Archaeologists discovered 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’
Archaeologists in the Netherlands have recently made a significant discovery—a 4,000-year-old ritual site that served as a solar calendar and burial ground. Stretching across an area of…
The oldest Bronze Age plague victims in Austria identified
A recent research project led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences has uncovered evidence of the plague pathogen in two young adult males who lived approximately 4,000…
Our human relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago
Researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have identified nine cut marks on a 1.45 million-year-old left shin bone from a relative of Homo sapiens…
Virgil quote found engraved on 1,800-year-old Roman amphora
Archaeologists excavating a site in the town of Hornachuelos, in Spain’s Córdoba province, made an extraordinary discovery nearly seven years ago. While digging, researchers from the universities…
Face of Anglo-Saxon teen girl revealed with new evidence about her life
The face of a 16-year-old girl buried in the 7th century near Cambridge, UK, has been reconstructed based on the analysis of her skull. A facial reconstruction…
42,000-year-old pendant unearthed in Mongolia may be earliest known phallic art
Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in northern Mongolia, unearthing a pendant that may be the earliest example of phallic art ever found. The artifact, dating back…
Archaeological dig finds 1,000-year-old decorative lintel
Archaeologists have unearthed a fourth decorative lintel at an archaeological site in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, as per a report by Bangkok Post. It is believed to…
Archaeologists found an ancient ritual center in Poland
Archaeologists have uncovered two ancient ritual sites, known as roundels, near the village of Kaczków in east-central Poland, marking an important discovery in the study of Neolithic…
Archaeologists discover a ‘Pizza’ painting in ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii
Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a 2,000-year-old fresco that depicts what could be the ancestor of the Italian pizza. The painting, found…
Early women were hunters in most foraging societies, study suggests
New evidence challenges long-held beliefs about the gendered division of labor in hunter-gatherer societies, revealing that women have been actively involved in hunting, fishing, and warfare throughout…