Chimpanzees choose stone tools like early human ancestors from 2.5 million years ago
A new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution has shown remarkable similarities between how modern chimpanzees and early human ancestors pick tools, giving us fresh…
Roman road, settlement, and Mercury temple discovered in Germany
In Heilbronn’s Neckargartach district located in southwestern Germany, archaeologists have found a Roman road stretching 500 meters, along with remains of a civilian settlement, a temple dedicated…
First-ever painted dog penis bone discovered in a Roman ritual shaft in England
A bioarchaeologist with the University of Reading has discovered one of the most unusual human and animal remains from the Romano-British period in a Roman quarry shaft…
17 Roman graves unearthed in Heidelberg-Neuenheim
In the fall of 2024, archaeologists uncovered 17 cremation and inhumation burials, as well as a horse burial, at the Roman cemetery in Heidelberg-Neuenheim, dated to the…
Lost treasures of Lithuanian and Polish rulers discovered in Vilnius Cathedral crypt
A great discovery has been made beneath the Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus, the most important Catholic cathedral in Lithuania; Archaeologists recently uncovered a…
Sutton Hoo burials may belong to Anglo-Saxons who fought for the Byzantine Empire, new research reveals
A recent study conducted by Dr. Helen Gittos, a professor specializing in medieval history at the University of Oxford, challenges perceptions regarding Sutton Hoo, which is recognized…
World’s oldest 3D map, dating back to 18,000 BCE, discovered in a Paleolithic cave near Paris
Researchers in France have discovered what might be the oldest 3D map ever found. They spotted it in a sandstone cave called Ségognole 3, which sits south…
Medieval stone disks found in Ukraine could be Viking solar compᴀsses
A new study by researchers Olena Veremeychyk and Olga Antowska-Gorączniak has reignited the debate over eight medieval pyrophyllite disks found in Ukraine. The artifacts, dating to the…
Study reveals Ephesos skull is not Cleopatra’s sister but an 11-year-old boy’s
A skull long thought to belong to Arsinoë IV, sister of Cleopatra, has been confirmed to be the remains of a boy with developmental disorders, according to…
Turkish farmer discovers mᴀssive 1,700-year-old Roman mosaic
During an extraordinary excavation, a perfectly preserved 84-square-meter Roman mosaic was unearthed near the village of Salkaya in Elazığ Province, eastern Turkey. Discovered by a local farmer,…