Paleogeneticists analyze 3,800-year-old extended family To interpret Bronze Age family patterns
A recent study conducted by Mainz anthropologists and an international team of archaeologists sheds light on the origins and genetic structure of prehistoric family communities. Top view…
The scent of the afterlife: New study of 3500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balms
A team of researchers led by Barbara Huber from the MPI of Geoanthropology has successfully recreated the scent used in the mummification of a prominent Egyptian woman…
Archaeologists unearth 2,000-year-old chime bells (bianzhong) in China
A total of 24 well-preserved Chinese bianzhong, also known as chime bells, have recently been discovered in the ruins of an ancient city near Zhengzhou, the capital…
The oldest Roman forum in Hispania has been discovered in Zaragoza
Archaeologists in northeastern Spain have unearthed an ancient Roman forum that dates back over 2,000 years. This Roman forum is believed to be the oldest ever found…
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old wooden bridge linking England and Wales
In the historic town of Chepstow, often referred to as the “gateway to Wales,” a team of archaeologists recently made a remarkable discovery. Nestled beneath the shadow…
2000-year-old child’s leather shoe discovered in Austrian salt mine
In the depths of the Georgenberg Mine in Dürrnberg, Austria, archaeologists have discovered a perfectly preserved child’s leather shoe dating back over 2,000 years to the Iron…
Anglo-Saxon monastery at Cookham Abbey was a social and religious center
Archaeologists from the University of Reading have been engaged in a series of excavations at Cookham Abbey, situated adjacent to the Holy Trinity Church in Cookham, England….
Researchers uncover complete Neolithic cursus on Isle of Arran
Archaeologists on the Isle of Arran’s southwest coast have unearthed what is believed to be the only complete Neolithic cursus monument in Britain. This ancient structure, dating…
New tombs from early Bronze Age discovered on Turkey’s Çayönü hill
Recent excavations on Çayönü Hill in the Ergani district of southeastern Diyarbakır have uncovered five tombs dating back to the early Bronze Age. With these new discoveries,…
Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords discovered in ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea cave
Archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary cache of Roman swords in a cave overlooking the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Sea. These four excellently preserved swords, believed to be nearly 1,900 years…