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17/01/2025

‘Once-in-a-century’ discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii

Homo Erectus Thrived in a Desert, Study Finds, Suggesting the Early Humans Could Adapt to Extreme Environments

Ancient birds of prey lived off menu of medieval waste

How animals, people, and rituals created Teotihuacán

Not Only Cereals: Revealing the menu of 5000 years ago

16/01/2025

Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique “sun stones”

Researchers explore hyperspectral imaging to virtually restore murals

Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center

East Asia meets Europe in Lower Austria

Archaeologists unearth clues about Anatolia’s lost Kaska community

15/01/2024

Polish scientists find mysterious mask and advanced water system at ancient acropolis in Libya

Groundbreaking study finds hidden Inca tunnel network over a mile in length

Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia

Ground penetrating radars reveal new secrets under Sforza Castle in Milan

14/01/2025

Ancient ritual structure discovered in Jerusalem

Lasers help archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies

Roman Urbanites Adhered to Medical Guidance for Infant Weaning Practices

Family spots wood sticking out of sand dune — and finds historic item in New Zealand

Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers

Rare Roman gold coins discovered in Luxembourg

13/01/2025

Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains

Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China

Drone Mapping Reveals Shockingly Huge Size of 3,000-Year-Old Caucasus Settlement

Keyhole surgery on old books leads to discovery of medieval fragments

10/01/2025

Cleopatra’s sister remains missing

Royal treasures hidden since World War II recovered from cathedral

Historian unveils revelatory new theory about Sutton Hoo burials

Roman Strategy Game Pieces Found in Hadrianopolis

09/01/2025

Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor

Strange pile of Stone Age skulls unearthed in Italian village baffles archaeologists

George Mason University scientist identifies 1,000-year-old seedling linked to biblical Myrrh

Archaeologists Find 8,000-Year-Old Sites in Duhok

‘Devil letter’ written by a possessed nun nearly 350 years ago has finally been translated

08/01/2025

New Tombs Discovered in Saqqara Contain Burial Shafts Sealed with Limestone Blocks

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds

2,000-year-old painted penis bone found in quarry shaft from Roman Britain

DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia’s layered human history

Strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa: A powerful tool for archaeology, forensics and wildlife conservation

07/01/2025

The Tomb of the “Magician of the Goddess Selket”, a High-Ranking Physician of the Old Kingdom, Discovered in Egypt

Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt

500-year-old Shiva temple with unique footprints discovered under dump yard in Patna: Report

Archaeological study challenges ‘paleo’ diet narrative of ancient hunter–gatherers

Hidden staircase in church leads archaeologists to unearth 400-year-old burial vault

06/01/2025

19th c. shipwreck loaded with champagne found in Baltic

Archaeologists discover Charles XII’s secret Galärvegen

Roman brick aqueduct tunnel found in nature preserve

04/01/2025

First medieval female burial with weapons discovered in Hungary

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map in the World Discovered in a Paleolithic Cave Near Paris

Crocodile and eel mosaics discovered in Roman bath

Summer holidays haven’t changed much since ancient Greece and Rome (except maybe the sand wrestling)

03/01/2025

UK’s biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed

Rock art acoustics: South African study suggests that a distinct echo attracted ancient artists back to one site

02/01/2025

Ancient DNA sheds light on hidden European migrations in first millennium AD

Rare Ancient Coin Collection Found in Jordan Valley

31/12/2024

Team makes distilled wine in replica of bronze vessel found at emperor’s tomb

13th century spinning whorl with swastika symbols discovered in Norway

18th-century shipwreck in Iran’s sea reveals mystery of Russian merchant fleet

Ancient ‘cancer-treating’ amulet discovered in Pisidia Antioch

30/12/2024

Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t Be

Archaeologists Discovered Remarkably Preserved Shrines inside the Assyrian Temple of Ninurta, in Nimrud

Study reveals Rujm el-Hiri’s ancient observatory role unlikely

New study reconstructs the skull of ancient Cretan hippo

28/12/2024

150-year-old stepwell found in Sambhal’s Chandausi

‘Really incredible’ sixth-century sword found in Kent

27/12/2024

A Colonnaded Hall with Exceptional Frescoes of Hunting and Fishing Still Lifes Found in Pompeii

Ancient Peruvian Teenagers Likely Strangled As Sacrifice To Elite Relatives

Study reveals copper resources in Granada were exploited 4,000 years ago

Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem

26/12/2024

Ancient genomes provide final word in Indo-European linguistic origins

“Time capsule” of objects found in 15th century cesspit

Archaeologists uncover maize’s significance to Casarabe people—and their ducks

1,800-year-old gold ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ carving discovered in France

24/12/2024

The Graves of the Lombard Kings from 7th Century Discovered in Pavia, Italy

Archaeologists Exploring Prehistoric Cave Find Earliest Evidence of Ritual in Israel

23/12/2024

Found jewellery and a unique coin: Three women were buried here during the Viking Age

Contrary to popular belief – the copper industry in ancient times did not create pollution on a large scale

Excavations in Visegrád uncover a treasure trove of weaponry

What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire – and what can we learn from it?

21/12/2024

A religious tattoo from mediaeval Nubia

Water and Gruel – not Bread: Discovering the Diet of Early Neolithic Farmers in Scandinavia

Fascinating Discovery Near Prague: Archaeologists Uncover 7,000-Year-Old Settlement

1,500-year-old trade shipwreck discovered off Türkiye’s Ayvalık

20/12/2024

Fish-scaled armor unearthed in ancient tomb embodies Han Dynasty’s highest level of artistry and technology

Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest

19/12/2024

More than 1,300 prehistoric burial mounds in western Azerbaijan systematically surveyed for the first time

Rare Terracotta Warrior resembling senior military officer unearthed at Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Depiction of Greek Goddess Hecate Found in 3,000-Year-Old Temple Complex in Turkey

Lost score from Scotland revives sound of music and voices from centuries past

18/12/2024

Ancient clay remedy may have potential to boost modern gut health

Syphilis microbe circulated in the Americas thousands of years before European contact

Rare saint figures discovered during excavations at Molkenmarkt

2-meter-long stone block found at 12,000-year-old Boncuklu Tarla site in Mardin

13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk in the afterlife

17/12/2024

New findings at fortress of “Wolf King”

Archaeologists discover clay figurines from Early Iron Age near Halych

8000 years of Aboriginal history revealed on Yorke Peninsula (Guuranda)