Viking silver treasures from the Burray Hoard go on display at Orkney Museum
Over seventy artifacts from the internationally renowned Burray Hoard will go on display for the first time at the Orkney Museum from Saturday, November 1, thanks to…
Hellenistic sanctuary and rare Bronze Age artifacts discovered in Italy’s Pertosa-Auletta Caves
Archaeologists have uncovered a Hellenistic-era cult structure and additional sections of a Bronze Age pile dwelling in the Pertosa-Auletta Caves of southern Italy. Located in the Salerno…
DNA from Crimea reveals Neanderthals migrated thousands of kilometers into Asia
Archaeologists have discovered solid genetic evidence linking western European Neanderthals with those who lived thousands of kilometers to the east in Siberia, casting new light on their…
This Creature Was Buried in Ice for 30,000 Years
The Beast Beneath the Ice — Echoes of a Forgotten Epoch It was early morning when the wind howled across the frozen tundra, carrying with it a…
4,000 Year Old ‘Ancient Vehicles’ Found in Peru
The Golden Aeronauts — Relics of the Sky Gods In the dim glow of museum lights, the small golden figures glimmer as if alive. Each one no…
Genetic incompatibility between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals may have contributed to Neanderthal extinction
A new study suggests that a hidden genetic mismatch between Neanderthals and early modern humans may have caused reproductive issues in their hybrid offspring—possibly contributing to the…
Ancient kangaroo bone study overturns claims of human hunting and reveals Australia’s first fossil collectors
Researchers for generations have tried to understand why Australia’s Ice Age giants — enormous kangaroos, car-sized wombat-like creatures, and mᴀssive flightless birds — went extinct. Many have…
Hidden Mamluk-era tunnels reveal a hydraulic system that powered the medieval sugar industry
Beneath the turquoise waters of northern Israel’s Gan Ha-Shelosha National Park, archaeologists have uncovered the remarkable network of a medieval tunnel system that once powered sugar mills…
Found a sword on a mountain slope…
“The Sword Beneath the Soil” The morning was gray and cool, the kind of silence that lingers after rain. Beneath the fading mist, a man knelt beside…
1,300-year-old tomb of Avar warrior unearthed in Hungary reveals rare sabre and treasures
Archaeologists from the Szent István Király Museum have unearthed the grave of a high-ranking Avar warrior near the border between Aba and Székesfehérvár in Hungary. The burial…