The Gold They Left Behind…
Beneath the quiet streets of Rome, where candlelight flickers against walls of bone, lie the jeweled remains of forgotten martyrs — the Catacomb Saints. In the 16th…
Ancient Maya monument reveals Ix Ch’ak Ch’een, the 6th-century queen who ruled the city of Cobá
Archaeologists have identified Ix Ch’ak Ch’een as one of the rulers of the ancient Maya city of Cobá, and uncovered the city’s dynastic history during the 6th…
Thera eruption predates Pharaoh Ahmose: radiocarbon study solves ancient mystery in Egypt’s chronology
A new radiocarbon dating analysis has finally settled one of archaeology’s most contentious debates: when the mᴀssive eruption of Thera (Santorini) volcano occurred in relation to the…
Gigantic Fossilized Crab Found in Japanese Shoreline Rocks
At dawn on a bruised-gray coast, we found the circle of legs first—arched ribs of shell rising from the sand like the spokes of a drowned cathedral—and…
The Stone Face That Appeared Overnight
High in the misty cliffs where the ocean meets the jagged bones of the Earth, a face emerged one morning — vast, solemn, and impossibly human. It…
Rare ᴀssyrian inscription found in Jerusalem
Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary ᴀssyrian inscription from the First Temple period in Jerusalem—the first of its kind to be discovered in the city. The tiny fragment…
Study of a unique Australian boomerang bridges Indigenous knowledge and archaeology
A new paper recently published has provided the most detailed analysis to date of the way in which early Australian boomerangs combined engineering expertise with rich cultural…
Mysterious Cave Tunnels in South America
The air is heavy, still, and old—older than language itself. The man’s headlamp cuts a trembling circle of light into the red earth, illuminating walls that glimmer…
Giant Redwood Tree
In the heart of Northern California’s mist-laden forests, where sunlight filters through veils of green and silence hums like an ancient hymn, there stands a tree so…
Vaan Irai Kal in Mamallapuram
In the sunlit plains of southern India, where the air hums with ancient stories and the scent of dust and jasmine, there rests a colossal boulder that…