Influences from Gandhara & Interior of Africa in Ancient Temple on the Red Sea in Egypt
Archaeologists excavating a temple in the port of Berenice Troglodytica have discovered stone heads imitating sculptures from Gandhara and the depths of Africa.
A ‘patriotic sword’ Used During the January Uprising of 1863-1864 Has Been Found in Bulgaria.
The sword, engraved with the words Vivat Szlachcic Pan i fundator wojska ('Long live the Noble Lord and founder of the army’), was discovered near Veliko Tarnovo where it is now being housed in the town’s Archeological Museum.
Central Asian Horse Riders Played Ball Games 3,000 Years Ago
Today, ball games are one of the most popular leisure activities in the world, an important form of mass entertainment and big business.
Metal Detectorist Discovers Treasure Trove of Bronze Artefacts
A metal detectorist from the Weles Grupa historyczno eksploracyjna has discovered more than 150 decorated bronze artefacts, dating from over 2500 years ago.
Diet of Pre-Columbian Societies in the Brazilian Amazon Reconstructed
An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of Prehistory at the UAB has reconstructed the diets of pre-Columbian groups on the Amazon coast of Brazil, showing that tropical agroforestry was regionally variable.
6,500-Year-Old Copper Workshop Uncovered in the Negev Desert’s Beer Sheva
A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority indicates that a workshop for smelting copper ore once operated in the Neveh Noy neighborhood of Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev Desert.
Anglo-Saxon Warlord Found by Detectorists Could Redraw Map of Post-Roman Britain
Archaeologists have uncovered a warrior burial in Berkshire that could change historians' understanding of southern Britain in the early Anglo-Saxon era.
Ancient Mosaic Criticises Christianity
An ancient mosaic from a 4th-century house in the centre of the ancient city of Paphos in Cyprus, was a 'pictorial' criticism of Christianity according to experts.
Chromium Steel Was First Made in Ancient Persia
Chromium steel - similar to what we know today as tool steel - was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Wild Birds as Offerings to the Egyptian Gods
Millions of ibis and birds of prey mummies, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra or Thoth, have been discovered in the necropolises of the Nile Valley.
Scientists Hunt For Lost WW2 Bunkers Designed to Hold Off Invasion
New research published by scientists from Keele, Staffordshire and London South Bank Universities, has unveiled extraordinary new insights into a forgotten band of secret fighters created to slow down potential invaders during World War Two.
Raids and Bloody Rituals Among Ancient Steppe Nomads
Ancient historiographers described steppe nomads as violent people dedicated to warfare and plundering.
Did Our Early Ancestors Boil Their Food in Hot Springs?
Some of the oldest remains of early human ancestors have been unearthed in Olduvai Gorge, a rift valley setting in northern Tanzania where anthropologists have discovered fossils of hominids that existed 1.8 million years ago. The region has preserved many fossils and stone tools, indicating that early humans settled and hunted there.
Remains of 3,000-Year-Old Settlement Found in Capital’s Białołęka District
The remains of a 3,000-year-old settlement have been discovered by archaeologists in Warsaw’s Białołęka district of Poland.
Archaeologists Find That Unglazed Ceramic Cookware Absorbs the Chemical Residue of Present And Past Meals
If you happen to dig up an ancient ceramic cooking pot, don't clean it. Chances are, it contains the culinary secrets of the past.
