In the Western Taurus Mountains, an impressive discovery is transforming the understanding of art and symbolic culture in prehistoric Anatolia. Archaeologists working at the epipaleolithic site of Kizilin, near the village of Yagca…
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals surprising evidence of the use of whale bones by Late Paleolithic human groups. Researchers have identified more than 170 fragments – including tools and unworked…
During excavations in the City of David, in Jerusalem’s Walls National Park, archaeologists found a small gold ring with a red gemstone. The piece is around 2,300 years old and, according to the…
Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Leicester. Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers – and a harsh world where not all newborns…
The impressive sculptures of the Giants of Mont’e Prama, discovered in the lands of Sardinia, continue to intrigue archaeologists and historians. These imposing statues, which vary in height from two to two and…
Archaeologists from universities in the United States and Denmark have uncovered what may be the earliest known Maya tattooing tools. Hidden deep within the Actun Uayazba Kab cave in Belize, the researchers discovered…
Archaeologists have unearthed a long-forgotten sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, hidden for nearly 140 years near the ancient city-kingdom of Tamassos in Cyprus. First excavated in 1885 by German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter,…
An international team of researchers has uncovered the oldest spear tip ever discovered in Europe, revealing that it was crafted by Neanderthals. In their study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the…
An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of Portsmouth Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Dr Or Graur to uncover what he thinks may be…
An impressive discovery in Peru revealed the remains of an elite woman buried with unique burial objects — among them, artifacts made from the beak of a toucan and macaw feathers. According to…