A 7,000-year-old tomb in Oman holds dozens of prehistoric skeletons Archaeologists have found the remains of dozens of people who were buried up to 7,000 years ago in a stone tomb in Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula.  The tomb, near Nafūn in the country’s central Al Wusta province, is among the oldest human-made structures ever …

2,000-year-old bamboo slips discovered in Yunnan Thousands of bamboo slips (rectangles tied together to form books) have been discovered at the Hebosuo archaeological site in southwestern China’s Yunnan province. The Yunnan Insтιтute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology announced that more than 10,000 ancient bamboo and wooden slips, known as ­jiandu, have been found at the …

Israeli researchers create AI to translate ancient cuneiform Akkadian texts Israeli experts have created a program to translate an ancient language that is difficult to decipher, allowing automatic and accurate translation from cuneiform characters into English. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Ariel University have developed an artificial intelligence model that can automatically translate Akkadian text …

Roman Military Camps Discovered in Arabia Archaeologists have identified three undiscovered Roman fortified camps across northern Arabia. The University of Oxford School of Archaeology made the discovery in a remote sensing survey, using satellite imagery. It said it could be evidence of an “undocumented military campaign” across southeast Jordan into Saudi Arabia. Dr. Michael Fradley, …

White grape pips found in the Negev dated may be the oldest of its kind worldwide Researchers from the University of York, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Copenhagen provide new insight into the mystery of ancient Gaza wine. Grape pips discovered in an excavated Byzantine monastery in Israel provide clues to the origins …

3,000-year-old skeletons of nine children were discovered in Qazvin province, Iran Archaeologists from the University of Tehran have discovered the remains of children dating back 3,000 years during excavations in an ancient cemetery in the Segzabad region of Qazvin province in central-west Iran. The excavations, conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mustafa Deh Pahlavan found …

“Arabian Stonehenge” Uncovered in Oman Desert Handaxes from the period of the first human migration out of Africa, circular burial chambers, a collection of rock engravings, and the Arabian Stonehenge. Unique findings are being reported by an international team led by the Insтιтute of Archaeology of the CAS in Prague, which has successfully completed its …

1,800-year-old wooden mask likely used in farm festivals found in Japan Archaeologists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved wooden mask from the early third century at the Nishi-Iwata ruins in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The discovery was announced by the Osaka Cultural for Heritage Center on April 24. The discovery is the third example of a …

The newly discovered fossils are 200,000 years old in Denisova Cave Scientists have discovered the earliest remains of a human lineage known as the Denisovans. Researchers have identified stone artifacts connected to these ancient ancestors of contemporary humans using these 200,000-year-old bones for the first time, according to a new study. The DNA study of …