Remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador may have been sacrificed to thwart El Niño
In Ecuador, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a young pregnant woman in a burial that seems to suggest she was sacrificed over one millennium ago. At…
4,500-year-old Copper Age warrior burials unearthed in Germany
A 4,500-year-old burial site related to the Bell Beaker Culture has been unearthed by archaeologists in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, near the town of Förderstedt in the Salzlandkreis district…
Rare Roman and British coin hoard discovered in Netherlands
In the autumn of 2023, two metal detectorists, Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, unearthed an outstanding hoard of 404 Roman and British gold and silver coins in…
Scientists discover traces of military service on a 19th-century soldier’s teeth
A discovery made by scientists at the Olomouc Archaeological Center has provided the first physical evidence of a long-suspected military practice from the late 18th and early…
2,500-year-old burial site in Israel’s Negev reveals ancient trade routes
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered a 2,500-year-old burial site in the Negev, claiming that it provides insights into ancient trade networks already connecting…
Over 1,000 artifacts unearthed during German church renovation
Excavations conducted between June 2022 and September 2023 at St. Mary’s Church in Gardelegen have uncovered more than 1,000 artifacts dating back seven centuries. The findings were…
1.4-million-year-old jawbone reveals new human relative, rewriting evolutionary history
A 1.4-million-year-old fossilized jawbone found in South Africa belongs to a newly discovered species of Paranthropus, an extinct genus of human relatives, according to a recent study…
World’s largest ancient bead collection discovered in 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain
Archaeologists working at the Montelirio tholos, an ancient burial site estimated to be around 5,000 years old near Seville, Spain, have unearthed what is considered the largest…
Extraordinary painted tomb discovered in Tarquinia’s Etruscan necropolis in Italy
A painted chamber tomb from the mid-5th century BCE was discovered in the Monterozzi Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy. The tomb, which was first detected in late 2022…
Archaeologists uncover 1.5-million-year-old hand axes in Iraqi desert
A team of archaeologists has made a breakthrough in Iraq’s Western Desert, where seven Paleolithic sites have been discovered comprising over 850 stone tools. Led by Ella…