Bronze Age burial of young woman unearthed in Iran reveals Greater Khorasan’s wealth and trade links
Archaeologists have unearthed the richest tomb to date at the Tepe Chalow site in eastern Iran, yielding new understanding of an enigmatic ancient cultural network now referred…
Moses may be named in ancient Egyptian mine inscriptions, sparking debate over earliest biblical references
A new interpretation of 3,800-year-old inscriptions discovered in an Egyptian turquoise mine has reopened one of archaeology’s most controversial debates: Did Moses, the biblical leader of the…
Three prehistoric domus de janas, or “fairy houses,” unearthed in Sardinia, Italy
In a significant archaeological find, researchers have unearthed three previously unknown domus de janas, or “fairy houses,” in the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological site in Bonorva, Sardinia. Bonorva,…
Ancient finger grooves in glittering Australian cave reveal sacred rituals of First Nations ancestors
Researchers have just uncovered ancient finger marks—traces of sacred gestures from millennia past—deep within a limestone cave called New Guinea II, in GunaiKurnai Country in southeastern Australia….
900-year-old Viking-era carved head unearthed in Orkney
An unexpected discovery during a summer excavation on the Orkney island of Rousay has fascinated archaeologists—a carved sandstone head, possibly more than 900 years old, was unearthed…
Archaeologists uncover 14th-century Genoese and Ottoman fortresses beneath Odesa’s Duke monument in Ukraine
Archaeologists have now, at long last, confirmed the location of the long-lost Ottoman fortress of Hajibey and the earlier Genoese stronghold of Ginestra, located under Odesa’s Primorsky…
Neanderthals ate maggots and fermented meat, not just fresh meat, challenging hypercarnivore theory
For generations, scientists believed Neanderthals were high-order carnivores, subsisting on large game. Their fossilized bones indicated they had high levels of nitrogen-15, a chemical marker of diets…
250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney identified as Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy and whaling vessel
A collaborative work carried out by archaeologists and the community of Sanday, Orkney, has finally identified a strange wreck uncovered in February 2024 as the Earl of…
5,500-year-old flint workshop uncovered near Kiryat Gat
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 5,500-year-old flint-making workshop near Kiryat Gat in a salvage excavation in Naḥal Qomem, also known as Gat-Govrin or Zeita. The excavation…
AI tool helps scholars restore and decode ancient Roman inscriptions with missing words
Every year, approximately 1,500 ancient Latin inscriptions are found within the territory of the former Roman Empire. These texts—carved on stone, painted on walls, or engraved on…