Tooth-telling brings to light earliest humans from southern Africa
Fossil tooth analysis conducted by Dr. Renaud Joannes-Boyau, a geochemist at Southern Cross University, has played a crucial role in a collaborative international effort to accurately identify…
New Viking Age jewelry find delivered to archaeological museum on a platter
A collection of Viking Age women’s jewelry, long relegated to obscurity in a private living room, found its way to the Museum of Archaeology at the University…
Severe drought brings out underwater ruins of an ancient bridge in Rome
Severe drought and dropping Tiber water levels have uncovered an archaeological treasure in Rome: The stone remains of the Bridge of Nero. Every region of the world…
Searching for the Lost City of Natounia
Conclusions drawn by a team of archaeologists, spearheaded by Dr. Michael Brown from Heidelberg University’s Insтιтute of Prehistory, Protohistory, and Near-Eastern Archaeology, shed light on the fortress…
Pregnant Egyptian mummy ‘Mysterious Lady’ may have died of cancer
The Mysterious Lady, a mummy from the Warsaw Mummy Project’s collection, has recently been the focus of research indicating that she may have had nasopharyngeal cancer, a…
Floors in Greek luxury villa were laid with recycled glᴀss
In the scenic landscapes overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a luxury villa from late antiquity in present-day Turkey is revealing new secrets, thanks to an international research team…
New Mexico: Ancient southwestern desert people ate more, larger, fish than previously thought
There is a common misconception that Ancestral Pueblo people rarely ate fish. The remains of fish eaten by these people are extremely rare at early archaeological sites…
Ice Age children frolicked in ‘giant sloth puddles’, footprints reveal
Over 11,000 years ago, children accompanied by their families on a journey through what is now White Sands National Park in New Mexico had an exciting encounter…
Sunken ship from the Hanseatic period: Examination of recently discovered wreck from the 17th century
During a routine measurement in the Trave River, the Kiel-Holtenau Waterways and Shipping Authority made an intriguing discovery—a ship submerged at a depth of eleven meters. The…
High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs
In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists from the University of Copenhagen have suggested that beaver fur was a symbol of wealth and…