Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens had different burial practices, study suggests
New research published in L’Anthropologie reveals the burial practices of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals during the Middle Paleolithic period in the Levant region of Western Asia. Conducted…
Researchers uncover an 18th-century forgery in medieval collection
Historians at the University of Göttingen have identified a medieval document in their collection as a forgery from the 18th century, crafted by the infamous Italian counterfeiter…
Archaeological mission unearths 7,700-year-old shell crafting site in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti-Polish archaeological mission has made remarkable discoveries at the Bahra 1 site in Kuwait’s Subiya Desert, shedding light on the prehistoric Ubaid period (approximately 5500–4000 BCE)….
Italian police recover looted Etruscan sarcophagi
Italian authorities have successfully recovered a remarkable collection of Etruscan artifacts, valued at $8.4 million, following an investigation that unraveled an amateur attempt to sell these treasures…
Neanderthals were the first fossil collectors, new evidence from Prado Vargas Cave reveals
Recent findings from the Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain have unveiled a remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their apparent inclination toward collecting non-utilitarian objects, much like…
Egyptian-German archaeology team discovers Ptolemaic temple pylon in Sohag
A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission, led by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the University of Tübingen, has uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Ptolemaic temple pylon on…
Focaccia’s origins traced back 9,000 years to Neolithic Mesopotamia, not Rome
New archaeological research has revealed a sophisticated culinary tradition dating back to the Late Neolithic period, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, in the Fertile Crescent region of…
“First of its kind” Viking sword fragment discovered in the Netherlands
A remarkable fragment of a Viking sword, described as a “first of its kind,” has been unearthed near the village of Witmarsum in the northern Netherlands. The…
Oldest US firearm discovered in Arizona: a 500-year-old relic of Coronado’s expedition
Archaeologists in Arizona have unearthed a bronze cannon linked to the 16th-century expedition of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, marking the oldest firearm ever found in the continental…
2,500 years old bent sword from the Bronze Age discovered in Denmark
A stunning discovery of Late Bronze Age artifacts, including a ritualistically bent sword, has been made in a bog near Veksø, west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The find…