1,700-year-old spider monkey skeleton gives insight to ancient cultures
Researchers have discovered the complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey ritually sacrificed 1,700 years ago, providing new evidence about the social-political ties between two ancient powerhouses:…
Archaeologists uncover 1,900-year-old snacks and animal bones under the Colosseum
Archaeologists uncovered some ancient Roman remains while digging around in the sewers of Rome’s Colosseum. Archaeologists uncover 1,900-year-old snacks and animal bones under the Colosseum. Credit: Sam…
Archaeologists unearthed an early 17th century sword from the Kalmar War
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna discovered a sword from the Kalmar War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. They discovered this “rare” battle-sword while excavating a 400-year-old cellar floor. Credit: Arkeologerna…
Fragment of ancient Egyptian goddess found at an Iron Age settlement in Spain
Archaeologists excavating a 2,700-year-old settlement in Salamanca, Spain, have discovered an artifact believed to be used for a depiction of an ancient Egyptian goddess. Archeologists excavating the…
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues
Archaeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities discovered golden-tongued Mummies during excavations in the Menoufia governorate. The remains of a gold tongue found on a…
Neanderthals cooked surprisingly tasty dishes
According to a study published in the journal Antiquity, prehistoric cooking may have been more complex than previously thought. A view of the Shanidar Cave in Iraq’s…
Oldest Egyptian tomb aligned with winter solstice sunrise excavated in Egypt
Archaeologists discovered an unfinished ancient Egyptian tomb with a chapel exactly aligned with the sunrise on the winter solstice. This crypt is said to have been built…
Two mysterious shipwrecks discovered in Sweden
During an archaeological excavation in western Sweden this summer, the remains of two medieval merchant vessels known as cogs were discovered. Credit: Arkeologerna CC The ages of…
Homo naledi may have lit fires in caves over 200,000 years ago
New discoveries suggest that Homo naledi may have ignited controlled fires in the pitch-dark chambers of an underground cave system. The Homo naledi facial reconstruction, performed with…
300000-year-old flakes tell a story of ancient tool use
A team led by the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) analyzed tiny resharpening flakes from the well-known Middle Pleistocene…