Archaeologists and Aboriginal elders are hoping the most comprehensive study of rock art in the Kimberley region will confirm the […]
The Great Death Pit of Ur: Mass Human Sacrifice in Ancient Mesopotamia
During Sir Charles Leonard Woolley’s excavation of Ur from 1922 to 1934, any burial without a tomb chamber was given […]
Synchrotron Imaging Sheds Light On Dinosaur Bone Healing
Scientists have used state-of-the-art imaging techniques to examine the cracks, fractures and breaks in the bones of a 150 million-year-old […]
Antikythera Shipwreck and the Discovery of Ancient Tech That Shocked the World
Around 60 BC, a ship was wrecked off the northeast coast of a small island called Aigila in the straits […]
Doubt Cast on Bronze Age Teen Priestess and ‘Queen-like’ Woman’s Traveling Ways
Over the last few years, studies have suggested that a Bronze Age teen ‘priestess’ and an elite ‘queen-like’ woman found […]
Genetic Analysis of a Frozen Andean Mummy ʀᴇvᴇᴀʟs a Previously Unknown Lineage
In 1985, a frozen and half buried mummy of a young boy was recovered from the mountain of Aconcagua in […]
Mystery of the Greek noblewoman buried in her gold jewelry 1,800 years ago
Greek archaeologists have discovered a virtually intact grave of an ancient noblewoman buried with her golden jewelry at a Roman […]
Roman Shipwreck Off Mallorca Gives Up Its Treasures
One squally day or stormy night about 1,700 years ago, a boat carrying hundreds of amphorae of wine, olives, oil […]
New Finds at the Well-Preserved Wreck of the Formidable Warship Mars
Mars, which is also known as Makalös (a Swedish word that may be translated as ‘peerless’ or ‘matchless’), was a […]
The Everlasting Shoe: What Does This 5,500-Year-old Shoe Found in a Cave Tell Us About Ancient Armenians?
As any archaeologist knows, very few things other than stone last for a long time. In a moist, warm climate, […]
Catapult: The Long-Reaching History of a Prominent Medieval Siege Engine
One of the most iconic images of the European Middle Ages is the castle. This defensive structure was often heavily […]
Aquatic Forensics Opens Up the Cold, Wet Cases of Australia’s Shipwrecks
A team of Australian marine archaeologists, specialists in aquatic forensics, have studied ancient bones discovered on ships, revealing their owners’ […]
Antikythera Shipwreck Yields Ancient Human Bones
Archaeologists excavating one of the richest shipwrecks of antiquity said Monday that they have found a 2,000-year-old depth measuring device, […]
New Research May Establish Australian Rock Art as the Oldest in the World
Australian Indigenous art is the longest unbroken tradition of art in the world. It is so old in fact, that […]
Underwater Fortress Found: Ancient Fort Linked to Bloody Biblical Battles Found Off Coast of Israel
Underwater archaeology is helping to transform our knowledge of the ancient world. In Israel, maritime archaeologists have discovered a 2,200-year-old […]