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The archaeology tranche at Emergent Ventures

Benjamin Arbuckle is combining archaeology and ancient DNA analysis to reconstruct entire ecosystems of ancient cities, aiming to show how human societies can thrive in balance wit...

Ancient Pots, Stone Tools Found Near Kambham

Findings point to Megalithic burial practices and prehistoric human activity

How archaeology turns political in the West Bank

Archaeologists, residents and government officials talk about how uncovering and preserving centuries-old sites and artifacts in Israel and the West Bank also serves to highlight c...

Traces of Cremation Pyre Uncovered in the East of England

SUFFOLK, ENGLAND—The East Anglian Daily Times reports that archaeologists from Cotswold ARCHAEOLOGY uncovered traces of […] The post Traces of Cremation Pyre Uncovered in the East...

How archaeology turns political in the West Bank

In the Judean desert, a complex past is being unearthed into a complicated present. Correspondent Seth Doane journeys to Israel and the West Bank, talking with archaeologists, resi...

Aegean Underwater Archaeological Sites Surveyed

KARPATHOS, GREECE—According to the Greek Reporter, an international team of researchers has conducted a survey […] The post Aegean Underwater Archaeological Sites Surveyed appeared...

146,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrites the Story of Human Creativity

Crystals preserved inside a prehistoric bone led scientists to revise the estimated age of the archaeological site, suggesting that its stone tools were crafted during a severe ice...

Rare 1,700-year-old relic accidentally uncovered during child’s hunt stuns archaeologists

During a visit to the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert in Israel during a show-and-tell trip, an 8-year-old boy found a 1,700-year-old Roman relic on the surface.

Archaeologists Discover Prehistoric Mountain Cave Packed With Mysterious Green Mineral

A prehistoric Pyrenees cave may have been an early copper-processing camp repeatedly used for thousands of years, with archaeologists also uncovering child remains and symbolic jew...

Early Humans Returned to This Pyrenees Cave for 2,000 Years and Left Bones, Hearths, and Rare Jewelry

Learn more about Cave 338 and the artifacts researchers discovered inside of if, which indicate it was a valuable meeting spot for nearly 2,000 years. 

220,000-Year-Old Quarry Site in South Africa Studied

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, evidence of quarrying some […] The post 220,000-Year-Old Quarry Site in South Africa Studied appe...

Evidence Of Exotic Aromas In Pompeii’s Household Altars

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have analyzed ash residues from ancient incense burners in Pompeii and nearby villas, revealing new insights into Roman trade and religio...

Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption

Liu Bin, a Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering a vast 5,000-year-old prehistoric city that rewrote the history of Chinese civilisation, has pleaded guilty to taking bri...

Ceremonial Structures Investigated at Peru’s Cerro de la Horca

PARAMONGA, PERU—Andina News Agency reports that Jose Luis Fuentes of the National University of San […] The post Ceremonial Structures Investigated at Peru’s Cerro de la Horca appe...

Rare graves reveal a lost world of Bronze Age Europe hidden for 3,000 years

Scientists have uncovered remarkable new details about Bronze Age life in Central Europe by studying rare burials untouched by cremation. The research reveals communities experimen...

Prehistoric Midden Excavated in Northern Sri Lanka

GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS—Phys.org reports that a shell midden dated to between 6,300 and 5,970 years […] The post Prehistoric Midden Excavated in Northern Sri Lanka appeared firs...

Buried Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt hints at shocking rituals

A hidden Roman sanctuary discovered beneath Frankfurt is offering rare clues about ancient rituals, including possible human sacrifice. With major funding secured, scientists are n...

3,000-year-old Egyptian amulet found in Spanish tomb shocks archaeologists

Archaeologists Just Found 260 Mysterious Burial Monuments Across The Sahara That Were Built Before The Egyptian Pyramids

Archaeologists recently identified 260 enclosure burials in Sudan's Atbai Desert that date back as far as 4000 B.C.E. and hold the remains of humans and livestock from an unknown n...

Remarkably Intact Iron Age Timber-And-Stone Structure Unearthed In Aschaffenburg, Germany

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Workers discovered archaeological structures dating to the 4th century BC while building a stormwater overflow basin north of the Willigis Bridge in...

1,500-Year-Old Burials Uncovered in Mexico

IGNACIO ZARAGOZA, MEXICO—According to the Greek Reporter, eight burials and 47 ceramic vessels were found […] The post 1,500-Year-Old Burials Uncovered in Mexico appeared first on...

Spectacular archaeological finds in Turkey shed new light on origins of Christianity

The remarkable discoveries include the best-preserved early image of Jesus discovered near the Turkish city of Iznik

Archaeologists Discover Hundreds of Strange, Ancient Mass Graves in The Desert

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Archaeologists reveal secrets of artificial island older than Stonehenge in Scottish loch

A stone causeway, now underwater, leads from the loch shore to the island