Archaeology

Bronze temple-façade box among new discoveries in Turda

Excavations of a Roman canabae legionis (civilian settlement) in Turda, Romania, have revealed a bronze box depicting a classical temple façade.

Roman writing tablets discovered in ancient wells

Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have discovered a rare collection of wooden writing tablets dating from the Roman period.

Depiction of Ancient Egyptian deities found in Roman bathhouse

Excavations in the city of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey have uncovered Ancient Egyptian imagery in a Roman-era bathhouse.

Lakes in the Gobi Desert nurtured human life 8,000-years-ago

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.

Hundreds of celtic coins and jewellery unearthed in Western Bohemia

Archaeologists have announced one of the most significant Celtic discoveries in recent years: around 500 gold and silver coins, along with jewellery and raw precious metals dating from the 6th to the 1st century BC.

Archaeologists Search for Lost Viking Cemetery

Archaeologists are searching for a lost Viking cemetery at the Truso Viking settlement near Janów in Poland.

Ancient Greek Sanctuaries & Temples Had Disabled Access Thousands of Years Ago

A new study by archaeologists suggests that many temples and sanctuaries of the ancient Greeks incorporated ramps that gave mobility-impaired visitors disabled access thousands of years ago.

Ancient Fox Diets Indicate Human Impact on Past Ecosystems for 42,000 Years

The diets of ancient foxes were influenced by humans, and these small carnivores might be tracers of human activity over time, according to a study by Chris Baumann of the University of Tübingen, Germany and colleagues.

The Arrival of First Immigrants to America Moved Back to 30,000 Years Ago

An international study of ancient material from a Mexican mountain cave by researchers and archaeologists has moved back the first immigration of humans in the Americas by at least another 15,000 years.

Archaeologists Decipher 300 Years of Mayan City’s History

Archaeologists have deciphered the narration of an entire dynasty at the Mayan city of Cobá, a period which lasted for 300 years.

Archaeologists Discover the Lost Dragon City, Capital of Xiongnu Empire

Archaeologists conducting excavations in central Mongolia along the Orkhon River believe they have discovered the “Dragon City” of Luut/Luncheng, the Xiongnu/Khunnu capital.

Ancient Earthworks Older Than Previously Thought

A series of earthworks thought to be 16th-century ramparts built by Turkish invaders in Romania are hundreds of years older than previously thought.

Breakthrough in Studying Ancient DNA From Doggerland That Separates The UK From Europe

Thousands of years ago the UK was physically joined to the rest of Europe through an area known as Doggerland. However, a marine inundation took place during the mid-holocene, separating the British landmass from the rest of Europe, which is now covered by the North Sea.

Rewriting History: New Evidence Challenges Euro-Centric Narrative of Early Colonisation

In American history, we learn that the arrival of Spanish explorers led by Hernando de Soto in the 1500s was a watershed moment resulting in the collapse of Indigenous tribes and traditions across the southeastern United States.

Remains of Aztec Palace of Axayácatl & House Built by Hernán Cortés Discovered

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered basalt slab floors from the Palace of Axayácatl, and remains of a house built by the conquistador Hernán Cortés.

Archaeologists Uncover 29,000 Years of Aboriginal History

Radiocarbon dating of shell middens captures a record of Aboriginal occupation in South Australia's Riverland region to around 29,000 years.

5,000 years of history of domestic cats in Central Europe

A loner and a hunter with highly developed territorial instincts, a cruel carnivore, a disobedient individual: the cat.

Ancient Shells in Middle Paleolithic Were Hung on Strings And Painted With Ochre

Ancient humans deliberately collected perforated shells in order to string them together as beads, according to a study published by Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer (Tel Aviv University, Israel), Iris Groman-Yaroslavski (University of Haifa, Israel), and colleagues.

Archaeologists Uncover an Iron Age Murder & Circular Timber Monument

Archaeologists carrying out excavations as part of the HS2 project at Wellwick Farm near Wendover, England have announced the discovery of a skeleton that was buried facedown with their hands bound together under the pelvis.

Study Suggests Cats Accompanied Kazakh Pastoralists as Pets 1,000 Years Ago

A new study by an international team has suggested that the common domestic cat accompanied Kazakh pastoralists as pets more than 1,000 years ago.

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