Ancient Greco-Roman sculptures were scented, study reveals
Scholars have known for centuries that the ancient Greek and Roman statues, far from being the immaculate white marble figures put on view in museums today, were…
2,000-year-old large wooden houses uncovered in Zhejiang, revealing secrets of the Yue Kingdom
Archaeologists in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, have unearthed a well-preserved ancient settlement dating back 2,500 years, belonging to the Yue State of the early Warring States period (475-221…
Mikveh ritual bath discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy
Archaeologists in Ostia Antica, the ancient port city near Rome, have made an amazing discovery—a Mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, from the late 4th or early 5th…
First burials: evidence of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens sharing culture 110,000 years ago
A recent discovery in Tinshemet Cave, central Israel, is changing the way we look at early human interactions. Archaeologists have found human burials from the Middle Paleolithic…
Teeth from burial pit in Mongolia trace Han soldiers in the Xiongnu war
New information on a mᴀss burial found at the Bayanbulag site in Mongolia, which is thought to hold the remains of Han warriors who participated in the…
Mystery of the Arnish Moor Man: Belongings of 18th-Century Suspected Murder Victim on Display
A new exhibition showing the personal items of a mystery 18th-century man, known as the Arnish Moor Man, has opened at the Kinloch Historical Society on the…
Most ancient Europeans had dark skin until 3,000 years ago, study finds
Dark skin was widespread across the continent for a considerably longer period of time than previously believed, according to a DNA study that has completely changed our…
2,200-year-old grave of “Red Princess of the Silk Road” found in China with toxic cinnabar-stained teeth
In the Turpan Basin of the Xinjiang region, China, archaeologists uncovered remarkable evidence of a 2,200-year-old woman whose teeth were stained red with the highly poisonous mercury-based…
Archaeologists uncover Neanderthal habitation evidence in Ghamari Cave, Iran
Iranian archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of human habitation in Ghamari Cave dating back 40,000 to 80,000 years. The cave is located near Khorramabad in Iran’s Lorestan…
The Le Câtillon II hoard: exploring the mystery of Jersey’s buried Celtic treasure
More than a decade ago, after three decades of searching, metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles uncovered one of the biggest Celtic hoards ever found. The…