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The mystery of Tutankhamun’s meteoric iron dagger

In 1922, Egyptian excavators led by Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty.

Archaeologists study fortress in southern Georgia to understand community resilience

June 2, 2023

Statue depicting Pan found in Istanbul

June 2, 2023

Moluccan boats from Indonesia identified in Australian rock art

June 1, 2023

Statue of Amajac ruler found in Veracuz

June 1, 2023

High-status tombs from Lijiaya Culture discovered in northern Shaanxi

May 31, 2023

Archaeologists discover fortified settlement from the Datuotou Culture

May 31, 2023

Archaeologists uncover giant Bronze Age barrow cemetery

May 31, 2023

Archaeologist suggests location of legendary Viking settlement of Jomsborg

May 30, 2023

Operation to prevent looting has led to discovery of burial caves

May 29, 2023

ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology

Human remains found at Cal Pa i Figues necropolis died from the Black Death

Anthropology

Archaeologists discover cave paintings using drones

Anthropology

Skeleton found in rock shelter corresponds with the relatively unknown Janambre Culture

Anthropology

Study shows osteological evidence of severed hands in Ancient Egypt

PALAEO ANTHROPOLOGY

Study finds that nose shape gene is inherited from Neanderthals

May 8, 2023

2.9-million-year-old butchery site offers window into the dawn of Stone Age...

February 9, 2023

The Eye of the Sahara

February 5, 2023

Earliest evidence of humans hunting elephants

February 2, 2023

Neanderthals kept animal skulls as hunting trophies

January 30, 2023

Archaeologists find 11,000-year-old human remains in British cave

January 24, 2023

50,000-year-old stone tools were made by monkeys

December 30, 2022

Humans have been wearing bear skins for at least 300,000 years

December 23, 2022

300,000-year-old flakes indicate ancient tool use

December 17, 2022

PALAEONTOLOGY

Palaeontology

Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips

Palaeontology

Ichthyosaur found on remote Artic island upends previous evolutionary theory

Palaeontology

Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia

Palaeontology

Fossil could be rare complete dinosaur skeleton with fossilised skin

HERITAGE

SASA: combatting the decline in ancient studies

May 21, 2023

The “Great Tower of London” – London’s failed Eiffel Tower

April 24, 2023

The search for the lost city of Zerzura

April 2, 2023

The fall of the Praetorian Guard

March 27, 2023

The Caste War of Yucatán

March 23, 2023

Dunmore Cave – A Viking Massacre

March 12, 2023

Evidence of Indo-Roman relations

February 24, 2023

The Aztec flower wars

February 19, 2023

The Frumentarii – Rome’s army of spies

February 13, 2023

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HISTORICAL SITES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE

AFRICA

The Pyramid Tombs of Libya

NORTH AMERICA

Cave-In-Rock and America’s river pirates

Travel

The coral city of Leluh

Heritage

Mother Shipton’s Cave

Travel

Petén Itzá – The Last Maya Kingdom

Travel

Karahan Tepe – The sister site to Göbekli Tepe

Geology

Bandera – New Mexico’s Land of Fire and Ice

AFRICA

The Deserted Capital of Old Dongola

Travel

The Pleasure Villa of Emperor Tiberius

The Villa of Tiberius is a Roman villa complex in the present-day town of Sperlonga, located on the western coast of Italy in the province of Latina.

ASIA

Yanartaş – The Fires of Mount Chimaera

Yanartaş is a mountain temple sanctuary dedicated to Hephaistos, where natural fires have been burning for at least 2500 years through fissures fuelled by gas emissions in the Olympos valley, located in the national park in Antalya Province, Turkey.

SPACE & PLANETARY

Space & Planetary

Study reveals new secrets of the Maya calendar

Geology

Meteorite crater found in Southern France

Space & Planetary

Researchers discover earth sized planet

Archaeology

Origins of the Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar from the Olmec and Maya regions

GEOLOGY

The Cave of Crystals

April 1, 2023

Meteorite crater found in Southern France

February 22, 2023

The Eye of the Sahara

February 5, 2023

Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake”

October 7, 2022

Archaeologist narrows down the time range for the Theran eruption

September 21, 2022

Medieval map shows ‘lost’ islands of Cardigan Bay

August 22, 2022

Antarctica – The lost world

August 13, 2022

Bandera – New Mexico’s Land of Fire and Ice

July 7, 2022

Iceland volcano eruption opens a rare window into the Earth beneath...

June 29, 2022

NATURAL HISTORY

Natural History

Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BC

Natural History

First evidence of sabertoothed cat inhabiting the state of Iowa

Natural History

Hidden history of horses in the American West

Natural History

Study at Chernobyl gives new insights into surviving in contaminated environments

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Archaeologists study fortress in southern Georgia to understand community resilience

Archaeology

Statue depicting Pan found in Istanbul

Archaeology

Moluccan boats from Indonesia identified in Australian rock art

Archaeology

Statue of Amajac ruler found in Veracuz

Archaeology

High-status tombs from Lijiaya Culture discovered in northern Shaanxi

Archaeology

Archaeologists discover fortified settlement from the Datuotou Culture

Archaeology

Archaeologists uncover giant Bronze Age barrow cemetery

Archaeology

Archaeologist suggests location of legendary Viking settlement of Jomsborg

Archaeology

Operation to prevent looting has led to discovery of burial caves

Archaeology

New discoveries at Pompeii’s Regio IX

Archaeology

Earliest dated saddle in China for horse-riding identified from burial

Anthropology

Human remains found at Cal Pa i Figues necropolis died from the Black Death

Archaeology

Archaeologists discover Ancient Egyptian tombs and mummification workshops

Archaeology

Shipwreck identified as World War II Destroyer USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)

Archaeology

Study finds evidence of Legio X Fretensis in Georgia

Biology

Faeces from early toilets indicates dysentery in Kingdom of Judah

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