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08/01/2026

Deep dig reveals humans and pre-humans shared the same island cave

Tang Dynasty tomb with exquisite artifacts unearthed in Xi’an

Humans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

07/01/2026

Byzantine Monastic City Unearthed in Egypt

The largest administrative archive of Late Prehistory, with more than 7,000 seal impressions and hundreds of artifacts, found in Iran

Ancient clay cylinders provide first foundation text documenting Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration of the ziggurat of Kish

Near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed in Norfolk

Protective Solomon’s Knot mosaic unearthed in Türkiye’s ancient city of Smyrna

06/01/2026

New Study Rewrites Origins of Alexander the Great’s Kingdom of Macedon

Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered

Genetic research at Türkiye’s Cayonu Hill reshapes the story of early settled life

Time-Gated Raman Spectroscopy Reveals How 3,000-Year-Old Sanxingdui Ivory Degraded—Despite Intense Fluorescence

05/01/2026

Etched in stone: Relic from Emperor Qinshihuang’s Kunlun quest highlights China’s pluralistic yet unified civilization

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

LiDAR reveals lost ancient landscape in Andean Chocó

02/01/2026

Ritual purification bath (Mikveh) from the final days of the Second Temple period discovered in Jerusalem

Grace of Ancient Art Emerges in Laodikeia: Hermes Sculpture Head Discovered in Ongoing Excavations

Has Harold Godwinson’s palace been unearthed? Archaeologists may have found hall belonging to England’s last Anglo-Saxon king

Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation

30/12/2025

2,000-year-old workshops, Roman necropolis uncovered in Egypt’s western Delta

1,800-year-old domed burial chamber discovered in southeastern Türkiye

Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years

Two medieval burials in the Menga dolmen are strangely aligned with the monument’s axis

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland’s largest prehistoric hillfort settlement

29/12/2025

Ancient bone arrow points reveal organized craft production in prehistoric Argentina

How Ancient Civilizations Used Parrots in Ritual Life

World’s Largest Medieval Cargo Ship Discovered Undersea

What Renaissance readers left behind in haircare books

Many Ancient Artifacts Discovered in Vietnam’s Rice Fields

Flail-type weapon associated with Battle of Grunwald discovered near Gietrzwałd

27/12/2025

How Did Bronze Age Plague Spread? A Sheep Might Solve the Mystery

Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

7,000-Year-Old Atacama Mummies May Have Been Created As “Art Therapy”

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Horse-Bone Skates

26/12/2025

The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2025, From Preserved Blood Vessels to the Return of a Short King

25/12/2025

New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups of settlers who arrived 60,000 years ago

Archaeologists uncover unique mosaic Patolli board in Guatemala, redefining ancient Maya gaming traditions

The mystery of the Justinianic Plague 1,500 years ago: why doesn’t archaeology show collapse?

Ancient mosaic unearthed during post-quake excavations in Hatay

23/12/2025

A Major Etruscan Medical School Discovered at the Ancient Sanctuary of San Casciano dei Bagni

2,200-Year-Old Qin Dynasty Road Discovered in China

Exceptional discovery in Iraqi Kurdistan of a pottery workshop that reveals the complete ceramic production chain of an Iron Age urban society

22/12/2025

1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.

India’s largest circular labyrinth unearthed in Maharashtra’s Boramani grasslands; what we know so far

New Elymaean Rock Carving in Iran Shows Possible Parallels with the Hercules–Hydra Motif Known from 325 BC Greek Coinage

The Mysterious Substance Described by Pliny the Elder That Gave Clothes Their Shine Has Been Identified—and Can Surprisingly Still Be Purchased Today

Roman Handprints, Preserved Textiles and Possible DNA Found in Rare Gypsum Burial in England

New Stone Age rock paintings discovered in Tingvoll, revealing a hidden prehistoric art landscape in Norway

Study models the transition from Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe

19/12/2025

Ancient burial sites discovered during geological surveys in Mongolia

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds

New frescoes unearthed in villa near Pompeii show ‘extraordinary details and colours’

Volunteers find two of the oldest gold coins in Switzerland

18/12/2025

Dzibanché was the capital of the Kaanu’l lineage of the Serpent Kings who dominated Maya politics for two centuries

Stelvio Park: thousands of 210 million-year-old dinosaur footprints emerge in the Alps

The Ice Age Gift Hidden in Italian Genomes

8th-century glass reveals earliest history of Venetian glassmaking

17/12/2025

Bronze Age DNA from Calabria reveals a distinct mountain community

This was the women-led society that lasted a thousand years, where “foreigners” could prosper and attain high social standing in Iberian Copper Age society

New Biomolecular Technique Reveals Species Specific Plant Consumption in Human Dental Calculus of Medieval Ukraine

An archaeological monument dating back 2.5 thousand years has been discovered in Afghanistan.

16/12/2025

Rare 5,000-year-old dog burial unearthed in Sweden

Hellenistic-era goddess sculpture head unearthed in western Türkiye

Climate Catastrophe Doesn’t Always Mean Collapse: The Jiahu Settlement’s Response to the 8.2k Event

A settlement built by the Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis and an amphora filled with “garum” from Hispania unearthed in Switzerland

Stone Age Tools Found in Central African Cave Were Remarkably Stable for 5,000 Years

15/12/2025

16th c. gibbet, skeletons found in Grenoble

From the Balkans to Rome: How Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo Quietly Strengthened an Empire

New research re-examines Roman Empire’s leather economy

How water and clay shape archaelogical record at Murujuga

Fragments of Nazi vengeance weapon discovered in southeastern Poland

12/12/2025

New study reveals Industrial Revolution’s uneven health impacts across England

With feathers into the afterlife. New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial

Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France

Roman urbanism was harmful to public health, new study confirms

Ear piercings marked one of the earliest Maya rites of passage, research shows

11/12/2025

Earliest botanical art hints at prehistoric mathematical thinking

This could be the oldest evidence of fire-making

Unique Good Shepherd fresco found in Anatolia

Archaeologists Discover Trypillian Clay Bull Figurine in Zalukwa Village

Stunning blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old artifact surprises scientists

Top Roman Military Officers Loved Their Pet Monkeys

The Hjortspring boat: Partial fingerprint in ancient tar offers rare glimpse into seafaring past

10/12/2025

Longest and most intact section of Hasmonean city wall uncovered in Jerusalem

An architectural complex next to a Sasanian fortification confirms the peaceful coexistence of Christians and Zoroastrians in the 5th century AD

Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat unearthed in Alexandria’s sunken harbor

09/12/2025

New excavations at Versailles unveil secrets of courts and north terrace

First Andean trophy head with cleft lip/palate identified from southern Peru

Archaeologists use lasers to locate ancient settlements and artifacts on Greek Islands

Ancient Marble Mystery: Rare 2,500-Year-Old Greek Sculpture Unearthed in Etruscan Heartland

Rare Roman-era artifact found during Ephesus excavations

08/12/2025

The victims of Pompeii wore tunic and thick wool cloak, which calls into question the historical date of the eruption

Archaeologists discover 2,600-year-old tomb in Switzerland

Goat herder finds Roman funerary stele

Log boats buried under mud for thousands of years go on display