Animal Mummies Unwrapped With Hi-Res 3D X-rays
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals' lives - and deaths - over 2000 years ago.
Haul of Rare Items Found Under the Floorboards of Tudor House
A rare haul of historic items has been discovered beneath the floorboards of Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, England.
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Clay Pig Figurines
Archaeologists excavating a fortified settlement in Maszkowice (Małopolska) on Góra Zyndrama "Zyndram's Mountain” have discovered two clay pig figurines.
Extinct Early Humans Socially Ate Out
An ancient archaeological site in Sussex, dating from almost half a million years ago gives insights into the life and eating habits of extinct human species.
The Oldest Known Cremation in the Near East Dates to 7000 BC
Ancient people in the Near East had begun the practice of intentionally cremating their dead by the beginning of the 7th millennium BC, according to a study published by Fanny Bocquentin of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and colleagues.
Humans Prepared Beds to Sleep on Right at the Dawn of Our Species Over 200 000 Years Ago
Researchers in South Africa's Border Cave, a well-known archaeological site perched on a cliff between eSwatini (Swaziland) and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, have found evidence that people have been using grass bedding to create comfortable areas for sleeping and working on at least 200 000 years ago.
Researchers Unlock Secrets of the Past With New International Carbon Dating Standard
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.
New Findings Dispel the View That Australia’s First Peoples Were ‘Only Hunter Gatherers’
Archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas in Australia.
Cremation in the Middle-East Dates as Far Back as 7,000 B.C.
The gender of the human remains found inside a cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel remains unknown. What is known is that the individual was a young adult injured by a flint projectile several months prior to their death in spring some 9,000 years ago.
New Discoveries at Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair
Researchers at the Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s military headquarters located in the Masurian woods, Poland have made several new discoveries.
Medieval Sword Found at Bottom of Oder River
An almost complete medieval sword has been recovered from the Oder River in Poland.
“Woodhenge” Discovered in the Iberian Peninsula
Archaeologists conducting research in the Perdigões complex in the Évora district of the Iberian Peninsula has uncovered a “Woodhenge” monument.
Native American Stone Tool Technology Found in Arabia
A new study led by archaeologists from the CNRS, the Inrap, the Ohio State University and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, reports on fluted points from the archaeological sites of Manayzah in Yemen and Ad-Dahariz in Oman.
Study Reveals Ancient Viking Waterway Through the Orkney Mainland
Archaeologists have discovered a lost Viking waterway that ran through the Orkney mainland, connecting the North Atlantic with the Scapa Flow, where Vikings are believed to have anchored their longships.
Study Detects Cinnabar and Hematite in Murals From Early Teotihuacan
Archaeologists and a multi-discipline team of researchers find traces of cinnabar, a bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury sulfide (HgS), and hematite in a mural in the Quetzalpapálotl Complex at Teotihuacan.
