Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
Archaeologists with the University of Cincinnati have discovered two Bronze Age tombs containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts that promise to unlock secrets about life in ancient Greece.
Nine Possible Bronze Age Figurines Unearthed at Substation Excavation in Orkney?
A team from ORCA Archaeology has discovered an amazing series of half-metre tall stone-carved objects while completing exploratory archaeological excavations connected with the development of an electrical substation on behalf of SSEN Transmission in Orkney.
Human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet.
The mystery of Easter Island revealed?
Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years.
Isotope analysis points to prisoners of war
Several years ago, Maya archaeologists from the University of Bonn found the bones of about 20 people at the bottom of a water reservoir in the former Maya city of Uxul, in what is now Mexico.
Roman egg recovered from site in Aylesbury
When Oxford Archaeology carried out archaeological excavations at Berryfields, just outside Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, the extent and range of the discoveries were more than anyone could have foreseen.
Cuneiform reveals shared birthplace
Assyriologists in Leiden have been conducting research into ancient clay tablets from the Middle East for 100 years already. What exactly do these clay tablets tell us? And why is Leiden such a good place to study them?
Virtual journey to the Romans
In an extensive project, archaeologists at Goethe University processed and digitally recorded Roman artefacts from Stockstadt am Main (Bavaria).
Long-distance timber trade underpinned the Roman Empire’s construction
The ancient Romans relied on long-distance timber trading to construct their empire, according to a study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mauro Bernabei from the National Research Council, Italy, and colleagues.
The art of the Roman surveyors emerges from newly discovered pavements in Pompeii
The technical skills of the Roman agrimensores - the technicians in charge of the centuriations (division of the lands) and of other surveys such as planning towns and aqueducts - are simply legendary.
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 10,000 years of cultural interaction across Africa
Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest ornaments made by humankind, and they can be found dating back at least 50,000 years in Africa.
Barbequed clams on the menu for ancient Puerto Ricans
Scientists have reconstructed the cooking techniques of the early inhabitants of Puerto Rico by analysing the remains of clams.
Mysterious Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway
In the second half of the 9th century, an important woman dies at the farm now known as Skeiet at Vinjeøra, in central Norway.
Research shows people made ropes and baskets during the Paleolithic era
A research team from the University of Valencia and the CSIC has published a study that demonstrates the use of plant fibres during the Final Palaeolithic era in the Santa Maira caves (Castell de Castells, Alicante).
Alpine rock axeheads became social and economic exchange fetishes in the Neolithic
Axeheads made out of Alpine rocks had strong social and economic symbolic meaning in the Neolithic, given their production and use value.
