Researchers and six eager students from the University of South Florida have unearthed a time capsule from antiquity during a riveting excavation in Malta, a… Read More »Researchers discover 2,000-year-old house during excavation in Malta
The recent archaeological dig in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan, has unearthed a remarkable find: a towering clay vessel known as a ‘hum.’ Situated in the Osh province,… Read More »Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan Discover massive clay vessel during excavation
Excavations in the former working-class enclave of Vaakunakylä near Oulu, west-central Finland, have unveiled a captivating narrative of a community often overshadowed by stigma and… Read More »Archaeological and oral history study reshapes understanding of former finnish working-class neighborhood
Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (HEP) in Tübingen have studied the Neanderthals’ diet. Based on the isotope composition in the… Read More »Neanderthals were big meat eaters, but also ate their greens, study finds
A recent paleontological discovery by a team at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC has unveiled a new chapter in the ancient history of felines.… Read More »Ancient cat with a strong bite and unusual tooth found in Spain
In a significant archaeological revelation, a collaborative team of anthropologists spanning multiple institutions has unearthed a peculiar aspect of ancient Scythian practices. Two fragments of… Read More »Ancient scythian warriors crafted human-skin artifacts
Archaeology, as a discipline, is the scientific study of the human past through the examination of material remains, artifacts, structures, and environmental data. It seeks… Read More »What is archaeology?
A team of international paleontologists has made an exciting discovery in India, unearthing a new species of proterosuchid that hails from around 250 million years… Read More »New proterosuchid fossil discovered in India
An international team of geoscientists, archaeologists, and anthropologists have unveiled compelling evidence indicating that an infant jawbone discovered in the Ethiopian highlands originates from a… Read More »Fossil jawbone suggests homo erectus child lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago
A remarkable find recently came to light in Spain, where a team of experts from various fields, including history, paleontology, and biology, stumbled upon an… Read More »Treasure trove of Neanderthal bones discovered in Spanish museum
A small group of evolutionary biologists from Flinders University in Australia, with collaboration from a colleague at the University of Salford in the UK and… Read More »Oldest koala relative found in Australia
A recent discovery of a fossil ape named Anadoluvius turkae from an ancient site in Turkey challenges previous beliefs about human origins. This finding supports… Read More »New fossil ape from Türkiye challenges long-held ideas of human origins
A remarkable achievement has been made by researchers who successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick stored at the National Museum of Denmark.… Read More »First ancient DNA extracted from 2,900-year-old clay brick
An international team of scientists delved into the history of a thriving medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany, by analyzing ancient DNA extracted from… Read More »Ancient DNA reveals more genetic diversity in medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community
The 2023 excavation season at the Cova Gran rockshelter in Santa Linya, Lleida, has concluded. Alfonso Benito Calvo, a geologist at the Centro Nacional de… Read More »3D technology helps archaeologists reconstruct the burial of 14,000-year-old woman
Volcanic eruptions are both awe-inspiring and perilous. They can be so colossal that their effects may be felt worldwide, causing a global drop in temperature.… Read More »Scientists accurately size ancient Greek volcanic eruption to better assess risk of future eruptions
Researchers have conducted a groundbreaking study on the origins and evolution of the plague in Denmark, utilizing hundreds of ancient human teeth. The aim was… Read More »Researchers trace the evolution and persistence of the plague in medieval Denmark using ancient human teeth