Ostrich bones at Moroccan cave point to prehistoric butchery
Archaeologists working at Ifri n’Ammar in northeastern Morocco have identified rare ostrich bones that suggest humans processed the large bird during the Late Stone Age.
Bronze Age mining at Great Orme included sophisticated bone tools
Archaeologists examining the Bronze Age copper mines at Great Orme report that bone tools formed part of routine mining work. A study of 150 artefacts indicates that these items were selected and shaped for specific purposes.
Early Roman camp found beneath Bolongaro Palace
Workers renovating the Bolongaro Palace in Höchst, Germany have uncovered traces of an early Roman military camp beneath the palace garden, a find that sheds new light on the city’s earliest history.
10,000 years of human occupation on the Onsala Peninsula
Construction of a new section of road 940 on the Onsala Peninsula in Sweden is giving archaeologists a rare chance to look deep into the area’s past — all the way back to the first people who settled there after the Ice Age.
Ancient DNA sheds light on human sacrifice in early Korean society
A new genetic study has revealed striking details about the practice of human sacrifice in early Korean society, suggesting that those buried alongside elites were not outsiders, but often part of the same extended communities.
Ritual space, settlement and social memory at Rogsta in Södermanland
A large-scale archaeological investigation is currently underway at Rogsta, located northeast of Nyköping, where archaeologists are examining a site characterised by long-term, stratified human activity.
Study suggests turtles were turned into tools by Neanderthals
Neanderthals hunted European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in Central Europe, though probably not primarily for food. Instead, evidence from the Palaeolithic site of Neumark-Nord suggests that the animals’ shells were carefully cleaned and reused, possibly as small containers or scoop-like implements.
Ancient papyrus discovery reveals lost verses by Empedocles
A remarkable discovery in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology has brought to light thirty previously unknown verses by Empedocles, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the work of one of ancient Greece’s most enigmatic thinkers.
Archaeologists uncover rare collection of Viking Age horse equipment
Archaeologists in central Sweden have uncovered a rare collection of Viking Age horse equipment, shedding new light on the cultural and symbolic importance of horses at the time.