The archipelago of the Philippines, with its sparkling seas, island networks, and strategic location, has long been a critical hub…
Category: Archaeology
Ancient Farming Practices Unearthed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is often characterized by its cold climate, dense forests, and short growing season, making it a tough…
Papua New Guinea’s Ancient DNA Unlocks the Origins of Oceanic Peoples
In the mountainous heartlands and coral-fringed coasts of Papua New Guinea, where more than 800 languages ripple through air heavy…
Beaten and Displayed the Forgotten Execution of a Woman in Early Medieval London
In the grey light of a 1991 autumn morning, archaeologists uncovered a mystery on the foreshore of the Thames River…
Lost Ancestors of the Americas: Ancient DNA Reveals a Forgotten Human Lineage in Colombia
On a windswept plateau near present-day Bogotá, Colombia, some 6,000 years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers lived, thrived, and vanished—leaving…
Leprosy Lived in the Americas Long Before Europeans Set Foot There
For centuries, the history of leprosy in the Americas has been cloaked in the shadows of colonialism. The prevailing narrative…
Ancient People of Colombia Vanished 2,000 Years Ago, Study Finds
Long before empires carved borders into maps, before conquistadors crossed oceans or cities sprouted from valleys, people walked into the…
DNA from 7,500-Year-Old Hunter-Gatherers Redraws the Map of Early Human Migrations
Long before cities rose or empires sprawled, before the wheel turned or metal sang beneath hammer and fire, a vast…
How Medieval Stories of the Virgin Mary Gave Hope to the Infertile
In a society where barrenness could ruin reputations and even marriages, a different kind of story was quietly unfolding in…
Ancient Monuments in the Desert Reveal 7,000 Years of Human Resilience and Adaptation
In the vast, sun-scorched deserts of southern Arabia lies a hidden tapestry of ancient memory—etched not in parchment, but in…
Maya Ancestors Return Home as Teeth Tell a New Story of Burial and Belonging
In the quiet forests of Belize, the ruins of Dos Hombres whisper stories long buried under soil, time, and assumptions.…
Ancient Gobi Wall Reveals Secrets of Medieval Empire and Desert Survival
For centuries, it lay hidden in plain sight—an enigmatic trace running across the highland deserts of Mongolia, partially swallowed by…
Long-Lost Toys from 4,000 Years Ago Discovered in Hama Tell a New Story of Childhood
In the cool, dusty storage rooms of the National Museum of Copenhagen, a forgotten collection from a 1930s excavation quietly…
Myth of the Roman Massacre at Maiden Castle Falls to New Science
For nearly a century, a dramatic image of bloodshed at the dawn of Roman Britain has gripped imaginations: a last…
Scientists Discover 2,700-Year-Old Rituals Hidden in Desert Fumes
Deep in the heart of northwestern Saudi Arabia, in a sun-scorched oasis where the ancient and the arid merge, archaeologists…
Buried in Secret the Baby Beneath the Brothel Rewrites a Dark Chapter of History
In the heart of Aalst, Belgium, not far from where beer-soaked festivals now flood the cobbled streets, an excavation in…
Lost in Silence USS F-1 Submarine Reveals Its Tragic Secrets After 107 Years
Far below the sunlit surface, where light fades and silence reigns, the ocean floor becomes a graveyard of stories lost…
Stone Age Refrigeration Discovered in Denmark
On the lush Danish island of Falster, the soft hum of modern machinery churning for a railroad expansion unexpectedly collided…
The Mysterious Facial Tattoos of an 800-Year-Old Andean Mummy
In the hushed and climate-controlled vaults of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin, Italy, the…
Ancient Cemeteries and Stone Monuments Unearthed on Morocco’s Forgotten Peninsula
At the northwestern tip of Africa, where the rugged cliffs of Morocco lean toward the blue shimmer of the Strait…
Lost World Beneath the Waves Reveals Surprising Secrets of Early Humans
Off the coast of Java, beneath the blue shimmer of the Madura Strait, dredging equipment dragged something unexpected to the…
Medieval Skeleton Reveals a Lost Story of Disability and Compassion
In the quiet soil beneath a centuries-old church in Lund, southern Sweden, a man’s skeleton lay undisturbed for more than…