Jadeite tool discovered in ancient underwater salt works
Researchers say the find shows the importance of salt and Maya salt workers more than 1,000 years ago
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Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch
New discoveries made at the Klasies River Cave in South Africa's southern Cape, where charred food remains from hearths were found, provide the first archaeological
Ancient fish ponds in the Bolivian savanna supported human settlement
A network of fish ponds supported a permanent human settlement in the seasonal drylands of Bolivia more than one thousand years ago, according to a
Traces of crawling in Italian cave give clues to ancient humans’ social behavior
Evidence of crawling in an Italian cave system sheds new light on how late Stone Age humans behaved as a group, especially when exploring new
New data platform illuminates history of humans’ environmental impact
The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old.
Archaeologists uncover Cold War structure
Wessex Archaeology have discovered of an Underground Monitoring Post (UGMP) in Arborfield dating back to the Cold War, while working on behalf of Balfour Beatty
Archaeologists reveal findings of Prittlewell Anglo-Saxon burial
Previously hidden secrets and insights into the Prittlewell princely burial and the man buried have been painstakingly reconstructed by a team of over 40 archaeological
New technique helps identify which ancient rocks were used for cooking
Fire was probably first used by humans one million years ago. It was a valuable resource for light, warmth, and keeping predators at bay. It also
Bronze Age Burial Unearthed at Finstown Sub Station Excavation, Orkney
A team from ORCA Archaeology discovered a 3,500 year old burial cist last week while undertaking exploratory archaeological excavations on behalf of SSEN Transmission in
Freshwater mussel shells were material of choice for prehistoric craftsmen
A new study suggests that 6000-years-ago people across Europe shared a cultural tradition of using freshwater mussel shells to craft ornaments. An international team of
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old bundle in the Andes
Today's hipster creatives and entrepreneurs are hardly the first generation to partake of ayahuasca, according to archaeologists who have discovered traces of the powerfully hallucinogenic
First examples of Iberian prehistoric ‘imitation amber’ beads at gravesites
Prehistoric Iberians created “imitation amber” by repeatedly coating bead cores with tree resins, according to a study published by Carlos Odriozola from Universidad de Sevilla,
Lost graves identified by new archaeology methods
Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology to help assist community groups map unmarked graves and manage their cultural heritage.
Archaeological discovery at the site of Pachacamac
A cemetery dating back over 1000 years has recently been discovered at the legendary site of Pachacamac, on the Pacific coast of Peru.
Human settlements in Amazonia much older than previously thought
Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers.
Modern analysis of ancient hearths reveals Neanderthal settlement patterns
Ancient fire remains provide evidence of Neanderthal group mobility and settlement patterns and indicate specific occupation episodes, according to a new study published by Lucia Leierer
Switch from hunting to herding recorded in ancient pee
The transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding is considered a crucial turning point in the history of humanity.
The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn’t hurt
A thousand years ago, the Wari empire stretched across Peru. At its height, it covered an area the size of the Eastern seaboard of the
Mesopotamian King Sargon II envisioned ancient city Karkemish as western Assyrian capital
In "A New Historical Inscription of Sargon II from Karkemish," published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Gianni Marchesi translates a recently discovered inscription of
Better labor practices could improve archaeological output
Archaeological excavation has, historically, operated in a very hierarchical structure, according to archaeologist Allison Mickel.
Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international research team, led from Uppsala University, discovered kin relationships
Archaeologists to excavate hidden Roman bath at the Roman Baths of Aquae Sulis
The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded.