Spider Monkey at Teotihuacan May Have Been a Maya Gift
Spider Monkey at Teotihuacan May Have Been a Maya Gift The complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey — seen as an exotic curiosity in pre-Hispanic Mexico — grants researchers new evidence regarding social-political ties between two ancient powerhouses: Teotihuacán and Maya Indigenous rulers. The discovery was made by Nawa Sugiyama, a UC Riverside anthropological archaeologist, …
British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard
British Teenager Discovers Rare Bronze Age Ax Hoard Milly Hardwick was searching for buried treasure in a field in Hertfordshire, England when her metal detector pinged. The 13-year-old’s father, Colin, joked that she’d found an axe. He was partially right: Hardwick had, in fact, stumbled onto a trove of 65 Bronze Age axes and artefacts …
Medieval gold cross found by Norwich detectorist sells for £12K
Medieval gold cross found by Norwich detectorist sells for £12K A roofing contractor who found a medieval gold cross in a muddy field said he was “over the moon” after it sold at auction for £12,400. Jason Willis, 38, from Norwich, found the 11th or 12th Century cross while metal detecting at Sutton St Edmund, …
Amateur Metal Detectorists in Scotland Have Unearthed a Stash of 8,400 Medieval Coins
Amateur Metal Detectorists in Scotland Have Unearthed a Stash of 8,400 Medieval Coins Some used pandemic downtime to learn how to crochet or brew a batch of kombucha. In Scotland, many escaped the boredom of lockdown restrictions by taking up metal detecting—so much so the country’s Treasure Trove Unit is struggling to keep up. Most …
Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake
Possible Medieval Shipwreck Spotted in Norway Lake “Mjøsa is like a mini-ocean, or a really large fjord,” says marine archaeologist Øyvind Ødegård from NTNU. For centuries, ships and boats have travelled these waters. Diving archaeologists have registered around 20 wrecks in shallow water. But the lake has never been examined beyond scuba diving depth of …
Were Europe’s Early Humans Connected to Each Other?
Were Europe’s Early Humans Connected to Each Other? Piecing together the story of human evolution is an undeniably complex task. However, new research has brought us closer to understanding how early humans in Britain may have been related to other European populations over 400,000 years ago. In the 1990s, part of a lower leg bone …
Colonnaded Hall Discovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Colonnaded Hall Discovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta Remains of the colonnades hall of Butu Temple were uncovered during excavations carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Tel Al-Farayeen, Kafr El-Sheikh in the northern Nile Delta. A collection of pots used in religious rituals was unearthed along with decorated stone engravings depicting scenes that date …
46 Eagles in vivid colour revealed on Ancient Egyptian temple ceiling
46 Eagles in vivid colour revealed on Ancient Egyptian temple ceiling A joint German/Egyptian archaeological mission at the Temple of Esna on the west bank of the Nile, 35 miles south of Luxor in Egypt, has revealed some original colours and patterns in the part of the temple complex during restoration work. Sand dust, filth, …
Hima, a rock art site in Saudi Arabia, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
Hima, a rock art site in Saudi Arabia, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List The rock art site Hima in Najran has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the sixth registered site in Saudi Arabia. The site is located in southwestern Saudi Arabia and has one of the largest rock art …
A 7,800-year-old female figurine discovered in Ulucak Höyük in western Turkey
A 7,800-year-old female figurine discovered in Ulucak Höyük in western Turkey A 7,800-year-old female figurine was found in the Ulucak Höyük (Ulucak Mound) in the Kemalpaşa district of Izmir. It was stated that the figurine made of clay was used in various rituals such as increasing abundance and fertility. Generally, such artefacts are found broken …