Study reveals Denisovan and Neanderthal genes shaped immunity in Indigenous Americans, aiding survival in the New World.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
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AI tool Aeneas helps restore and date ancient Latin inscriptions with remarkable accuracy, aiding historians in decoding Roman history.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The origins of the Huns, the nomad warriors who changed European history in the late 4th century, have been a topic of discussion among scholars| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists uncover a rare Roman burial mound near Nassenfels, revealing insights into ancient funerary traditions in Bavaria.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New research shows Akhetaten’s abandonment wasn’t caused by plague but by political and religious shifts after Akhenaten’s reign.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Airborne laser scanning over the Karst Plateau, on the border between Slovenia and Italy, has revealed a network of prehistoric stone constructions unparalleled in Europe. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study identifies four dry-stone monumental megastructures that are the largest and most probably the oldest large-scale hunting system […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Conservation work on one of Scotland’s greatest archaeological finds has uncovered an unexpected secret: Bronze Age artifacts with a silvery sheen from an age when silver itself was virtually unknown. The discovery comes from the Peebles Hoard, which was discovered in 2020 south of the town of Peebles by metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien. After 3,000 […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
When Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, went to clear weeds behind their home in New Orleans’ Carrollton neighborhood, they discovered a heavy marble slab with an inscription in Latin. Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, was at first concerned that her house was sitting atop a forgotten local cemetery. But what she and […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
In Neolithic Europe, long before writing or metal tools, people relied on an incredible substance—birch bark tar. A new study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, reveals that this black, sticky substance, found at lakeside settlements around the Alps, has retained an impressive molecular record of how early farmers lived, ate, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
About 42,000 years ago, early modern humans across Europe and the Near East began producing remarkably similar types of stone tools. Archaeologists had long assumed that these shared designs reflected a single tradition of technology—one passed west across the continent as Homo sapiens migrated from the Near East to Europe. But a new report published […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists from the University of California at San Diego and the University of Haifa have discovered the oldest known Iron Age ship cargoes found in a known port city in Israel, yielding direct, rare evidence of maritime trade in the eastern Mediterranean. The discovery, published in Antiquity, redefines what was known about seaborne trade during […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in southwestern Turkey have uncovered an astonishing architectural transformation in the ancient city of Kaunos—one that spans more than a millennium of history. Excavations near the city’s harbor have unearthed a Roman hospital that was later converted into a Byzantine monastery complex with a remarkably well-preserved church, offering an extraordinary window into the city’s […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Satellite imagery has revealed 76 ancient stone hunting traps and hundreds of previously unseen settlements in the high-altitude Andes of northern Chile—evidence that hunting and gathering persisted at the center of Andean life long after agriculture appeared. The discovery, led by Dr. Adrián Oyaneder of the University of Exeter and published in Antiquity, contradicts centuries […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a large New Kingdom fortress at Tell El-Kharouba in North Sinai, near the town of Sheikh Zuweid and the Gaza border. The site lies along the ancient “Way of Horus,” an important military and trade route that once connected Egypt to Syria, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. The fortress, according to the […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study suggests that the Wari, a pre-Inca civilization that flourished in the central Andes between 600 and 1000 CE, may have used a hallucinogenic beer to unify their multicultural realm. The study, published in La Revista de Arqueología Americana, hypothesizes that Wari elites mixed a psychedelic substance called vilca—derived from the seeds of […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A man hunting for fishing worms near his summer house in the Stockholm area has made an amazing discovery: a large hoard of silver coins and jewelry from the early Middle Ages. The hoard, weighing around six kilograms (13 pounds), consists of thousands of silver coins mixed with rings, pendants, and beads. The finder immediately […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Bronze Age burial complex near the ancient coastal port of Yavneh-Yam in Israel, yielding rare evidence of Canaanite funeral practices and elite connections with Egypt around 3,300 years ago. The discovery, described in the journal Antiquity, was unearthed after construction works inadvertently broke through the ceiling of a monumental […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare scorpion-shaped mound in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley that was likely used to allow ancient Mesoamerican farmers to track the sun’s path during the summer and winter solstices. The earthen structure, about 205 feet (62.5 meters) long, likely dates to between CE 600 and 1100 and highlights how local communities blended astronomy, […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
The remarkably well-preserved remains of a man who died in central Mexico around 1,000 years ago have revealed the ancient human microbiome — the community of bacteria that once thrived in his intestines. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, offer a glimpse into the microorganisms that inhabited the bodies of pre-Hispanic Mesoamericans centuries before contact […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study published in Current Anthropology may have solved one of the largest mysteries of ancient Mesoamerica—the language spoken in Teotihuacan, the vast metropolis that dominated central Mexico nearly two thousand years ago. Teotihuacan, founded around 100 BCE and abandoned by 600 CE, was one of the largest cities of the ancient world, home […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new paper published recently in PLOS ONE has uncovered evidence that early humans who inhabited the region near present-day Rome butchered a giant elephant around 404,000 years ago, ate its meat as food, and used its bones as tools. The discovery, at the Casal Lumbroso site in northwestern Rome, is one of the most […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists excavating a Roman civilian settlement at Turda, Romania, have unearthed many artifacts, including a rare bronze box with a relief of a classical temple façade. It was found within the canabae legionis—the settlement that developed around the camp of the Legio V Macedonica during its 3rd-century CE stay at Potaissa. The new excavations, conducted […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study published in Science Advances is reshaping our understanding of early colonial life in North America. By analyzing centuries-old horse and donkey bones unearthed at Jamestown, Virginia, researchers have discovered that English settlers brought not only horses but also at least one donkey to the colony in the early 1600s—decades earlier than previously […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
For centuries, researchers have been captivated by the mystery of how the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui—also known as Easter Island—transported their huge moai statues. Now, new research using physics, 3D modeling, and field experiments presents the strongest evidence yet that the gigantic stone statues were not dragged or rolled, but “walked” upright to their […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
A century after the Endurance sank under the Antarctic ice, new research has revealed that the ship was never as strong as legend suggested — and that Sir Ernest Shackleton knew it. Praised for decades as the pinnacle of polar engineering, Endurance was structurally flawed at the time of its construction, and its weaknesses left […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
AI analysis reveals Homo habilis was preyed on by leopards, reshaping our understanding of early human evolution.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
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
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
Discovery of a submerged port near Taposiris Magna may reveal clues to Cleopatra’s tomb and Egypt’s Ptolemaic past.| 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
Ancient Southeast Asian mummies, up to 12,000 years old, reveal early hunter-gatherer burial practices and smoke-drying techniques.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
New study reveals Sardinia’s Bronze Age bronzetti were crafted with local and Iberian copper, showing vast trade networks.| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists uncover a full hieroglyphic copy of the Canopus Decree in Egypt, offering new insights into Ptolemaic rule and religion.| 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
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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New study reveals Emperor Caligula’s surprising knowledge of ancient medicine, including the use of hellebore and Roman pharmacology.| 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
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
