Archaeologists in South Korea have authenticated a bronze hand cannon dating to the late Goryeo or early Joseon period, providing rare evidence for the early development of firearms on the Korean Peninsula.

More than 300 archaeological features discovered on Windmill Hill in Puck could include rare fortifications linked to the Thirteen Years’ War

Rare Mesolithic timbers found 20 metres underwater could reveal previously unknown construction by Stone Age hunter-gatherers

Unique discovery of an aurochs skull impaled on a wooden stake may be linked to one of northern Germany’s oldest known burials

Archaeologists have uncovered the first two intact burial contexts at Göbeklitepe in southeastern Türkiye, offering new insights into how its Neolithic inhabitants treated their dead and potentially solving a decades-old mystery surrounding hundreds of scattered human bones found at the site.

Archaeologists conducting surveys across the Svalbard archipelago have discovered a previously undocumented necropolis containing 45 stone-lined graves, alongside ship timbers and new evidence of historic Pomor activity in the Arctic.

Archaeologists working at the monumental site of Marcahuamachuco in northern Peru have recovered human and animal remains alongside pottery fragments and stone artefacts, offering fresh clues about the people who once occupied the region’s highlands.

Archaeologists have reconstructed the story of an 18-year-old woman who lived in ancient Chersonesos after studying a Roman-era family tomb containing inscriptions, cosmetics, jewellery and ritual objects.

Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from the teeth of Homo naledi for the first time, revealing evidence that the fossils discovered deep within South Africa's Rising Star cave system may all belong to females.

A damaged Neanderthal tooth from Siberia may contain the earliest known evidence of dental treatment, according to a study published in *PLOS One*.

Researchers have confirmed that human remains found in Stajnia Cave in Poland belong to Neanderthals, based on new analysis of teeth and ancient DNA.

A preserved Neanderthal fossil is providing new insights into how this ancient human species adapted to the cold climates of Ice Age Europe.

Researchers have developed the world’s first large language model...

The Azcatitlan Codex, a centuries-old manuscript chronicling the history and migration of the Mexica people, has returned to Mexico for the first time in almost 200 years as part of a landmark cultural exchange between Mexico and France.

A handwritten message deliberately concealed inside a church pulpit more than 140 years ago has been discovered by conservators in Poland, revealing the names of the craftsmen and patrons behind the historic building.

Artificial intelligence is offering historians new ways to examine vast collections of medieval manuscripts and documents, as more than 100 international experts gather in Vienna to explore how machine learning could transform research into the past.

Researchers have identified what is believed to be the oldest known fossilised vomit ever discovered on land, providing an extraordinary glimpse into the diet and behaviour of prehistoric predators that lived nearly 294 million years ago.

A 415-million-year-old fossil long believed to belong to a giant marine crustacean has now been reclassified as one of the largest scorpions ever discovered, according to a new study published in the journal "Palaeontology".

A local fossil hunter exploring Stevns Klint on the Danish island of Zealand has discovered a rare blob of fossilised vomit, also known as regurgitalite.

A fossilised bone discovered in the legacy collections from the archaeological site of Mycenae represents one of the earliest known examples of ancient fossil hunting.

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE presents new evidence that the volcanic eruption of Minoan Thera (modern-day Santorini) occurred before the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose I, overturning long-held views of Bronze Age chronology.

In 2024, researchers from Australia's University of Queensland discovered a giant 1,200-tonne rock more than 200 metres inland on the island of Tongatapu.

Despite the name, blue lava is not actually molten lava, but rather an extremely rare natural phenomenon caused by the combustion of sulphuric gases emitted from certain volcanoes and fumarole vents.

One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.

Archaeologists investigating the ancient city of Vichama in Peru have uncovered new evidence that could reveal how a society living nearly 3,800 years ago understood and responded to dramatic climatic and environmental change.

Archaeologists studying a centuries-old whaling burial ground in the Arctic have warned that rising temperatures and thawing permafrost are rapidly destroying some of the world’s best-preserved archaeological remains.

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, the Gobi Desert, now one of the driest and most forbidding places on Earth, was once a land of lakes and wetlands that sustained human life over 8,000-years-ago.

Archaeologists have found traces of a climate disaster 1500-years-ago that might have inspired the legend of Ragnarök from Norse mythology.

Ancient DNA recovered from archaeological excavations in central Türkiye has revealed some of the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, providing new insights into how dogs developed close relationships with humans and spread rapidly across prehistoric Europe and Anatolia.

A woolly mammoth unearthed in Bavaria bears signs that Ice Age humans butchered its carcass more than 25,000 years ago, offering an insight into life in one of the coldest periods of the last Ice Age.

Researchers, including members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have extracted and analysed an ice core from the Weißseespitze peak in Tyrol, documenting millennia of climate and environmental history. The findings also highlight the rapid rate of glacier retreat in the Eastern Alps: compared to 2019, only about half of the ice mass remains on the summit today.

A vast prehistoric landscape now hidden beneath the North Sea may have supported forests and wildlife thousands of years earlier than scientists previously believed.