2,800-year-old evidence of cannabis use discovered in Siberian burial mound
Archaeologists have found cannabis seeds and chemical evidence of cannabinoid exposure in a 2,800-year-old burial mound in southern Siberia.
Nearly 100 Acheulean hand axes unearthed in Kalahari Desert
Archaeologists investigating the Kalahari Desert have discovered nearly 100 stone hand axes and evidence of their manufacture, providing new clues about how early hominins occupied the changing landscapes of southern Africa.
Exceptional 5th-century warrior burials unearthed in France
Archaeologists excavating an ancient settlement in north-eastern France have discovered an exceptional 5th-century funerary complex containing richly furnished burials, weapons, jewellery and two horses.
2,000-year-old Roman settlement and jewellery workshop discovered beneath Welsh housing estate
Archaeologists have discovered a significant Roman settlement and jewellery workshop dating back nearly 2,000 years beneath a new-build housing estate in north-east Wales.
2,700-year-old wooden wells found during pipeline excavations in England
Archaeologists have discovered five remarkably preserved wooden wells in Hampshire, England, including examples dating back around 2,700 years to the Early Iron Age.
Archaeologists unearth evidence of Golden Horde-era iron production in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of medieval iron production in Kazakhstan that has been dated to the period of the Golden Horde.
Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old bread preserved by fire
Eight loaves of bread dating back around 5,000 years have been discovered at Seyitömer Mound in Türkiye, where a destructive fire appears to have preserved an extraordinary snapshot of Early Bronze Age food and daily life.
Toxic mercury pollution may have threatened ancient Maya communities for centuries
Ancient Maya communities in Mexico may have faced centuries of severe mercury pollution after toxic concentrations accumulated in lakes used as sources of water and aquatic food, a new study has found.
Older Pictish stone and mysterious carved head discovered at Aberlemno
Archaeologists excavating around the Pictish monument known as Aberlemno III in Scotland have discovered a fragment of an older symbol stone and a mysterious carved human head that may date to the Early Medieval period.
Archaeologists uncover SS dog kennels and suspected human remains at Dachau concentration camp
Archaeological excavations at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site in Germany have uncovered the well-preserved remains of an SS dog-handler compound, along with layers of ash containing bone fragments believed to be human remains from the camp's crematorium.
Possible Aztec-era ossuary discovered beneath Mexico City
Archaeologists have discovered a possible ossuary containing human remains beneath Mexico City during construction of the Mexico City–Querétaro passenger railway.