Archaeology

Melting ice reveals 6,000-year-old artefacts in Norwegian mountains

Melting ice in Norway’s highest mountains is revealing archaeological remains dating back as far as 6,000 years, providing new insights into prehistoric activity at high elevations.
Archaeology

Ice Age spearheads reveal how early Americans adapted to new landscapes

An analysis of around 500 stone spearheads has revealed how Ice Age hunter-gatherers adapted to unfamiliar landscapes in the Tennessee River Valley.
Archaeology

Pre-Hispanic frog pendants shed light on ancient Maya trade networks

Archaeologists in Mexico are studying a collection of pre-Hispanic shell pendants that could provide new insights into ancient Maya trade networks, ritual practices and technological knowledge.
Archaeology

Bronze hand cannon offers rare evidence of early Korean firearms

Archaeologists in South Korea have authenticated a bronze hand cannon dating to the late Goryeo or early Joseon period, providing rare evidence for the early development of firearms on the Korean Peninsula.

Archaeologists uncover extensive Bronze Age settlement on Hungary’s Somló Hill

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Archaeologists from the Hungarian National Museum have uncovered evidence of an extensive Bronze Age settlement on Somló Hill, revealing a sophisticated community that flourished more than 3,000 years ago.

Excavations reveal Bishop’s Palace and Medieval monastery secrets at Posa Hill

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Archaeologists working at Posa Hill near Zeitz, Germany, have uncovered new evidence of an early medieval castle, an imposing bishop’s palace and sophisticated infrastructure belonging to a Benedictine monastery.

Rare Venus statuette unearthed at Roman settlement in Hungary

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Archaeologists excavating the Roman vicus of Pilisszentiván have uncovered a lead statuette of Venus alongside coins, tools and other objects offering new insights into everyday life at the ancient settlement.

Ancient Ethiopian palace could have stood 16 storeys high, study finds

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Computer simulations of a 2,800-year-old monumental building in northern Ethiopia suggest its unusual timber-reinforced walls were strong enough to support far more floors than archaeologists had previously assumed.

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Archaeology

Melting ice reveals 6,000-year-old artefacts in Norwegian mountains

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Melting ice in Norway’s highest mountains is revealing archaeological remains dating back as far as 6,000 years, providing new insights into prehistoric activity at high elevations.

Ice Age spearheads reveal how early Americans adapted to new landscapes

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An analysis of around 500 stone spearheads has revealed how Ice Age hunter-gatherers adapted to unfamiliar landscapes in the Tennessee River Valley.

Pre-Hispanic frog pendants shed light on ancient Maya trade networks

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Archaeologists in Mexico are studying a collection of pre-Hispanic shell pendants that could provide new insights into ancient Maya trade networks, ritual practices and technological knowledge.

Bronze hand cannon offers rare evidence of early Korean firearms

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Archaeologists in South Korea have authenticated a bronze hand cannon dating to the late Goryeo or early Joseon period, providing rare evidence for the early development of firearms on the Korean Peninsula.

Anthropology

Intact burials at Göbeklitepe reveal new clues to 11,000-year-old burial rituals

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Archaeologists have uncovered the first two intact burial contexts at Göbeklitepe in southeastern Türkiye, offering new insights into how its Neolithic inhabitants treated their dead and potentially solving a decades-old mystery surrounding hundreds of scattered human bones found at the site.

Necropolis of stone-lined graves found on Svalbard archipelago

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Archaeologists conducting surveys across the Svalbard archipelago have discovered a previously undocumented necropolis containing 45 stone-lined graves, alongside ship timbers and new evidence of historic Pomor activity in the Arctic.

Archaeologists uncover human remains and ancient relics in Peru’s northern highlands.

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Archaeologists working at the monumental site of Marcahuamachuco in northern Peru have recovered human and animal remains alongside pottery fragments and stone artefacts, offering fresh clues about the people who once occupied the region’s highlands.

Roman tomb reveals story of 18-year-old woman from ancient Chersonesos

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Archaeologists have reconstructed the story of an 18-year-old woman who lived in ancient Chersonesos after studying a Roman-era family tomb containing inscriptions, cosmetics, jewellery and ritual objects.

Palaeoanthropology

Ancient teeth reveal new clues about mysterious Homo naledi cave burials

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Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from the teeth of Homo naledi for the first time, revealing evidence that the fossils discovered deep within South Africa's Rising Star cave system may all belong to females.

Neanderthal molar from Siberia points to possible dental treatment 59,000 years ago

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A damaged Neanderthal tooth from Siberia may contain the earliest known evidence of dental treatment, according to a study published in *PLOS One*.

Neanderthal remains identified in Polish cave

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Researchers have confirmed that human remains found in Stajnia Cave in Poland belong to Neanderthals, based on new analysis of teeth and ancient DNA.

Altamura Man resolves long-standing debate over Neanderthal evolution

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A preserved Neanderthal fossil is providing new insights into how this ancient human species adapted to the cold climates of Ice Age Europe.

Heritage

AI reconstructs missing passages in 2,000-year-old texts

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Researchers have developed the world’s first large language model...

Azcatitlan codex returns to Mexico after nearly 200 years

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The Azcatitlan Codex, a centuries-old manuscript chronicling the history and migration of the Mexica people, has returned to Mexico for the first time in almost 200 years as part of a landmark cultural exchange between Mexico and France.

140-year-old ‘time capsule’ discovered hidden inside church pulpit

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A handwritten message deliberately concealed inside a church pulpit more than 140 years ago has been discovered by conservators in Poland, revealing the names of the craftsmen and patrons behind the historic building.

AI offers new ways to unlock the secrets of medieval archives

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Artificial intelligence is offering historians new ways to examine vast collections of medieval manuscripts and documents, as more than 100 international experts gather in Vienna to explore how machine learning could transform research into the past.

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Palaeontology

Scientists indentify 294-million-year-old vommit

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Researchers have identified what is believed to be the oldest known fossilised vomit ever discovered on land, providing an extraordinary glimpse into the diet and behaviour of prehistoric predators that lived nearly 294 million years ago.

Ancient scorpion the size of a labrador once roamed Britain

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A 415-million-year-old fossil long believed to belong to a giant marine crustacean has now been reclassified as one of the largest scorpions ever discovered, according to a new study published in the journal "Palaeontology".

Blob of fossilised vomit discovered at Stevns Klint in Denmark

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A local fossil hunter exploring Stevns Klint on the Danish island of Zealand has discovered a rare blob of fossilised vomit, also known as regurgitalite.

Evidence of ancient fossil hunting found in Bronze Age Mycenae

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A fossilised bone discovered in the legacy collections from the archaeological site of Mycenae represents one of the earliest known examples of ancient fossil hunting.

Geology

New study shifts the dating of major Bronze Age events

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A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE presents new evidence that the volcanic eruption of Minoan Thera (modern-day Santorini) occurred before the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose I, overturning long-held views of Bronze Age chronology.

Mystery of the Maka Lahi Rock finally solved

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In 2024, researchers from Australia's University of Queensland discovered a giant 1,200-tonne rock more than 200 metres inland on the island of Tongatapu.

The ethereal fire of blue lava

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Despite the name, blue lava is not actually molten lava, but rather an extremely rare natural phenomenon caused by the combustion of sulphuric gases emitted from certain volcanoes and fumarole vents.

Buxton’s tuffa calcite terraces

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One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.

Climate Change

3,800-year-old serpent artefacts reveal how Caral society responded to climate change

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Archaeologists investigating the ancient city of Vichama in Peru have uncovered new evidence that could reveal how a society living nearly 3,800 years ago understood and responded to dramatic climatic and environmental change.

Arctic burials on Svalbard threatened by climate change

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Archaeologists studying a centuries-old whaling burial ground in the Arctic have warned that rising temperatures and thawing permafrost are rapidly destroying some of the world’s best-preserved archaeological remains.

Lakes in the Gobi Desert nurtured human life 8,000-years-ago

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According to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, the Gobi Desert, now one of the driest and most forbidding places on Earth, was once a land of lakes and wetlands that sustained human life over 8,000-years-ago.

Archaeologists uncover traces of real world Ragnarök

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Archaeologists have found traces of a climate disaster 1500-years-ago that might have inspired the legend of Ragnarök from Norse mythology.

Natural History

Dogs lived alongide humans more than 15,000 years ago

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Ancient DNA recovered from archaeological excavations in central Türkiye has revealed some of the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, providing new insights into how dogs developed close relationships with humans and spread rapidly across prehistoric Europe and Anatolia.

Ice Age mammoth from Bavaria shows evidence of human butchery

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A woolly mammoth unearthed in Bavaria bears signs that Ice Age humans butchered its carcass more than 25,000 years ago, offering an insight into life in one of the coldest periods of the last Ice Age.

Ötztal Alps: 6,000-year-old glacier archive is melting rapidly

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Researchers, including members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have extracted and analysed an ice core from the Weißseespitze peak in Tyrol, documenting millennia of climate and environmental history. The findings also highlight the rapid rate of glacier retreat in the Eastern Alps: compared to 2019, only about half of the ice mass remains on the summit today.

Archaeologists find ancient evidence of “Lost World” beneath the North Sea

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A vast prehistoric landscape now hidden beneath the North Sea may have supported forests and wildlife thousands of years earlier than scientists previously believed.

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EUROPE

Ten Roman wonders of Britain

Discover the Roman Empire’s extraordinary legacy left on Britain through this selection of ten Roman wonders.
EUROPE

Buxton’s tuffa calcite terraces

One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.One of Turkey’s most impressive geological wonders is Pamukkale (meaning "cotton castle"), renowned for its sinter terraced formations created by calcite-rich springs.
EUROPE

The Vari Cave Sanctuary

Vari Cave is a small cave system in the Hymettus mountain range, located in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece.
ASIA

The Yangshan Quarry

The Yangshan Quarry is the site of an ancient limestone quarry, located to the east of Nanjing, China.
ASIA

The Kizil Caves

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The Kizil Caves, also known as Kizilgaha or Kizilgaha Caves, are a set of Buddhist rock-cut caves located near the Kizil Township in Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China.
ASIA

Tomb of Qin Er Shi – The Second Emperor of China

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Qin Er Shi, born Ying Huhai, was the second emperor of the Qin dynasty, the ruling family of a unified China - established by the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.

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Odyssey Confirms Discovery of SS Gairsoppa Shipwreck

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Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) announced today that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters.

An Ancient Granite Cross Returned To Dartmoor

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A granite cross discovered by walkers in Dartmoor returned to the location of discovery.

Aboriginals get new history

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The genome of Aboriginal Australians has been mapped to piece together an understanding and re-interpret the prehistory of our species.

Continents influenced human migration, spread of technology

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Population groups in the Americas have less frequent exchanges than groups that fanned out over Europe and Asia.

Seaside Fortress Was a Final Stronghold of Early Islamic Power

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Harbor at the multi-period site of Yavneh-Yam was a hub for hostage exchange.

Part 3 : A lost Roman legion….in China?

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I welcome you back to this journey where we attempt to follow in the footsteps of the armoured shadows of the Roman empire. Defeated men yet still potent in their violent majesty, taken at the battle of Carrahe in 53BC and marched by exotic dragons dripping with silk into the soft and dangerous mirage. And as with so many over the millennia, their souls destined to be lost amongst those of the remembered. But as we have seen before, maybe this isn't quite true.
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