A new geoarchaeological study has uncovered how Egypt’s Karnak Temple, one of the world’s largest and most iconic ancient religious sites, evolved from a small river island into the grand temple complex that became the spiritual center of Thebes. Published in Antiquity, the study provides the most accurate environmental reconstruction of the temple so far, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in southern Spain have discovered over 200 human-made artifacts inside centuries-old bearded vulture nests, revealing how these birds inadvertently preserved traces of medieval life. The results, published in Ecology, are based on 12 abandoned cliffside nests previously occupied by the bone-eating raptor Gypaetus barbatus, which disappeared from the area around a century ago. Between […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Troy in northwestern Turkey have discovered a gold brooch, a valuable jade stone, and a bronze pin dating to around 2500 BCE. The find, made near the “6M Palace” building in the Troy II layer, is among the most important discoveries there in a century and pushes back the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
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A recent archaeological study has uncovered an extraordinary cultural phenomenon in Neolithic China: the systematic modification of human bones. In the journal Scientific Reports, the research documents the first and only known example of this practice in prehistoric China, adding another window into the Liangzhu civilization that existed in the Yangtze River Delta from around […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The Gobi Desert today is one of the driest and harshest landscapes on Earth, stretching over northern China and Mongolia. Yet, a recent study published in PLOS One reveals that thousands of years ago, the desert was dotted with wetlands and lakes that nourished fertile ground for human life. University of Wrocław archaeologists, in collaboration […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A remarkable discovery has been made off the east coast of Florida, where divers have recovered more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from one of the most famous shipwrecks in the Americas—the 1715 Treasure Fleet. The discovery, made this summer by 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC, adds an interesting chapter to the story […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study has revealed that early farming communities in Central Europe began diversifying their cereal crops much earlier than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of Neolithic agricultural practices. Researchers from the Universities of Cologne and Frankfurt analyzed plant remains from dozens of archaeological sites in the Rhineland, offering fresh insights into how early farmers […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The faces of centuries-old Colombian Andean mummies have been digitally reconstructed for the first time, providing a remarkable insight into pre-Columbian South America’s funerary traditions. The project, led by Liverpool John Moores University’s Face Lab in collaboration with Colombian institutions, was revealed this summer at the XI World Congress on Mummy Studies in Cusco, Peru. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new detailed analysis of archaeological evidence demonstrates that early human populations of southern South America relied on extinct megafauna—such as giant sloths, giant armadillos, and prehistoric horses—as a regular food source, rather than as occasional or opportunistic prey. The results defy common presumptions that these large animals were hardly affected by human hunting and […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A team of international underwater archaeologists is unearthing fresh information regarding Roman maritime life after unearthing a well-preserved shipwreck in Barbir Bay, near the town of Sukošan on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The ship, believed to have been built between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, was discovered in 2021 during excavations of a Roman-era harbor. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The recent research tracking the origin of southern Levantine ivory artifacts has revealed that most of the material came from African elephants, and Nubian merchants were involved in sustaining long-distance exchange networks for nearly a thousand years. Covering the period from 1600 to 600 BCE, the research provides the first empirical evidence of the biological […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia reveals human settlement 12,800 years ago, challenging beliefs about Arabia’s desert past.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Germany have found evidence that contradicts long-held views about the colors available to Europe’s Paleolithic populations. In Mühlheim-Dietesheim, researchers have discovered traces of azurite—the vivid blue mineral pigment—on a stone artifact dating back approximately 13,000 years. The find is the oldest known use of blue pigment in Europe and sheds new light on […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A rare 13th-century hair-styling implement has been unearthed at Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands and is housed in the National Museums Scotland collection. The object, known as a gravoir, is the first of its kind ever found in Scotland and one of just three known in the whole of the United Kingdom. It […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have made a breathtaking find at Saqqara that is transforming the study of artistic traditions in ancient Egypt. A 2021 discovery at Gisr el-Mudir, a limestone statue, shows a nobleman and his family presented in a form that combines traditional three-dimensional carving with groundbreaking relief work, an approach previously unknown in Old Kingdom sculpture. […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and remarkably preserved collection of stone tools, dating to around 30,000 years ago, at the Paleolithic site of Milovice IV in the Czech Republic. The collection, discovered during excavations carried out in 2021, consists of 29 blades and bladelets that were apparently collected together with care, most likely in a […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have unearthed the largest lamassu ever found, a massive winged bull with a human head that once guarded King Esarhaddon’s throne room in ancient Nineveh. The sculpture was around six meters (20 feet) high, much bigger than the celebrated examples at the British Museum and the Louvre, which are between 3.5 […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Japanese archaeologists digitally and physically reconstructed prehistoric fishing nets dating back more than 6,000 years, a leap in the exploration of the Jomon period’s technology. The research, carried out by a team from Kumamoto University and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, used high-tech X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning and silicone casting to unveil […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis have uncovered mollusc shells that shed light on aspects of life in ancient Egypt, from everyday existence to religious rituals. The discovery comes from the Saqqara West mission, a project led by Polish archaeologists that has been conducting excavations since the late 1980s. Saqqara, about 30 to 40 kilometers south […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A crushed and distorted skull discovered in central China nearly 35 years ago is now redefining our understanding of early human evolution in Asia. Scientists have digitally reconstructed the 1-million-year-old Yunxian 2 cranium and discovered that it likely belonged to a close relative of the mysterious Denisovans and was a member of a lineage called […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
5,000-year-old dolmen discovered in Teba, Málaga, reveals ancient burial practices and trade networks in prehistoric Iberia.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest hippopotamus ivory artifact in the Iberian Peninsula, confirming the presence of long-distance relations in the Mediterranean area more than 4,000 years ago. The piece, which was excavated in 1977 in the Copper Age settlement of Bòbila Madurell in Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona), has been re-examined by researchers from the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have revealed shocking new findings that horses were present in Sicily much earlier than previously believed, rewriting our understanding of prehistoric Mediterranean societies. A team headed by Davide Tanasi, a professor of digital archaeology at the University of South Florida, has demonstrated not only that horses lived on the island in the Early Bronze […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have unearthed an impressive Iberian sanctuary near the Spanish town of Jódar in the province of Jaén, where stone, sunlight, and myth converged 2,500 years ago. The site, El Fontanar, reveals how ancient cultures merged astronomy and ritual to dramatize themes of fertility, rebirth, and cosmic order. The monument has two features. The first […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study has illuminated the mysterious “dragon stones” of Armenia—the giant prehistoric monuments called vishaps locally—finally answering a question that has been intriguing researchers for over a century. Standing up to 18 feet high and weighing several tonnes, these carved stones, frequently fish-like or cowhide-shaped, are found irregularly scattered throughout the Armenian Highlands. Long […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Bronze Age hoard in Rosemarkie reveals exquisite ornaments, rare organic wrappings, and insights into ancient Highland life.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Experts from Mexico and Costa Rica are working together on the restoration of three ancient Diquís culture limestone spheres now preserved at the Finca 6 Site Museum in Palmar de Osa. The project, carried out between July and August, is part of a decade-long heritage conservation collaboration between the National Museum of Costa Rica and […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists excavating in a Dutch town called Cuijk discovered a well-preserved Roman oil lamp shaped like a theatrical mask. Dated to the second century CE, the artifact was discovered in one of the graves in what is turning out to be the largest Roman cemetery ever discovered in the North Brabant province. The lamp is […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Excavations at Marea reveal Church N1, a Late Antique site showing Justinian-era Christian ritual and pilgrimage life.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in northern Israel have uncovered a stunning hoard of copper coins dating back more than 1,600 years, buried deep within an ancient underground complex at the Hukok site in Lower Galilee. The 22 coins, discovered in a narrow crevice at the end of a winding tunnel, appear to have been deliberately hidden during one […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New study suggests Maya rulers' hand gestures on Altar Q encode Long Count calendar dates, revealing a hidden script in Copán.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Imagine strolling through a 2,500-year-old tomb chamber from the comfort of your own home. Thanks to a novel project by Swedish researchers, nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy have been documented digitally and reconstructed as an interactive online portal. The project opens up one of the ancient Mediterranean’s most fascinating cultures to researchers, students, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Discovery of a submerged port near Taposiris Magna may reveal clues to Cleopatra’s tomb and Egypt’s Ptolemaic past.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Seville University researchers have set a milestone in archaeological documentation with the creation of an accurate three-dimensional model of La Pileta Cave, in Benaoján, Málaga. It was declared a National Monument as early as 1924, but the cave has been famous for years as one of Europe’s largest prehistoric art collections. Its walls bear thousands […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists uncover Kara-Asar, a major Dzhetyasar site, revealing ancient life, architecture, and culture in Central Asia.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recent study by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is rewriting history regarding how politics and industry interacted in early imperial China. Researchers in the university’s Archaeo-metallurgy Laboratory have tracked the evolution of bronze mirror making back to a time of economic recovery and state-backed reform during the reigns of Emperors […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Mexico are adopting new strategies to preserve a unique set of artifacts linked to the oldest known ballgame found in Mesoamerica. Fourteen rubber balls discovered in 1988 at El Manatí in southern Veracruz are now the focus of a conservation effort by scientists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Southeast Asia have unearthed what may be the oldest mummies in the world, dating back as far as 12,000 years. The pre-Neolithic burials, found throughout southern China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, reflect an enduring tradition of mummification among early hunter-gatherer societies. Unlike the prostrate, supine burial poses typical of […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A mummified head housed in Switzerland for more than a century is rewriting what experts thought they knew about its origins. For many years, the remains—consisting of a preserved face, cranium, jaw, and part of the neck—were believed to be the skull of an Inca man. Now, they have been thoroughly re-studied, and the findings […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recent international study has explained the history of Sardinia’s iconic bronzetti statues, showing previously unknown facts about Bronze Age metallurgy and long-distance trade in the Mediterranean. Using advanced scientific methods, researchers have determined that the Nuragic people, who flourished on the island during the early first millennium BCE, used local and imported metals to […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In a breakthrough find, an Egyptian archaeological team has unearthed a previously unknown and intact copy of the Canopus Decree, which dates back to 238 BCE. The stela was discovered at the Tell El-Fara’in site, in the city of El-Husseiniya, in the Sharqia Governorate, in the eastern Nile Delta, a place long renowned for its […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study has indicated that Britain’s industrial economy did not collapse with the Romans’ withdrawal, but instead continued for centuries, and actually reached its major revival during the Viking Age. The finding contradicts the classical idea that Roman Britain’s withdrawal led to a “Dark Age” with economic decline and cultural stagnation. The research, conducted […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New research has demonstrated that the majority of people buried in monumental mounds in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany, around Seddin, were not locals but individuals believed to have originated from distant parts of Europe. The findings are the first bioarchaeological examination of human remains in the area and provide evidence for Seddin as an international hub […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Thailand’s wildlife rangers and archaeologists have recently announced a significant discovery on the summit of Phu Khat Mountain, the highest summit of Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary. At 1,307 meters above sea level, the summit has now produced two newly discovered archaeological sites, just approximately 300 meters apart from one another. The new locations, which altogether […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
by Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol — In recent years, skulls, bones, and even modified human remains have appeared with increasing frequency on online marketplaces and social media platforms. What might once have been confined to specialist collectors has become a global, online trade. The market is fuelled by diverse groups of […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Deep inside the Rising Star cave system in South Africa, researchers have discovered what is possibly the oldest known evidence of deliberate burial by a non-human species of early hominin. The researchers, publishing in eLife, are studying Homo naledi, a small-brained species that lived more than 240,000 years ago, and they speculate that these distant […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A remarkable discovery was made near the village of Zewierszczów in the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland, when a local metal detectorist came across a hoard of thousands of mid-17th-century coins. The find was uncovered by Grzegorz Panek, a member of the Hrubieszów Historical–Exploration Association “GROSSUS,” who has been engaged for years in official searches for […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A recent study of the Zvejnieki cemetery in northern Latvia, one of the largest burial sites of the Stone Age in Europe, has revealed sensational new information about the use of stone tools during burial. The research, undertaken as part of the Stone Dead Project led by the University of York’s Dr. Aimée Little, shows […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Discovery of jade dental inlays in Maya children reveals early cultural traditions once thought exclusive to adults.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Colossal statues of Ramesses II and others recovered from Abu Qir revive interest in Egypt’s lost city of Canopus.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient rock art found in Thailand’s Ta Kueng Cave may rewrite human history, revealing clues about life 2,000 years ago.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Archaeological digs at Schloss Neuenburg uncover high-status medieval buildings, fortifications, and rare artifacts.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Discover how King Æthelstan united England in 927 AD, reshaping law, war, and culture as its first true monarch.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ten years after its discovery, the Huei Tzompantli of Tenochtitlan reveals new insights into Mexica society, ritual, and origins.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
DNA from two 7th-century burials in England reveals recent West African ancestry, reshaping early medieval migration history.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
'Oddly shaped head' left in Italian cave 12,500 years ago is Europe's oldest known case of cranial modification, study finds| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs reemerge on Oahu's coast as ocean sands shift, revealing 500-year-old figures carved into sandstone.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Aerial archaeology is a branch of archaeology that utilizes aerial platforms and remote sensing technologies to study archaeological sites and landscapes.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Archaeologists uncover the lost Byzantine town of Tharais in Jordan, revealing early Christian life and ancient trade networks.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient DNA reveals Mycobacterium lepromatosis existed in the Americas 1,000 years before European contact.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New study reveals Emperor Caligula’s surprising knowledge of ancient medicine, including the use of hellebore and Roman pharmacology.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New research challenges Australia's early human migration timeline, highlighting conflict between genetic and archaeological evidence.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Neanderthals used heat and water to extract fat from bones 125,000 years ago, revealing advanced food processing skills.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ochre tools from Blombos Cave reveal early Homo sapiens used pigment for advanced stone toolmaking 70,000–90,000 years ago.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Ancient genomes of M. lepromatosis in Chile reveal leprosy existed in the Americas 4,000 years ago, long before European contact.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Rare Roman wrist purse fragment found in Czech Republic reveals insights into soldiers' lives during the Marcomannic Wars.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A 42,000-year-old mammoth ivory boomerang from Obłazowa Cave, Poland, rewrites the origins of boomerangs and symbolic tools in human history.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New research suggests Thomas Nashe, not Robert Greene, coined the famous "upstart crow" insult aimed at William Shakespeare.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New Tiwanaku temple complex discovered in Bolivia reveals ancient trade links and ceremonial architecture beyond the civilization’s core.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New research suggests the European Huns spoke a Paleo-Siberian language shared with the ancient Inner Asian Xiongnu.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Researchers have found a sacred road system near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, revealing the cosmological significance of these pathways.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team has uncovered a significant ancient tomb near Luxor, housing 11 sealed burials| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a 17th-century home, believed to have been built around 1660 in Colonial Williamsburg, USA.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
The Bronze Age was a period in human history characterized by the widespread use of bronze, a metal alloy composed mainly of copper and tin.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
Recent fossil discoveries on the Indonesian island of Flores have revealed that Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as "hobbits" were even tinier than previously thought.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
Researchers have uncovered a significant Slavic settlement and burial ground near Wettin-Löbejün in Germany.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
An artifact refers to any object that has been created, modified, or used by humans. It is the basic "unit" of archaeological analysis.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
Human evolution refers to the biological and cultural changes that have occurred in the lineage of Homo sapiens.| Archaeo News Online Magazine
A stunning mosaic floor featuring satyrs, dating back to the Late Classical period, has been unearthed in Eretria, Greece, during the installation of a new water pipeline.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
Archaeologists have unearthed a large Bronze Age burial mound surrounded by Iron Age cremation burials in Petershagen-Windheim, Germany.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
Researchers have recreated the “Telinum” perfume used by Julius Caesar. The ancient perfume contains a blend of scents including rock rose, citrus, oud, and amber| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
In the early 1930s, the University of Cincinnati embarked on a historic excavation at Troy, led by archaeologists Carl Blegen, Marion Rawson, and John L. Caskey.| ArchaeologyNews Online Magazine
