Tag: archaeology

Discovered beneath a Lloyds Bank in York, the world's largest fossilized human poop is a scientific treasure.

This neolithic site appears to have been used intensely for rituals.

In the 19th century, archaeologists in Poland unearthed a stunning cave filled with prehistoric secrets. The Maszycka Cave, as it’s ...

AI image depicting a Roman soldier using a computer. Generative AI is often seen as the epitome of our times, ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a ...

Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.

Ice core analysis from Greenland reveals volcanic upheaval that coincides with the creation of mysterious "sunstones" in Denmark.

A groundbreaking study of the Durotriges tribe in Iron Age Britain reveals that women played central roles in their society.

Engraved over 20 millennia ago, it intertwines ritual, symbolism, and water management in a stunning display of prehistoric ingenuity.

Researchers have long known about the formidable scale of the Dmanisis Gora fortress, but a recent study has unveiled its ...

Far from being untouched wilderness, the Amazon was shaped by pre-Columbian societies with a keen understanding of ecology.

Beer, goats, and grains: here's what the oldest document reveals.

More than memorializing a math mistake, stone tablets show just how advanced the Babylonians were in their time.

Husking trays not only baked bread but also fostered human connection across an area spanning 2,000 km (~1,243 miles)

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

The accidental discovery occurred just months after the bison were reintroduced in the area.

Even from the bottom of the sea, the Titanic still has a lot to offer.

The community was not a biologically homogeneous group. Instead, it was composed of individuals with diverse ancestries.

Intriguingly, one of the figures shown in the burial murals looks like a "Westerner".

The Minoans are also famous for building the labyrinth which, according the legend, housed the Minotaur.

A third of the city is still unexplored.

The island was once connected to the Australian mainland.

"Britain's Pompeii" is revealing suprisingly sophisticated lifestyles.

It's unclear who built this structure, and why exactly it was so big.

Cities and agriculture go hand in hand— or so we thought.

This type of sanctuary may have been more common than we thought.

London has plenty of attractions. Now, you can add another one to the list.

We're starting to find more traces of Denisovan-human interbreeding.

Mixing drones, magnetometers, and "surgical" digging, archaeologists are looking at the past in new ways.

After countless hours of study, the furniture conservator found hunter-gathers used dots and dashes to record the reproductive cycles of ...

Many ancient mysteries are hiding in the jungle. New technologies could unravel them.

The study results verify biblical accounts of military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

Even as some questions are unclear, the replica is helping us understand a piece of this ancient time.

That's quite a trip to make!

There are many theories behind the finding, from a bizarre tragedy to the frogs being attracted to the area

Ruins of the pillars of an ancient Zeus temple are found in Egypt, and guess what they are made of ...

Some of the high-class Viking people were buried with their ships and boats.

What could possibly go wrong?

The treasure contains some remarkable pieces that were made in Egypt over 3,000 years ago, from the time of Nefertiti.

A group of archeologists have found a Roman villa containing a mosaic that portrays scenes from Homer’s Iliad, the fight ...

The Mayans and Teotihuacan may have been closer than we thought.

Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.

Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.

This ancient village fought against the sea.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently ...

The emblematic Norwegian stave churches are being measured using new technology.

They ruled a big part of today's Turkey and defeated the legendary king Midas.

How do you say 'one with everything' in Latin?

The man could no longer process food due to having a colon swollen to six times its normal diameter.

Now that sounds like a celebration one can get behind.