Face of 45,000-year-old “Zlatý kůň woman” reconstructed
Live Science reports that an international team of researchers has unveiled a lifelike facial reconstruction of the Zlatý kůň woman, a 45,000-year-old individual whose remains were discovered…
Crusader sword found in Mediterranean was bent, possibly in battle
A recent study reveals that a sword coated in sand, which was discovered at the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea close to Israel, was probably unintentionally lost…
Family ties detected in 17th-century colonial cemetery in Delaware
A recent anthropological genetic study published in Current Biology sheds new light on the lives of early colonial settlers in 17th-century Delaware, uncovering intricate family structures and…
A vast Roman road network identified in England
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter have unearthed an extensive Roman road network that spanned the regions of Devon and Cornwall, connecting significant settlements with military forts…
Rare engraved Roman gemstone found in Italian lagoon
A team of archaeologists from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has uncovered an engraved Roman gemstone in the submerged ruins of the Roman Villa of Lio…
Ancient Skull found in China may belong to previously unknown human lineage
A team of paleontologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working in collaboration with Xi’an Jiaotong University, the University of York, the University of Chinese Academy of…
Giant panda skeleton unearthed in 2,000-year-old Chinese emperor’s tomb
Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the first-ever complete skeleton of a giant panda within the burial site of a remarkable Han dynasty emperor dating back over two millennia….
Archaeologists reconstruct largest genetic family tree for Neolithic people in France
As per a Live Science report, archaeologists in France have pieced together two elaborate Neolithic family trees that span multiple generations, using ancient DNA. This achievement stands…
Votive offering of figurines found in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples
Archaeologists conducting excavations at the historic Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, have unveiled a remarkable collection of votive offerings, shedding new light on the rich…
4,000-year-old Bronze Age pyramid unearthed in Kazakhstan’s steppes
A colossal step pyramid, believed to date back to the 2nd millennium BCE, has been unearthed in northern Kazakhstan’s Kyrykungir monumental complex. Credit: L. N. Gumilyov /…