Travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth tied to earliest Alaska hunting camps
Scientists have established a connection between the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth and the oldest known human settlements in Alaska.
December 8, 2023
Baboons in Ancient Egypt were raised in captivity before being mummified
In a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, researchers examined a collection of baboon mummies from the ancient Egyptian site of Gabbanat el-Qurud, the so-called Valley of the Monkeys on the west bank of Luxor.
November 9, 2023
HEAD LICE EVOLUTION MIRRORS HUMAN MIGRATION AND COLONISATION IN THE AMERICAS
A recent analysis of lice's genetic diversity suggests that these parasites arrived in the Americas on two distinct occasions: first during the initial human migration across the Bering Strait, and later with the advent of European colonisation.
October 25, 2023
NEW INSIGHTS INTO MUMMIFIED MICE ON ANDEAN VOLCANOES
A study of mummified mice found at Inca ritual sites on Andean volcanoes has revealed new insights into how the mice reached the summits.
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Mount Rushmore's Secret Chamber The Untold Story of the Hall of Records
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Posted on 06/23/2024
The Mysterious Guyaju Caves
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Tartessian plaque depicting warrior scenes found near Guareña
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Exploring the Mysteries of the Inca Temple of the Moon
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Legio V Macedonica: The Last Roman Legion
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The Sunken Secrets of Dunwich - England's Lost Medieval Town
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Unveiling the Secrets - Why Egypt's Pyramids Were Built Along a Desert Strip
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The Mystery of Atlantis - Unveiling the Legend
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Roman Londinium - AD 47
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