Category: Archaeology

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…

Imagine uncovering an ancient grave and finding a woman with teeth stained a brilliant red. Not from decay, not from nature—but from something far more intentional, and deeply mysterious. This…

A groundbreaking new study on Tinshemet Cave in central Israel is rewriting the story of human evolution during the Middle Paleolithic period. Published in Nature Human Behavior, the research provides…

For centuries, the windswept grasslands of Mongolia have held tight to their secrets. Among them lies Bayanbulag, an archaeological site that—until recently—was little more than a footnote in the broader…

The hand-held grinding tools used by the first European Neolithic societies are believed to have had significant symbolic value, particularly to the women who used them. Researchers from the Universitat…

Thutmose II, the fourth pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty, is perhaps not as famous as his successors, but his role in Egyptian history is still significant, largely due to…

Dr. Luiz Pezo-Lanfranco, an anthropologist renowned for his contributions to bioarchaeology, and his team of researchers have unveiled a significant study on child mortality at the Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (QCC),…

In a fascinating new study, scientists have pinpointed a more specific timeline for when Neanderthals and early humans likely intermingled, confirming that the two groups did indeed mix around 45,000…

In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic…

A new study reveals compelling evidence that certain incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic, specifically from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves, were intentionally engraved with geometric patterns. This…

The Huns burst onto the stage of European history in the 370s CE, establishing a powerful empire that would significantly influence the region, though it would not last long. Their…

The Fulani people, one of Africa’s largest and most widespread pastoral populations, have long been a subject of intrigue for researchers, particularly due to their large geographical distribution and distinct…

The study of past climates has long relied on natural records, such as glaciers, sediments, and pollen, collectively known as “nature’s archive.” These physical proxies provide valuable data, allowing scientists…

The origin of money has long been a subject of debate among scholars, with two dominant theories often cited: the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both of these theories…

Here’s how the story of the Taung Child is usually told: In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone quarry…

A fascinating new study has uncovered a surprising feature of a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs more than 180 million years ago. A small team of…

Around 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers met her end and was laid to rest in a cave located in northern Spain. This cave, now known…

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient world as “The Great Geometer,” have survived in an Arabic manuscript…

A groundbreaking study led by a team of archaeologists, paleontologists, and historians from Spain, Germany, and Poland has shed new light on a chilling aspect of prehistoric life: cannibalism. The…

The enigmatic Funerary Palaces of the southern Levant have long been a subject of scholarly interest due to their unique architectural features and their role in burial practices during the…