350-year-old remains in a Stone Age site in Portugal A team of researchers have found an African man buried in a prehistoric shell midden in Amoreira in Portugal. The man lived just 350 years ago.  A team of researchers have found an African man buried in a prehistoric shell midden in Amoreira in Portugal. The …

During the demolition work, a 2,500-year-old bull heads alto relievo was discovered in Sinop During the demolition work of the buildings in front of the historical city walls for the City Square National Garden project in the province of Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, 2,500-year-old bull heads shaped alto-relievo were found. According …

Unprecedented 1800-year-old marble bathtub recovered in Turkey The 1800-year-old marble bathtub, which was seized when it was about to be sold by historical artefact smugglers in Aydın’s Karacasu district, was delivered to the Aphrodisias Museum Directorate. Experts stated that the 1-ton marble bathtub with reliefs of the lion’s head is not similar in Turkey. The …

The Neanderthal lifestyle: archaeological insights from Valencia A research team from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Valencia (UV) has discovered and dated in Aspe (Alicante) an open-air neanderthal habitat over 120,000 years old in the Natural Park of Los Aljezares. The team was led by Professor Aleix Eixea, …

Newcomers from Eastern Europe settled in today’s Serbia almost 5,000 years ago Bones of tall men covered with a red dye, discovered by researchers including Polish archaeologists in two burial mounds in Vojvodina (northern Serbia) probably belonged to people who had come there almost 5 thousand years ago from the steppes of today’s South Russia …

First Modern Humans Arrived in Europe Earlier Than Previously Known Some 30 years of archaeological and other types of scientific research around the ancient artefacts and human remains in the Grotte Mandarin, located in the Rhone River Valley in southern France, has revealed that humans may have arrived in Europe about 10,000 years earlier than …

Prehistoric Artworks May Have Been Carved by Firelight Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed. The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light …

Who Was the Exceptionally Powerfully Built Viking Buried in the Gokstad Ship? Ever since the publication of a scientific article in 1883, “everyone” has known that the skeleton found in the magnificent Gokstad ship in Eastern Norway belonged to Olaf Geirstad-Alf, the legendary Viking king of the House of Yngling. In recent years, however, research …

Treasure of 1,290 Ancient Roman Coins Discovered by Amateur Archaeologist in Switzerland An amateur archaeologist has found a big treasure trove of over 1,290 priceless, ancient Roman coins dating back to the 4th Century AD near Bubendorf, a municipality in the district of Liestal, in the canton of Basle-County, in Switzerland. The hoard was discovered …