200-year-old sheep appendix condom with erotic artwork goes on display at Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam’s world-famous Rijksmuseum has unveiled a rare and provocative new addition to its collection: a near-200-year-old condom, adorned with erotic artwork, which is now on display to…
Rare Roman mosaics found near ancient Ovilava in Austria reveal luxury villa with dolphin artwork
Archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary Roman villa complex on Reinberg Hill at Thalheim bei Wels, Austria, containing three well-preserved mosaic floors that shed new light on Alpine Roman…
Ancient DNA in Yunnan reveals 7,100-year-old ‘ghost lineage’ tied to Tibetan and Austroasiatic origins
A groundbreaking genetic research study has revealed a lost lineage of ancient humans in China’s Yunnan province, challenging long-held notions about the origins of Tibetan and Austroasiatic…
Researchers recreate 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue pigment using ancient techniques
Researchers from Washington State University (WSU), working in collaboration with colleagues at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Insтιтute, have successfully recreated…
Leprosy existed in the Americas long before European contact, new study reveals
For centuries, it was the conventional narrative that leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, was introduced into the Americas by European colonists or enslaved Africans. But a…
Ancient DNA reveals Maya collapse was a transformation, not extinction
A new genetic study is rewriting the history of the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization, revealing that even though city-states such as Copán and others experienced…
Viking-era silver treasure and farm discovered in Täby, Sweden
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna, a division of the Swedish History Museums, have uncovered a remarkable Viking Age site in Täby, just north of Stockholm, revealing a mᴀssive farmstead,…
Oldest whale bone tools discovered in Europe reveal Stone Age humans used marine resources 20,000 years ago
A recent study has revealed that humans living on the Atlantic coast of modern-day France and Spain were crafting tools from whale bones as far back as…
Roman burial of infant twins in Croatia linked to lead poisoning
In the Croatian coastal town of Trogir, archaeologists have uncovered a haunting burial in the Roman cemetery of Dragulin that sheds light on infant mortality, maternal health,…
43,000-year-old Neanderthal fingerprint discovered on stone is the world’s oldest
In a discovery from the San Lázaro rock shelter in central Spain, near Segovia, archaeologists have unearthed what is thought to be the earliest known human fingerprint,…