Lasers reveal 1,000-year-old Indigenous road near Chaco Canyon aligned with winter solstice
Researchers have found a sacred road system near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, revealing the cosmological and spiritual significance of these ancient pathways. A team from Dartmouth…
1,300-year-old royal flush toilet from Korea’s Unified Silla period discovered
Archaeologists in South Korea have found a 1,300-year-old flush toilet system in the ruins of the Donggung Palace complex. This discovery sheds light on how people handled…
CT scans of Viking-age skulls reveal widespread disease
A new study by scientists at the University of Gothenburg has shed light on the health of Viking-age people in Sweden, showing they suffered from many infections…
2,000-year-old decapitated woman found in Irish bog identified as likely ritual sacrifice
A recent archaeological discovery in Northern Ireland has revealed that a set of well-preserved human remains discovered in a peat bog belongs to a young woman who…
Ancient jewelry made from meteorites discovered in Poland
Researchers have made a remarkable find in Poland’s Częstochowa Museum collection—several ancient ornaments made from meteoritic iron. A team of Polish and French scientists analyzed burial objects…
2,000-year-old bronze divination spoon discovered on the Isle of Man
A unique bronze spoon from 2,000 years ago, thought to have played a role in divination rituals, has been uncovered on the Isle of Man. Rob Middleton,…
Rare medieval sword and axes unearthed near Biskupiec, Poland
Researchers have come across an extraordinary find close to Wielka Tymawa, a village in Poland’s Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Members of the Biskupiec Detectorists ᴀssociation “Gryf” stumbled upon a…
Archaeologists discover the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor
An Egyptian-English archaeology team has found the lost tomb of Thutmose II, a lesser-known pharaoh from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, in the Western Wadis near Luxor. The Supreme…
Cytology brush technique unlocks medieval DNA clues from parchment pages
At North Carolina State University, a research project is changing our understanding of medieval history. The team extracts DNA from old parchment documents. Tim Stinson, an ᴀssociate…
Roman imperial baths in Baden-Baden studied for the first time in 180 years
Archaeologists have just finished a thorough study of the Roman Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) under Baden-Baden’s marketplace in Germany. This marks the first such examination in more than…