UE archaeological studies offer insight into early Amazon cave dwellers
Researchers from the University of Exeter have recently completed a comprehensive study shedding light on the early inhabitants of the Amazon Basin. Their investigation, part of the…
Ancient city site discovered in China produces fortune-telling relics
Recent archaeological excavations at a site in Puyang, located in Central China’s Henan Province, have shed light on the mystery surrounding an ancient Chinese city known as…
Archaeologists unearth carved bone containing medicinal herbs in Roman-period settlement
Archaeologists have unearthed a hollowed-out animal bone containing hundreds of black henbane seeds sealed with a black birch-bark tar plug, at the Roman-period settlement of Houten-Castellum in…
Scandinavia’s early farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population 5,900 years ago
A recent study conducted by Lund University in Sweden challenges previously held beliefs regarding the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies in Scandinavia. Reconstruction of a Scandinavian…
Prehistoric “time capsule” discovered on Exmoor. UK
Archaeologists working on a peatland restoration project at Exmoor’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset have unearthed a prehistoric “time capsule” buried within the ancient peatlands. Credit: National Trust…
Unique medieval gold ring unearthed in Poland
Researchers have discovered an exceptionally rare medieval gold ring with a distinctive two-faced design, believed to have originated from the 11th or 12th century, beneath Wawel Royal…
Undeciphered rongorongo script found on Easter Island may predate European colonization
A wooden tablet adorned with the enigmatic “rongorongo” script has emerged from the depths of history on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. Credit: INSCRIBE and…
19th-century chocolate factory uncovered in Barcelona
Archaeologists undertaking renovations in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella district have unearthed traces of a 19th-century chocolate factory nestled within the Plaza de la Llana. Two of the plates…
3,500-year-old remains of Nubian woman reveal the oldest cases of rheumatoid arthritis
An ancient Nubian woman, estimated to have lived between 1750 and 1550 BCE, has emerged as a significant figure in the study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according…
Oldest lipstick ever found discovered in Iran
Archaeologists in the Jiroft region of southeastern Iran have uncovered a remarkable discovery. Among numerous artifacts looted and later recovered, a small chlorite vial has been found…