New study investigates the development of the Scandinavian gene pool over the latest 2000 years A new study resolves the complex relations between geography, ancestry, and gene flow in Scandinavia – encompᴀssing the Roman Age, the Viking Age, and later periods. Researchers investigated a 2,000-year genetic transect through Scandinavia spanning the Iron Age to the …

Head Wounds of Medieval Victim Analyzed More than 700 years ago, a medieval “case of raw violence” ended a young man’s life with four sword blows to the head, according to a new study of the medieval “cold case.” The brutality of the wounds suggests the murder may have been “a case of overkill,” study …

Ancient Necropolis of 40 Tombs With Humans Buried in Pots Discovered in Corsica An ancient necropolis with 40 tombs, including cylindrical jars filled with human remains, has been discovered on the French island of Corsica. The people buried in the cemetery range from infants to adults, the archaeologists said. Located in the town of Île-Rousse …

World’s Oldest Settlement Plan Found in “Çatalhöyük” With the beginning of the Holocene period, many lakes have dried up and have become suitable for settlement. It is one of the lake floors in the Konya Plain that dried up in the Holocene period. There have many mounds in this area. One of the most important …

Remains of a 3,700-year-old domed oven were discovered in the ancient city of Troy Remains of a 3,700-year-old domed oven were found in the ancient city of Troy, located in the Tevfikiye district of Çanakkale province, located in the northwestern part of Turkey. Professor Rüstem Aslan, the head of the excavation, who unearthed the 5,500-year-old …

A cave complex with hieroglyphs and Varangian symbols discovered in center of Ukraine An ancient cave complex thought to date from Kievan Rus’ has been discovered in central Kyiv at Voznesensky Uzvoz. Dmytro Perov, a conservationist at Kyiv’s Center for Urban Development, told Radio Kultura that the caves were discovered next to a demolished house that Kyiv …

Historic! 1.8 million years old human tooth discovered in Georgia. Georgia became the site of new historical development as archaeologists found a 1.8 million years old human tooth. The discovery was made near the Orozmani village located close to Dmanisi. Interestingly, Dmanisi is also the location where archaeologists had previously discovered human skulls belonging to the same era as the …

A pendant made of mammoth bone with ‘mysterious dots’ could be the oldest known example of ornate jewelry in Eurasia The fragments of an ancient pendant made of mammoth ivory were unearthed in Poland, and are regarded to be the oldest known example of intricate jewelry ever uncovered in Eurasia. Archaeologists discovered it in the …

After 1,300 years, water to again flow from monumental fountain in the City of Gladiators in Turkey The approximately 2,000-year-old monumental fountain in the ancient city of Kibyra in Golhisar, Burdur in southwestern Turkey will start flowing with fresh water again thanks to the restoration project of the ancient city. After four months of dedicated …