Category: Archaeology

The secrets of ancient Egyptian culture have long fascinated scholars and enthusiasts alike, with their rich mythologies, monumental architecture, and intricate rituals. But now, a groundbreaking discovery made by a…

The recent discoveries at the Prado Vargas Cave in Burgos, Spain, led by the Universidad de Burgos, have provided intriguing new evidence suggesting that Neanderthals may have engaged in collecting…

In the realm of archaeology, the uncovering of ancient writing systems is always a monumental event, reshaping our understanding of early human civilization. A groundbreaking discovery has done just that,…

Hidden in the rugged cliffs of Gibraltar, overlooking the serene Alboran Sea, lies a remarkable window into the distant past—an ancient Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven that remained concealed for 65,000…

A fascinating study recently conducted by researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University La Sapienza in Rome has shed new light on the culinary traditions of…

In an extraordinary discovery that sheds new light on the history of early Spanish exploration in North America, independent researchers in Arizona have unearthed a bronze cannon linked to the…

In the arid, windswept plains of Wyoming, an archaeological site is helping to rewrite the early history of human life in North America. Nearly 13,000 years ago, a group of…

A groundbreaking discovery by a team of bioarchaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de Bordeaux, and Aix-Marseille Université has shed light on an…

When it comes to understanding the societies of ancient Europe, archaeologists have traditionally relied on fragments of pottery, remnants of house foundations, and the occasional human remains to piece together…

A groundbreaking study from the University of Bergen in Norway has provided new insights into the long-underestimated role of women in medieval manuscript production, revealing that at least 1.1% of…

The medieval warhorse, a creature shrouded in myth and legend, has long been depicted as a massive, armored beast thundering across battlefields beneath chain-mailed knights. However, a groundbreaking new study…

Nestled in the rugged landscapes of north-central Turkey, Boğazköy-Hattuša is a site of profound historical significance. Once the capital of the Hittite Empire, it flourished between 1650 and 1200 BC,…

For the first time in history, researchers have uncovered definitive chemical evidence that wine was consumed in the legendary city of Troy. This discovery, published in the April edition of…

The ancient Egyptian colonial settlement of Tombos, located in Nubia, has long been regarded as an administrative and professional hub during the New Kingdom period (1400–650 BCE). Archaeologists initially theorized…

In 2015, an archaeological excavation at the former Animal Husbandry Center of Nescot College in Ewell, Surrey, uncovered a remarkable and perplexing discovery. Beneath the ground lay an ancient Roman…

For over two centuries, the skeletons of two of Germany’s most infamous outlaws—Johannes Bückler, better known as Schinderhannes, and his companion Schwarzer Jonas—rested quietly in the Anatomical Collection of Heidelberg…

For over a century, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have uncovered curious spherical stones scattered across ancient hominin sites in Africa, Europe, and Asia. These enigmatic objects—dubbed stone balls, spheres, spheroids, and…

Few plants are as shrouded in mystery and steeped in ancient lore as the legendary blue lotus of Egypt. Celebrated in myth, ritual, and art, this ethereal water lily, known…

When we think of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, we tend to imagine rows of pristine white marble statues—solemn, timeless, and immaculately smooth. But this iconic image, enshrined in museums…

Deep in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, amid rugged hills and wind-swept ruins, a team of archaeologists has unearthed a chilling link to a brutal chapter in ancient history. At a remote…