Category: Archaeology

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Maya Ancestors Return Home as Teeth Tell a New Story of Burial and Belonging

Excavation at G05 at area. Credit: M. Ullman

Ancient Gobi Wall Reveals Secrets of Medieval Empire and Desert Survival

Examples of handles and bodies from the Hama rattle assemblage superimposed over the outline of a complete rattle from Al-Zalaqiyat. In the background, an image of the Hama mound, 1936. Credit: Mouamar et al. 2025, Hama: National Museum of Denmark

Long-Lost Toys from 4,000 Years Ago Discovered in Hama Tell a New Story of Childhood

Two of the skeletons excavated by Mortimer Wheeler in the 1930s, dating from the 1st century AD. Both these individuals exhibit bladed weapon injuries, while one has a spear head lodged in his spine, previously interpreted (wrongly) as a Roman ballista bolt. Credit: Martin Smith

Myth of the Roman Massacre at Maiden Castle Falls to New Science

One of the ancient fumigation devices used in the inhalation of harmal. Credit: Hans Sell

Scientists Discover 2,700-Year-Old Rituals Hidden in Desert Fumes

Detail of the buried infant (AA.OV/161). Credit: Flanders Heritage Agency in Poulain et al. 2025

Buried in Secret the Baby Beneath the Brothel Rewrites a Dark Chapter of History

Photogrammetric reconstruction of the submarine USS F-1 on the seafloor west of San Diego, Calif. Credit: Zoe Daheron, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Lost in Silence USS F-1 Submarine Reveals Its Tragic Secrets After 107 Years

(a) Reconstruction drawing of the house. (b) Overview photo of the cellar feature (seen from the east, about the same orientation as the reconstruction drawing). (c) Detail photo of the cellar wall, marked by red lines, seen from the west. Drawing and photos: Museum Lolland-Falster. Credit: Radiocarbon (2024). DOI: 10.1017/RDC.2024.79

Stone Age Refrigeration Discovered in Denmark

Right cheek of the mummy and magnification (in the boxes) of the three-line tattoos: a) visible light; b) 950 nm w/b IR Reflectography; c) 500–950 nm IR False-Color. Credit: Journal of Cultural Heritage (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2025.04.013

The Mysterious Facial Tattoos of an 800-Year-Old Andean Mummy

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Ancient Cemeteries and Stone Monuments Unearthed on Morocco’s Forgotten Peninsula

Credit: Quaternary Environments and Humans (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.qeh.2024.100042

Lost World Beneath the Waves Reveals Surprising Secrets of Early Humans

$The femoral fracture in grave 2399 with the tibia repositioned to show the 45-degrees angulation. Credit: Nelly Hercberg, Cultural Museum in Lund.$

Medieval Skeleton Reveals a Lost Story of Disability and Compassion

NTU Singapore and SCELSE researchers, comprising Senior Research Fellow Dr. Elena S. Gusareva, Research Fellow Dr. Amit Gourav Ghosh, Prof Stephan Schuster and Assoc Prof Kim Hie Lim, discussing the findings of their research. Credit: NTU Singapore

Ancient Asians Walked to the Ends of the Earth in Humanity’s Longest Migration

Two stone Maya burins used as tattooing tools. Credit: Stemp et al. 2025

First Maya Tattoo Tools Discovered in Sacred Cave: A Ritual of Ink and Blood

Credit: University of Nottingham

Womb Warriors: Unveiling the Untold Stories of Pregnancy in the Viking Age

Fragment of the discovered relief. Credit: Aaron Schmitt

Monumental Assyrian Relief Depicting King and Deities Discovered in Nineveh

Map of Isle of Skye showing the Loch Lomond Stadial (LLS) ice extent (in white) during the Younger Dryas period (from Bickerdike et al., 2018) and the 12 000 a bp shoreline estimated using glacial isostatic adjustment modeling by Clark et al. (2022) (in blue), which highlights the exposed lowland terrestrial routes and the site of a potential land bridge during the lowest tides that likely existed at this time due to the relative sea level being lower than present. Credit: Journal of Quaternary Science (2025). DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3718

Stone Tools at the Edge of the Ice: Late Ice Age Hunters Found on Isle of Skye

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Moroccan Site Reveals Hidden Origins of Mediterranean Civilization

Aerial photograph of the Oued Beht ridge and river, highlighted in color. Credit: Toby Wilkinson

6,000-Year-Old Farming Settlement Unearthed in Morocco

Figurine (H20257) from Thonis-Heracleion with close-up of the fingerprints. Credit: Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation in Hoff 2024

Ancient Fingerprints and the Hidden Lives of Terracotta Figurine-Makers

The configuration of the cores in terms of EPA (a) and AOB (b), and the placement of the core within the mechanical flaking apparatus (c) Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s12520-025-02222-6

Neanderthal Toolmaking: Revealing the Hidden Skill Behind the Strike

a. Pampore elephant site. b. Elephant skull under excavation. Credit: Quaternary Science Reviews (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108894

The Ancient Elephant Hunters of Kashmir Valley

First page of the colophon. Credit: 2025 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Dzierzbicka and Elagina 2025

Ancient Manuscript Reveals Islamized Dongola and Forgotten African Trade Routes

Four photographs of the tapered part of the specimen. White rectangles marked with numbers indicate: 1 – areas of red-brown coloration of the type caused by heat at the tip; 2 – location of the photograph of bitumen residue. Credit: Liubov V. Golovanova et al

80,000-Year-Old Spear Tip Reveals Neanderthal Mastery in Tool Making

The mummy of the 'air-dried chaplain' in his coffin in the church crypt of St. Thomas am Blasenstein, Austria. Credit: Andreas Nerlich.

Forgotten Embalming Technique Discovered in 18th-Century Austrian Mummy

Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet in the collection of Odessa Archaeological Museum OAM 52976 (C107). Nut’s body is covered in stars as well as a thick, undulating black curve that runs from the soles of her feet to the tips of her fingers. This curve, surrounded by stars on both sides, is reminiscent of the Milky Way’s Great Rift. Credit: Mykola Tarasenko; Odessa Archaeological Museum, NASU

Celestial Threads: The Milky Way and the Sky-Goddess Nut in Ancient Egypt

Maxilla-A (DEM-3233,3410) (inferior view) belonging to the same individual as mandible-A . A group of three teeth (left molars 1,2,3) were found separate but articulates with the rest. Credit: L. Wynn-Antikas

The Mystery of the Tomb of Persephone: Unraveling the True Identity of Its Ancient Occupants

Enhanced linear naturalistic figure with characteristic continuous, simple outline and lack of infill. Credit: Dr. Motta in Motta et al. 2025

Scientists Uncover Lost Rock Art Style in Northern Australia

A preliminary reconstruction shows the late antique church of Artaxata. Credit: University of Münster

Ancient Christian Church Discovered in Armenia’s Artaxata

Well-man skeleton. Credit: Åge Hojem NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet

Ancient DNA Brings ‘Well-man’ from the Sverris Saga to Life