The recent unearthing of a potential Celtic monastery at the site of a 12th-century abbey in Wales has sparked fervent excitement among both archaeologists and… Read More »Radiocarbon dating reveals potential Celtic monastery beneath 12th-century abbey in Wales
An international team of scientists has unveiled the ancient secrets hidden within the caves of Patagonia, reshaping our understanding of early human culture in South… Read More »Radiocarbon dating unveils 8,200-year-old cave art in Patagonia
A collaborative team comprising philologists, chemists, environmental physicists, and engineers from various European institutions has unveiled a compelling revelation regarding the ancient wooden tablets of… Read More »New dating of Easter Island tablets points to Pre-European writing system
Two professors at the University of Wyoming, renowned for their expertise in anthropology, have unearthed a remarkable archaeological discovery in the heart of Andean South… Read More »Anthropologists find early circular plaza in the Andes
Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a… Read More »DNA analysis shows violent replacement of scandinavian hunter-gatherers by farmers
A genetic analysis of bone fragments unearthed at an archaeological site in central Germany shows conclusively that modern humans—Homo sapiens—had already reached Northern Europe 45,000… Read More »Modern humans reached Northern Europe 45,000 years ago, overlapping with Neanderthals
Isotopes and allotropes are two distinct concepts within the realm of chemistry, each addressing different aspects of the behavior and structure of elements and compounds.… Read More »What is the difference between an isotope and an allotrope?
A recent study led by a University of Colorado Boulder researcher, in collaboration with colleagues in Argentina, provides fresh insights into how the introduction of… Read More »Archaeological discovery reveals rapid spread of horses in South America
Ancient bricks, bearing the names of Mesopotamian kings, have offered intriguing insights into a puzzling anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field 3,000 years ago, as per… Read More »Magnetic insights from Mesopotamian bricks unravel ancient anomalies
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?
The discovery of ancient tools and artifacts has played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of human origins, providing crucial insights into the technological,… Read More »How has the discovery of ancient tools and artifacts shaped our understanding of human origins?
A bog body refers to a human cadaver that has been naturally preserved in a peat bog. These unique archaeological finds provide invaluable insights into… Read More »What is bog body?
A series of ‘bone biographies’ created by a major research project tell the stories of medieval Cambridge residents as recorded on their skeletons, illuminating everyday… Read More »Medieval lives unearthed: Plague, poverty, and scholars in Cambridge’s bones
Stone tools, once wielded by Neanderthals, left a distinct mark on the bones found in the Troisième cavern in Goyet, Belgium. Asier Gómez-Olivencia, an Ikerbasque… Read More »New discovery reveals Neanderthal cannibalism in northern Europe
Scientists from the Natural History Museum of Utah, in collaboration with Utah’s caving community, have embarked on a unique journey into the not-so-distant past, as… Read More »Scientists uncover new mammal diversity in Utah caves
New dates provide detailed insights into the timing of events in the ancient city of Gezer, according to a study published November 15, 2023 in… Read More »Radiocarbon dating sheds light on the tumultuous history of gezer
A collaborative effort by a team of archaeologists, geophysicists, geologists, and paleontologists from various institutions in Indonesia has unveiled groundbreaking evidence, pointing to Gunung Padang… Read More »Gunung Padang, Indonesia, declared the oldest known pyramid in the world
New research led by experts from The Australian National University and The University of Western Australia challenges the negative perception of wild dingoes in Australia.… Read More »New research suggests dingoes were buried and domesticated by first nations people in Australia
New research has brought forth compelling evidence that fossilized human footprints discovered in New Mexico could be the oldest direct proof of human existence in… Read More »New study confirms oldest direct evidence of humans in Americas at 21,000-23,000 years old
A recent study published on September 20, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, conducted by Zita Laffranchi and Marco Milella from the University of… Read More »New study sheds light on complex funerary practices in prehistoric Spain