Neolithic cow tooth links Stonehenge to Wales and supports the origin of its bluestones
A 5,000-year-old cow tooth has yielded new evidence linking Stonehenge to Wales and shedding light on how the ancient monument’s huge stones could have been moved across…
Phoenician oil bottles reveal the role of scent in idenтιтy and cultural exchange across the Mediterranean
Archaeologists routinely uncover pottery, coins, and bones, but the scents of the past are much more elusive. An innovative interdisciplinary study has now traced fragrances that were…
Circle of Lost Children: Hitтιтe infant burials discovered in ritual structure at Uşaklı Höyük
Excavations at the prominent mound of Uşaklı Höyük on the central Anatolian plateau have produced finds that may rewrite the known history of Hitтιтe ritual life. In…
Gribshunden’s preserved artillery offers clues to early European colonization and naval power
Archaeologists from Lund University have shed new light on the artillery of Gribshunden, the late medieval Danish-Norwegian King Hans’ flagship that sank in 1495 off Ronneby (Sweden)….
Zanj rebellion and enslaved Africans: new study reshapes history of ancient farming in Iraq
A recent archaeological study in southern Iraq is redefining the history of the Zanj rebellion, a mᴀssive uprising that shook the Abbasid Caliphate between 869 and 883…
2,000-year-old Roman stele with eagle and Greek inscription found in Manbij, Syria
Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning Roman-era stele in the city of Manbij, east of Aleppo in northern Syria. The stone, carved out of heavy black basalt, bears…
Greenland’s sled dog DNA reveals Inuit migration happened earlier than believed
Greenland’s sled dogs, the Qimmit, have been more than loyal companions for many centuries. They’ve been indispensable partners, pulling sleds across the island’s icy terrain and helping…
Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds
The first people to set foot in the Americas crossed with them not only stone technology and survival skills across the icy expanse of the Bering Strait….
Mysterious cave with ancient rock art unearthed in Thai forest sanctuary
A routine forest patrol in northern Thailand has led to the discovery of a cave that may rewrite our understanding of the area’s human history. In the…
Ibex motifs in the Near East linked to fertility, myth, and celestial symbolism
A recent study published in L’Anthropologie explains the symbolic meaning of the ibex in ancient Near Eastern and Iranian cultures and how this mountain goat became entangled…