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The archaeology tranche of Emergent Ventures

Björn Öste is building Arkhub, an AI-powered platform that analyzes remote-sensing and other archaeological data to identify potential ancient sites in the Amazon and enable furthe...

Uncovering the stories of Oxfordshire through archaeology: In pictures

These nostalgic pictures show the stories history of Oxfordshire through archaeological finds in the county.

Markings on Anatolian Arrowheads Studied

CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY—According to an IFL Science report, 11 obsidian points have been discovered in central […] The post Markings on Anatolian Arrowheads Studied appeared first on Ar...

10,000-Year-Old Burials May Reveal New Clues About Life, Death, and a Possible Skull Cult at Göbeklitepe

Learn how mineral crusts, broken bones, and possible rodent tooth marks helped researchers piece together what happened to human remains at Göbeklitepe.

Archaeologists Reconstruct a 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Coin Hoard Scattered by Centuries of Plowing 

Learn how 11 silver coins found beneath a former sports field were traced to a single Celtic hoard buried more than 2,000 years ago.

Strange Marks in a 1995 Photo Led Archaeologists to a Lost 18th-Century Building Beneath a Historic English Estate

Learn how buried foundations may connect to a building in a 1750 painting once thought to show renovations that were only planned.

Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe

ISTANBUL, TURKEY—Researchers led by Julia Gresky of the German Archaeological Institute have discovered intact burials […] The post Intact Burials Excavated at Göbekli Tepe appeare...

Earth's magnetic field can help archaeologists sniff out forged antiquities

Researchers devise method to determine whether ancient clay artifacts are authentic by analyzing the signal left over millennia by the ambient 'noise' of Earth's magnetic field

Mathematical Model Tracks Changes in Neolithic Societies Through Pottery

MAINZ, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the Leibniz Center for ARCHAEOLOGY (LEIZA), Aleksandr Diachenko […] The post Mathematical Model Tracks Changes in Neolithic Soci...

Archaeological Discoveries That Should Have Stayed Buried

Evidence for Agricultural Transition Identified in Cave Overlooking the Adriatic Sea

TRIESTE, ITALY—La Brújula Verde reports that a camp used by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers has been found […] The post Evidence for Agricultural Transition Identified in Cave Overlook...

Archaeologists Just Opened a Pre-Incan Tomb Sealed for 600 Years. Here’s What They Found

The mausoleum miraculously evaded colonial and contemporary looters—but not the careful eye of experts working at the historical site.

Ancient Tombs, Untouched by Looters, Are Found Under Peru’s Sands

One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.

Archaeologists Uncover Largest Collection Of Roman Cave Inscriptions, Revealing Ancient Women’s Cult

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered the largest collection of Latin cave inscriptions ever found in the Roman Empire at the Cova Dones site in eastern...

LED Light System Could Help Archaeologists Evaluate Sites Before Excavation

AARHUS, DENMARK—According to a statement released by Aarhus University, a team of researchers has developed […] The post LED Light System Could Help Archaeologists Evaluate Sites B...

Landslide Exposes Pre-Roman Burial in Eastern Italy

SANT’ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY—La Brújula Verde reports that a landslide in central Italy has exposed […] The post Landslide Exposes Pre-Roman Burial in Eastern Italy appeared first on...

A Century-Old Archaeological Mystery in Florida May Finally Be Solved

Decorated pots made in Tampa Bay may preserve the skills and broken vessels that migrant artisans brought from their homeland. A century ago, archaeologists digging around Tampa Ba...

Archaeologists are uncovering the meaning of a unique rock art site

Excavations in the Côa valley in Portugal, the world’s largest site of Palaeolithic open-air rock art, are yielding clues about how engravings of animals were seen by prehistoric h...

Archaeologists Discover Evidence of “Brands” 3,200 Years Before Modern Capitalism

Researchers found that brands existed long before modern capitalism. Long before modern corporations and capitalism, craftspeople may already have been producing goods with a recog...

4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara

SAQQARA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an intact Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 b.c.) tomb […] The post 4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara appeared first on Archaeol...

Later Dwellings Found Near Memphis Temple

MIT RAHINA, EGYPT—According to a report in La Brújula Verde, a team of researchers from […] The post Later Dwellings Found Near Memphis Temple appeared first on Archaeology Magazin...

Unusual Objects Unearthed at Troy

ÇANAKKALE, TURKEY—Excavations in western Anatolia at the site of Hisarlık, which is also known as […] The post Unusual Objects Unearthed at Troy appeared first on Archaeology...

Archaeologists may have finally solved a 100-year-old Florida mystery

Ancient pottery from Tampa Bay appears to have been made by migrant craftspeople who brought specialized Mississippian pottery-making knowledge hundreds of miles south. Remarkably,...