The Northern Line at the Great Wall of China Mapped by Archaeologists
Archaeologists have carried out the first systematic survey of a section of the Great Wall, previously thought to be constructed to defend against Genghis Khan.
Radiocarbon dating pins date for construction of Uyghur complex to the year 777
Dating archaeological objects precisely is difficult, even when using techniques such as radiocarbon dating.
New study reveals multiple waves of settlement and connections to the American mainland
The Caribbean was one of the last regions of the Americas to be settled by humans. Now, a new study published in the journal Science sheds new light on how the islands were settled thousands of years ago.
UCSB researcher’s work reveals maize became a key food source in Central America 4,700 years ago
About 9,000 years ago in the Balsas River Valley of southwestern Mexico, hunter-gatherers began domesticating teosinte, a wild grass. Fast-forward to the present, and what was a humble perennial has been turned into the world's biggest grain crop: maize.
New Research Reveals What Ancient Papuan New Guineans Ate Several Thousand Years Ago
New research which "fills in the blanks" on what ancient Papuan New Guineans ate, and how they processed food, has ended decades-long speculation on tool use and food stables in the highlands of New Guinea several thousand years ago.
Contact Between Stone Age Cultures Mapped Through DNA
In a new interdisciplinary study, researchers have combined archaeological and genetic information to better understand Battle Axe cultural influences discovered in graves of the Pitted Ware culture.
‘Unparalleled’ discovery of ancient skeletons sheds light on mystery of when people started eating maize
The "unparalleled" discovery of remarkably well-preserved ancient skeletons in Central American rock shelters has shed new light on when maize became a key part of people's diet on the continent.
Largest And Oldest Maya Monument Discovered With LiDar
Archaeologists from the University of Arizona have made the monumental discovery of a giant Maya plateau, possibly the largest and oldest Mayan monument discovery to date using LiDar.
Doubts about the Nerja cave art having been done by neanderthals
Dating cave art is a key issue for understanding human cognitive development. Knowing whether the ability for abstraction and conveying reality involved in artistic development is unique to Homo sapiens or if it was shared with other species, or simply knowing at what moment these abilities developed, is vital in order to understand the complexity of human evolution.
Piecing together the Dead Sea Scrolls with DNA evidence
The collection of more than 25,000 fragments of ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls include, among other ancient texts, the oldest copies of books of the Hebrew Bible.
Evidence for Oldest Prehistoric Textiles in Scotland Discovered at the Ness of Brodgar, Orkney
Evidence of woven Neolithic textile has been confirmed at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute research excavation at the Ness of Brodgar.
Archaeologists Excavate Roman Villa at Pompeii
Archaeologists at the Roman city of Pompeii have recommenced excavations working on the Civita Giuliana, a large villa in the ancient city suburbs.
Heightened interaction between neolithic migrants and hunter-gatherers in Western Europe
Analyzing the first archaeogenetic data from the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Western Europe, a team of French and German researchers documents levels of admixture between expanding early Neolithic farmers and local hunter-gatherers seen nowhere else.
9th century sandstone Shiva Linga discovered in Vietnam
A team from the Archaeological Survey of India have announced the discovery of a monolithic sandstone Shiva Linga dating from around the 9th century AD in the Quảng Nam province, Vietnam.
Viking Boat Grave Found on Edøy Island
After further georadar surveys, archaeologists have now discovered a second Viking ship burial as well as the remains of several houses and mounds.
