Over 100 Neolithic jade artifacts, including largest jade dragon, unearthed in China
Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 jade artifacts from the late Hongshan culture in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This remarkable find took place in the city…
Third Roman head unearthed at Carlisle dig
Archaeologists from the “Uncovering Roman Carlisle” project have unearthed a delicately carved Roman stone head at the Carlisle Cricket Club in northern England. The stone head features…
New research reveals oldest tombstone in the US came from Belgium
Researchers have determined that the oldest known tombstone in the United States, found in Jamestown, Virginia, originated in Belgium. This conclusion is the result of a recent…
Archaeologists uncover rare Roman artifact at 2,000-year-old burial ground near Krakow
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and significant find during excavations in Kazimierza Wielka, southern Poland. The team, led by researchers from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and…
Bronze Age arrowheads and bones reveal grisly insights into Europe’s oldest known battlefield
Archaeologists have uncovered fresh insights into a major Bronze Age battle that occurred around 1250 BCE. in the Tollense Valley of northeastern Germany. This conflict, which involved…
Neolithic Scandinavians used animal skin boats for hunting and trading, study suggests
A recent study led by Dr. Mikael Fauvelle, published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, proposes that the ancient Scandinavian Pitted Ware Culture (PWC) may have constructed…
AI uncovers 303 new Nazca geoglyphs, including knife-wielding orca and alien figures in Peru
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover over 300 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru. These geoglyphs, often referred to as the…
World’s oldest cheese discovered on ancient Chinese mummies
Scientists have successfully extracted DNA from a 3,600-year-old cheese, making it the oldest known cheese sample ever discovered. Identified as kefir cheese, the discovery provides new insights…
Ancient seed revives a lost biblical tree with medicinal potential
Scientists have successfully germinated an ancient seed discovered in a Judean Desert cave, potentially reviving a long-extinct species of tree with connections to biblical texts. Dubbed “Sheba,”…
Remains of an unknown 5,000-year-old farming society discovered in Morocco
A team of archaeologists has uncovered the remains of an ancient farming society in Morocco, dating back over 5,000 years. The site, known as Oued Beht, is…