Archaeologists in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have discovered an eight-foot-long iron spear (about 2.4 meters), considered the largest Iron Age weapon ever found in the country. The artifact was excavated…
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced on Friday (23) the most significant archaeological discovery in the country over the past ten years: a Zapotec tomb dating back to AD 600, uncovered by the…
Scientists have identified what may be the oldest rock art ever known in the world: a hand stencil at least 67,800 years old, found in a cave in the southeastern part of the…
The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities, working at the site of Al-Qarya bi-Al-Duweir in the Tama district of Sohag Governorate, has uncovered the remains of a complete residential…
Researchers have identified, in northern Malawi, what is considered the oldest known cremation on the African continent. The find — a funerary pyre dating back about 9,500 years — points to surprisingly complex…
Elazig, Türkiye – Archaeological excavations at the Tadim Fortress and Hoyuk in eastern Türkiye have uncovered a stone seal estimated to be around 7,500 years old, providing rare evidence that organized settlements and…
Two gold coins dated to around 2,300 years ago have been found in a marshland in northern Switzerland and may be among the oldest Celtic coins ever identified in the country. According to…
An archaeological site possibly dating to a period prior to the birth of Christ has been discovered in Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman Province, according to a statement released on Sunday by the Provincial Department…
An unprecedented discovery has surprised researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in the state of Tamaulipas. During a recent review of bone materials at the Balcón de Montezuma archaeological…
An international team of researchers has identified two air-filled cavities behind the east face of the Pyramid of Menkaure on the Giza Plateau. The discovery provides scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that a…