Rewriting the story of Ötzi, the Alps ice man
The 31-year-old find of the Alps iceman has been studied once more. While Ötzi is unique, the conditions that preserved it are not, according to the researchers….
Archaeologists find 24 stunning ancient bronze statues, preserved in Tuscan spa
Archaeologists have discovered 24 wonderfully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany thought to date back to ancient Roman times. Credit: Jacopo Tabolli/The Italian Ministry of Culture The statues…
Archaeologists discover 4,300-foot-long tunnel beneath Egyptian temple
Archaeologists uncovered a hidden tunnel underneath Taposiris Magna, a temple dedicated to Osiris, the god of death. Archaeologists discover a 4,300-foot-long tunnel beneath a temple west of…
Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian women mummies
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Johns Hopkins University have found evidence of tattoos on the bodies of Egyptian women who lived thousands of years ago….
2,500-year-old monumental temple discovered in Vulci, Italy
Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a monumental temple in Vulci, an ancient Etruscan city. First excavated in the 1950s, the ruins of the city are about 16…
New study suggests ancient Egyptians may have used branding irons on human slaves
The ancient Egyptians used branding irons to mark their animals, as evidenced by carvings and tomb paintings. Now a new study suggests they also used branding irons…
Ancient Greek Bathhouse discovered in Egypt
An ancient Greek bathhouse dating back 2,200 years has been discovered in the ancient Egyptian seaport town of Berenike on the Red Sea’s western shore. Credit: Diego…
Offerings to goddess Demeter unearthed at Falasarna acropolis in Crete
Excavations in the ancient city of Phalasarna (Falasarna), in the far west of Crete, have uncovered hundreds of offerings to the goddess Demeter in the ruins of…
New study questions dating of Ice Age human footprints in North America
The surviving footprints of a life that roamed millennia ago can be found in New Mexico on the wide expanse of an ancient lakebed. Ancient footprints. Credit:…
Meet Tora! a medieval woman who lived 800 years ago in Norway
Researchers created a model of a medieval woman from Trondheim, Norway, using skeletal remains discovered in the country. Tora likely lived to be 65 years old in…