Hidden beneath a town square in the Netherlands for nearly 2,000 years, an ancient Roman…
Category: Archaeology
Ancient DNA Reveals That Power and Social Status Rather Than Family Determined Burials in a 2,000-Year-Old Xiongnu Cemetery
Burials at the ancient Tamir cemetery in Mongolia were shaped far more by wealth, political…
Mysterious Holes in 400-Year-Old Goose Skulls Reveal Europe’s Earliest Known Crested Geese
Four unusually damaged goose skulls discovered in a 17th-century German waste pit have revealed the…
Ancient Plants Reveal the Exact Era of a Mysterious Inca Child Sacrifice on a 22,000-Foot Volcano
Ancient plant remains buried alongside a young girl sacrificed on Llullaillaco volcano have helped researchers…
Langobard Woman Survived Brutal Head Injuries 1,400 Years Ago, Challenging Assumptions About Violence in Early Medieval Society
Nearly 1,400 years ago, a Langobard woman endured two devastating blows to the head—a sharp…
Ancient DNA From 300 People Reveals What Really Happened After Rome Fell
Ancient genomes from more than 300 individuals in northwestern Hungary are shedding new light on…
Plague Was Killing Humans 5,500 Years Ago—Long Before Cities Existed, Ancient DNA Reveals
Plague was already a highly lethal disease 5,500 years ago, striking small hunter-gatherer communities in…
400 Gold Coins Solved a 30-Year Mystery as Lost 1633 Dutch Shipwreck Is Finally Identified
Centuries after a ship carrying thousands of Moroccan gold coins disappeared off England’s south coast,…
Humans Lived in the High Pyrenees for Over 10,000 Years
Human communities were repeatedly living and returning to some of the highest parts of the…
The Famous Human Revolution at 50,000 Years Ago May Never Have Happened
Long-held ideas about a sudden “Human Revolution” that transformed our species around 50,000 years ago…
Ancient DNA From Iberian Newborns Reveals 600 Years of Genetic Stability Before Roman Rule
Genomes from 54 Iberian newborns have revealed that northeastern Iberian communities maintained a remarkably stable…
7,000-Year-Old Headless Skeleton Mystery in Slovakia May Not Be Evidence of a Neolithic Massacre
Dozens of headless human skeletons discovered in a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia initially appeared to…
Stonehenge Mystery Deepens as Study Suggests Humans Hauled a Six-Ton Stone 435 Miles Across Britain
Stonehenge’s massive Altar Stone likely traveled about 700 kilometers from northeast Scotland to southern England…
40,000 Years of Human History Uncovered in One Spanish Cave
Stretching across more than 40,000 years of continuous human activity, El Mirón Cave in northern…
Ancient Glass Bottle Found in York May Be the First Egyptian Kohl Container Ever Discovered in Roman Britain
Buried in a Roman-era rubbish dump for nearly 1,800 years, an unusual glass bottle discovered…
Ancient Mass Grave Reveals Respiratory Disease Affected Most Children Nearly 5,000 Years Ago
Respiratory illnesses may have affected the vast majority of children buried in one of Europe’s…
Ancient Neanderthal Teeth Reveal Europe’s Hidden Evolutionary Diversity 250,000 Years Ago
Fossil teeth from southern France are reshaping scientists’ understanding of Neanderthal evolution. Detailed scans of…
Ancient Panama’s Mysterious Green Gems Finally Identified as Colombian Emeralds After 1,000 Years
Buried alongside powerful leaders in ancient Panama, rare green gemstones have now been scientifically confirmed…
Scientists Uncover Evidence That a Man Buried in Finland Crossed the North Atlantic Centuries Ago
Genetic and isotope evidence has uncovered new details about a man buried near Finland’s Lake…
Ancient DNA Reveals Neolithic Europeans Lived in ‘Patchwork Families’ More Than 5,000 Years Ago
Flexible family structures, long-distance movement, and socially connected burial practices were already shaping human communities…
Scientists Extract DNA From 1,300-Year-Old Manuscripts Without Damaging Rare Parchments
Researchers have demonstrated a nondestructive method for collecting genetic material from historic parchment manuscripts, opening…
Neanderthals May Have Practiced Dentistry 59,000 Years Ago, Fossil Tooth Suggests
The world’s oldest known evidence of successful dental treatment has been discovered in a Neanderthal…
