Ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers, study shows
A team of researchers led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks has uncovered evidence suggesting that ancient Native Americans in present-day central Alaska began freshwater fishing around…
Ancient rock art in Australia depicts Indonesian warships, study suggests
Archaeologists studying rock art in northwestern Arnhem Land, Australia, have uncovered a decades-long mystery surrounding two unique boat paintings. Credit: Darrell Lewis / Flinders University The paintings,…
5,000-year-old earth ovens unearthed in Washington State
A collaborative project between the Kalispel Tribe and archaeologists from Washington State University (WSU) has yielded a remarkable discovery of 5,000-year-old earth ovens near Newport in Washington…
57000-year-old Neanderthal engravings uncovered in a French cave
Neanderthals, our ancient relatives, were not just simple cave dwellers, but rather complex beings with symbolic and artistic expression. Recent research has unveiled the oldest known engravings…
Archaeologists discovered 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’
Archaeologists in the Netherlands have recently made a significant discovery—a 4,000-year-old ritual site that served as a solar calendar and burial ground. Stretching across an area of…
The oldest Bronze Age plague victims in Austria identified
A recent research project led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences has uncovered evidence of the plague pathogen in two young adult males who lived approximately 4,000…
Our human relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago
Researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have identified nine cut marks on a 1.45 million-year-old left shin bone from a relative of Homo sapiens…
Virgil quote found engraved on 1,800-year-old Roman amphora
Archaeologists excavating a site in the town of Hornachuelos, in Spain’s Córdoba province, made an extraordinary discovery nearly seven years ago. While digging, researchers from the universities…
Face of Anglo-Saxon teen girl revealed with new evidence about her life
The face of a 16-year-old girl buried in the 7th century near Cambridge, UK, has been reconstructed based on the analysis of her skull. A facial reconstruction…
42,000-year-old pendant unearthed in Mongolia may be earliest known phallic art
Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in northern Mongolia, unearthing a pendant that may be the earliest example of phallic art ever found. The artifact, dating back…