Archaeology

Archaeologists excavating in the Juan N. Méndez Municipality, located in the in the Mexican state of Puebla, have uncovered an Olmec ceremonial centre and evidence of a possible pyramid.

A 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé is the earliest known example of plantation slavery.

In the depths of the dense Amazon rainforest, a hidden masterpiece of ancient artistry has come to light, shedding light on the mysteries of prehistoric life. Dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of the Ancients," this extraordinary discovery unveils an awe-inspiring gallery of ice age rock paintings, etched onto an expansive "canvas" that stretches for over 8

A team of biological anthropologists and archaeologists from Kyushu University and the University of Montana have broken new ground in our understanding on the practice of intentional cranial modification - found in ancient civilizations worldwide.

A new study led by archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State University's Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e., spear thrower) functions as an "equalizer," a finding which supports women's potential active role as prehistoric hunters.

Ötzi, also known as the Iceman, is a naturally mummified human who lived between 3350 and 3105 BC.

Excavations revealed three human burials, as well as ceramics and architectural structures from a settlement that existed around A.D. 450 to 650.

Archaeologists from the Eurasian National University (ENU) have uncovered a pyramidal structure at the Kyrykungir archaeological site.

A rare 2,500-year-old marble disc, designed to protect ancient ships and ward off the evil eye, was discovered by a lifeguard diving at sea at the Yavne-Yam archaeological site near Palmachim Beach.

Archeologists Unearth Ancient Mosaic of Winged Medusa in Spain: The stunningly preserved Ancient Roman mosaic floor was found at the Huerta de Otero site in the city of Mérida.
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Archaeologists in Serbia are painstakingly brushing sand and soil off the ancient woodwork of a Roman ship discovered by miners in a vast opencast coal quarry.

Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts

Ancient DNA from Ukraine uncovers the earliest evidence of the arrival of the ‘steppe ancestry’ – the last piece of the modern Western European genetic puzzle.

A recent study published in Science Advances, has used ancient DNA to uncover the origins of workers who were buried more than 500 years ago within the Inca Empire, specifically at the site of Machu Picchu.

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have found evidence of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem during excavations at the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park.

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In Britain, the Mesolithic period (10BC to 4000BC) was the last time people lived exclusively as hunter-fisher-gatherers. The recent discovery and excavation of a series of large Mesolithic pits at Linmere, Bedfordshire, is important for rethinking how historians have previously considered life and society during this period.

Twenty-five monumental pits, up to 5m wide and 1.85m deep, have been identified in a series of linear alignments, probably extending beyond the excavated area. Radiocarbon dating on associated bones, including deer, marten and auroch (massive, extinct wild cattle), indicate that these pits were dug 8,500 years ago. Their purpose is unclear, but they show signs of having been re-excavated, perhaps over many centuries. This suggests that they were of considerable continued importance.

Mesolithic archaeology in Britain has, historically, largely been understood through finds of stone tools. These finds have the context of massive environmental change over 6,000 years – from final deglaciation, to reforestation and separation from the continent due to rising sea levels, all in the wake of the last ice age.

A team of researchers and six students from the University of South Florida have discovered a centuries-old house in exceptional condition during an excavation in Malta, a country located in the Mediterranean Sea.

At first, researchers thought a 17th-century shipwreck skeleton was male. But a new reconstruction reveals her as female, based on results from a genetic analysis done earlier this year.

Medieval sword found off Israel’s Hof HaCarmel coast was likely lost during a naval battle 800-years-ago during the Crusader period.

After 20 years of above-ground surveys, archaeologists have excavated the famous Iron Age site of Němčice and confirmed the presence of the earliest glass workshop north of the Alps.

Improved radiocarbon dating aided by a solar flare in the year 775 sheds light on the early days of Vikings and global trading in medieval times.

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Environmental Scientist Dr. Matiu Prebble (Kāti Irakehu, Kāti Makō, Ngāi Tahu) has been co-leading research to fill in some of the unknowns around early Polynesian presence on the Subantarctic Islands, focusing on the Auckland Islands.

While investigating the area around Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, England, scientists discovered a remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments.

Humans were living in Brazil earlier than previously thought, prehistoric sloth-bone pendants suggest.

Archaeologists excavating in the province of Soria, Spain, have uncovered a previously unknown Celtoiberian city.