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.
Hafnium Isotopes Clinch Origin of High-Quality Roman glass
Glass is an immensely interesting archaeological material: While its fragility and beauty is fascinating in itself, geochemical studies of invisible tracers can reveal more than what meets the eye.
Geophysical Survey Reveals Lost Castle
Archaeologists conducting a geophysical survey in the grounds of Kasteel Oud Haerlem have discovered the remains of a later previously unknown castle that dates from AD 1250.
