Easter Island’s society might not have collapsed
You probably know Easter Island as "the place with the giant stone heads." This remote island 2,300 miles off the coast of Chile has long
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New study reveals evidence of how Neolithic people adapted to climate change
Research led by the University of Bristol has uncovered evidence that early farmers were adapting to climate change 8,200 years ago.
Discovery of copper band shows Native Americans engaged in trade more extensively than thought
A research team including Matthew Sanger, assistant professor of anthropology at Binghamton University, State University at New York, has found a copper band that indicates
Archaeologists found traces of submerged Stone Age settlement in Southeast Finland
The prehistoric settlement submerged under Lake Kuolimojarvi provides us with a clearer picture of the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early
New light shed on the people who built Stonehenge
Despite over a century of intense study, we still know very little about the people buried at Stonehenge or how they came to be there.
Archeological plant remains point to southwest Amazonia as crop domestication center
The remains of domesticated crop plants at an archaeological site in southwest Amazonia supports the idea that this was an important region in the early
What the 16th-century shipwreck found on the Kent coast can tell us about trade in Tudor England
The recent discovery of a well preserved early modern shipwreck in the mudflats of Tankerton Beach near Whitstable, Kent, is a highly significant archaeological find.
Archaeologists race against time to save ancient handprints
A group of archaeologists are working against the tide to excavate a Pictish copper smith’s workshop located on an Iron Age settlement on the Island
Ancient farmers transformed Amazon and left an enduring legacy on the rainforest
Ancient communities transformed the Amazon thousands of years ago, farming in a way which has had a lasting impact on the rainforest, a major new
Gault site research pushes back date of earliest North Americans
A study has dated a significant assemblage of stone artefacts to 16-20,000 years of age, pushing back the timeline of the first human inhabitants of
Archaeologists identify ancient North American mounds using new image analysis technique
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have used a new image-based analysis technique to identify once-hidden North American mounds, which could reveal
Ptolemaic tomb discovered in Alexandria
The discovery was made during a construction survey, prior to digging the foundations of a new development in the Sidi Gaber district.
Earthquake reveals remains of temple inside Aztec Pyramid
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has led to the discovery of an ancient shrine dedicated to the rain god Tláloc beneath the pyramid of Teopanzolco in
Two thousand year old wooden bowl discovered in underground chamber beneath broch site.
Archaeologists from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute were astonished last week when they unearthed a two thousand year old wooden bowl
Megalithic Passage Tomb Cemetery discovered within Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
The find was made during an excavation carried out by the agri-technology company Devenish in partnership with UCD School of Archaeology
Veterans, Students and Local Community Excavate Major Roman Site to Find Lost Mosaics
A charity which uses archaeology to help vulnerable people, including armed forces veterans, non-military uniformed services and disadvantaged groups, to integrate better into mainstream society
The origins of pottery linked with intensified fishing in the post-glacial period
A study into some of the earliest known pottery remains has suggested that the rise of ceramic production was closely linked with intensified fishing at
Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years
At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago.
Researchers discover gilded mummy mask
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a gilded mask on the mummy of a priest in Saqqara, Egypt. It is from the Saite-Persian
Extract from Homer’s Odyssey discovered on clay tablet
Archaeologists excavating near the ancient Greek Temple of Zeus in Olympia, Greece have found a Roman clay tablet that may be the oldest written record
Discovery of ancient tools in China suggests humans left Africa earlier than previously thought
Ancient tools and bones discovered in China by archaeologists suggest early humans left Africa and arrived in Asia earlier than previously thought.
Ancient bones reveal 2 whale species lost from the Mediterranean Sea
wo thousand years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whale which have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic, a