Ancient “trophy head” shows child victim consumed psychedelic San Pedro in Peru
A child in Peru was sacrificed thousands of years ago as part of an ancient ritual, with the head chopped at the neck and made into a…
New technique makes it easier to determine how early humans used fire
The use of fire can reveal a great deal about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate technique for determining how our ancestors used…
Rare medieval script discovered on ancient Pictish carved stone
A 1,500-year-old carved stone from the ‘Painted People’ in a Scottish cemetery possibly reveals a bull, pelicans, and an ancient alphabet script. The stone, unearthed last month…
Stone Age child grave in Finland reveals surprises
A young child’s burial site has been uncovered in Eastern Finland, providing a unique glimpse into how Stone Age humans treated their ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. Tooth fragments from a…
Roman water system uncovered at Stabiae, near Pompeii
Archaeologists discovered a Roman water system with a decorated reservoir and lead pipes during excavations at Stabiae, near Pompeii in the Province of Naples, Italy. This system…
Rewriting the story of Ötzi, the Alps ice man
The 31-year-old find of the Alps iceman has been studied once more. While Ötzi is unique, the conditions that preserved it are not, according to the researchers….
Archaeologists find 24 stunning ancient bronze statues, preserved in Tuscan spa
Archaeologists have discovered 24 wonderfully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany thought to date back to ancient Roman times. Credit: Jacopo Tabolli/The Italian Ministry of Culture The statues…
Archaeologists discover 4,300-foot-long tunnel beneath Egyptian temple
Archaeologists uncovered a hidden tunnel underneath Taposiris Magna, a temple dedicated to Osiris, the god of death. Archaeologists discover a 4,300-foot-long tunnel beneath a temple west of…
Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian women mummies
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Johns Hopkins University have found evidence of tattoos on the bodies of Egyptian women who lived thousands of years ago….
2,500-year-old monumental temple discovered in Vulci, Italy
Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a monumental temple in Vulci, an ancient Etruscan city. First excavated in the 1950s, the ruins of the city are about 16…