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02/04/2025

First ancient genomes from the Green Sahara deciphered

Study uncovers mercury treatment in 19th-century French child suffering from rickets and scurvy

2,800-year-old ornate dagger unearthed on Poland’s Baltic coast

Three-year-old girl finds Canaanite seal where Bible says David battled Goliath

01/04/2025

Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia

Paleolithic kids’ finger painting in underground caves may have had a lofty purpose

New Hittite Tablet Reveals Luwian Songs on the Fall of Troy

New study challenges the story of humanity’s shift from prehistoric hunting to farming

Traces of Ecuador’s first colonial-era city unearthed in Riobamba

Fitting The ‘Missing Puzzle Pieces’ – Research Sheds Light On The Deep History Of Social Change In West Papua

31/03/2025

Obsidian artifacts unearthed in Alberta offer new clues on prehistoric trade routes

Study finds pit houses in B.C.’s Chilcotin ‘older than the pyramids’

Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls

Archeologists find surprise signs of British rule in Florida

Music of the gods resonates at ancient Selinunte

28/03/2025

6000-Year-Old Unique Sacred Hearth Discovered at Tadım Mound

3,000-year-old Bronze Age daggers discovered near Kutenholz

New Discovery Challenges Origins of Iconic Sutton Hoo Helmet: It Could Radically Alter Our Understanding of 7th Century Northern European Power Dynamics

27/03/2025

Uncorking the past: new analysis of Troy findings rewrites the story of wine in the early bronze age

Cuneiforms: New Digital Tool for Researchers

First Stone Mold Used for Coin Minting in Hispania in the 2nd Century BCE Found at the Obulco Site in Jaén

The Stunning Ancient Greek Queen Fresco Discovered in Pompeii

26/03/2025

Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards

1,000-year-old scabbard fitting found in Poland

Women Played a More Important Role in Producing Medieval Manuscripts Than Previously Thought

110 Megaliths Discovered in Kerala and Inscriptions Revealing Ancient Pilgrimage Center in Andhra Pradesh

How ancient stone kitchens preserve food secrets

25/03/2025

Skeletal analysis in Tombos tombs finds hardworking individuals buried among the elite

Nescot dog remains provide insight into Romano-British ritual practices

Mysterious 2,200-year-old pyramid and ancient artifacts unearthed in the Judean Desert

Ancient Egyptian pyramids, thought to contain only the elite, may also hold low-class laborers

Historical robber ‘Schinderhannes’ clearly identified

24/03/2025

A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City

Roman Aqueduct Section from the 2nd Century AD, 38 Meters Long, Discovered Beneath Rusovce Castle in Slovakia

Egypt discovers 3000-year-old military leader’s tomb: ministry

Major discoveries in ancient Liternum’s necropolis, including a gladiator’s epitaph

Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age stone circle

Ancient Vishnu idol washes ashore at Pedda Rushikonda Beach in Visakhapatnam

3,000-Year-Old Huge Settlement Discovered in Northern France

20/03/2025

The Gold Find – “Sensational” Neck Ring

New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria provide insights into the everyday life of Ice Age hunters

Study suggests ancient hominins used unmodified volcanic rock spheres as tools

19/03/2025

Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Tomb Near Fabled Ancient Greek City

“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond

Archaeologists uncover Schmalkaldic War burials for the first time, matching details in a 1551 painting.

Archaeologists use song to herald findings in Guinea-Bissau dig

18/03/2025

2,000-year-old large-scale, well-preserved wood houses discovered in East China

Ancient well discovered on Failaka Island, dating back to pre-Islamic era

Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex discovered in Alekseevsky

Iron shackles found in Ptolemaic gold mine

Epi and Tongoa: How two cultures diverged after an island-splitting volcanic eruption

17/03/2025

Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were scented, study reveals

The Tomb of a Pharaoh from the Abydos Dynasty at Seven Meters Deep and a Roman Pottery Workshop Discovered in Egypt

Amphipolis Finds: Child’s Tooth, Figurines Reveal Cultic Practices

Borders of El Argar, the First State of the Iberian Peninsula During the Bronze Age, Identified

Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial

14/03/2025

When did human language emerge?

200,000-Year-Old Engravings Discovered in Marbella, Spain Could Be the World’s Oldest

Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe

13/03/2025

Traces of Neanderthal habitation discovered in Qamari Cave in Iran’s Khorramabad

Twin Babies from the 2nd Century AD Buried Together in the Same Grave of a Roman Villa, Found in Ancient Tragurium, Croatia

Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home

12/03/2025

Medieval mummy seized in Türkiye’s Nigde as authorities bust smuggling ring

LiDAR study reveals 5,000-year-old fortified settlements

Ancient DNA reveals Maghreb communities preserved their culture and genes, even in a time of human migration

11/03/2025

First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange

Archaeologists Discover Submerged Port in Ancient Greek City of Asini

A Remarkable Discovery from a Gaza Shipwreck: Olive Pits from 1100 Years Ago

10/03/2025

Chulalongkorn University’s Geology Professor Discovers Evidence of “Another Ancient City Overlapping the Old City of Nakhon Ratchasima” 

Pregnant woman’s remains, showing signs of “ritual sacrifice,” discovered in Ecuador, archaeologists say

Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals

Moorish camp where last of the Morisco chiefs was captured identified

Mosaic and monumental tomb discovered in Assos

07/03/2025

Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge

Archaeologists discover ancient irrigation network in Mesopotamia

Archaeologists uncover rock-cut cellars and historic quarry beneath Paderborn’s historic center

06/03/2025

Unearthing the Secrets of an Ancient Greek City

City’s surviving Civil War stake defences revealed

The Oldest Known Carvel-Built Shipwreck in the Nordic Region Found

Rare Roman brooch found in Scotland used as ‘ritual offering’

05/03/2025

Pre-Columbian ‘Puppets’ indicate ritual connections across Central America

Hermes statue unearthed in Aspendos excavations

Chatham Islands father son duo makes ancient waka discovery, collecting 450 pieces

Archaeologists uncovered a cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools. They’re trying to determine who made them

AI Models Create Accurate Replicas of Cuneiform Characters

04/03/2025

Oxford University researcher uncovers hidden copy of Shakespeare sonnet

Xinjiang’s Archaeological Achievements Vividly Illuminate the Historical Scroll of Chinese Civilization

A Triptych of the Theban Triad, Jewelry and Amulets from the 26th Dynasty Discovered in the Karnak Temples

Archaeologists have Discovered a Rare Monolithic Menhir

Testing the Out of Africa model in East Eurasian genomic origins

Rewriting the Past: The Forgotten Bronze Age of North Africa

03/03/2025

Mystery of how man’s brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption possibly solved

A Harsh Childhood: Bioarchaeologists Examine Health and Survival in the Pre-Columbian Andes

Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists

A Lunula with Geometric Decoration Found in Portugal Could Reveal the Structure of the Celtic Calendar

Unique rock tomb discovered by chance in the courtyard of a house in southeastern Türkiye

Earliest evidence of Homo sapiens living in rainforests uncovered