Category: Archaeology News

Over the past 15 years, researchers from Ateneo de Manila University, in collaboration with international experts and institutions, have unraveled a compelling and transformative story that redefines our understanding of…

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is renowned for its challenging climate—cold, with short growing seasons, dense forests, and rugged terrain. These conditions make it a surprising place for large-scale agriculture. Yet, a…

More than two thousand years ago, in the arid expanse of China’s Turpan Basin, a young woman was laid to rest with a mystery sealed into her smile—a vivid red…

In the sunbaked silence of Egypt’s Eastern Desert, amid the crumbling remnants of a once-thriving mining complex, archaeologists have unearthed an iron-clad clue to a darker chapter of antiquity. At…

A quiet revolution in our understanding of early human ingenuity has emerged from the volcanic landscapes of Ethiopia’s Upper Awash region. In the heart of this ancient terrain, long buried…

Beneath the quiet grounds of the Nescot College Former Animal Husbandry Center in Ewell, Surrey, an ancient mystery lay buried for nearly two millennia. It wasn’t gold or jewels that…

In the deepest darkness of prehistoric caves, far removed from sunlight and safety, ancient humans painted their stories onto stone walls—bison charging, hands outstretched, symbols of unknown meaning. These images,…

For thousands of years, the legendary city of Troy has captured the imagination of poets, archaeologists, and dreamers. Immortalized in Homer’s Iliad as a city of heroes, gods, and war,…

For decades, the rhythm of early human history has echoed differently across continents. In Europe and Africa, the Middle Paleolithic period has been painted as a time of rapid innovation,…

For centuries, we have peered into the mirror of history and seen only inevitability. The birth of agriculture, the rise of states, the ascent of monarchs and empires—all supposedly marching…

In the vast, wind-scoured heart of Central Asia, a quiet revolution in archaeological understanding is underway. Beneath the raw and timeless landscape of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, a team of researchers…

Long before the clamor of Roman legions echoed across Europe and before the golden age of Athens left its philosophical mark on the world, there was another vibrant culture whose…

More than three millennia ago, in the searing heat of the Bronze Age Nile Valley, women of Nubia balanced not only water jars and bundles of firewood on their heads—they…

In the quiet hills of northern Greece, nestled beneath layers of earth and time, the tombs of the ancient Macedonian royalty lie like riddles awaiting their answers. For decades, one…

Deep in the shadows of the North Caucasus Mountains, beneath layers of time and sediment, an artifact has emerged that may forever shift how we view our closest ancient relatives.…

The story of humanity’s deep past is like an immense, slowly unfolding scroll—its characters only vaguely drawn, its lines often torn and missing. Yet now and then, a fragment is…

Buried beneath the dusty plains of southeastern Turkey, at the archaeological site of Başur Höyük, lies a mystery that is rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of…

In a quiet cemetery beneath the cobblestone streets of Rouen, France, the skeletal remains of a small child lay undisturbed for nearly two centuries. Buried among the 53 individuals recovered…

Long before the invention of the wheel, before fire was fully mastered, and long before humans carved their first symbols into cave walls, our distant ancestors were already shaping the…

For thousands of years, cats have lived among us—purring enigmas perched on windowsills, darting across barn floors, or curling in the warmth of our laps. We often imagine their journey…