Renowned international researchers have uncovered evidence that symbol systems used by humans around 40,000 years ago exhibited a level of structural complexity previously unseen in the archaeological record — suggesting that our ancestors…
A team of archaeologists has announced the discovery of numerous rare terracotta artifacts with gold enamel during excavations at the Ho Dynasty Citadel site, a World Heritage Site located in southeastern Thanh Hóa…
Archaeologists have announced an extraordinary discovery that could rewrite parts of the history of human clothing: approximately 12,000-year-old fragments of elk hide found in caves in Oregon (USA) are the oldest known examples…
In a discovery offering a rare glimpse into the beliefs and daily life of Neolithic communities, archaeologists from the National Museum of Eastern Carpathians (MNCR) have unearthed a small, expressive female clay figurine,…
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, working in southern Sinai, has announced the discovery of one of the most important newly identified archaeological sites of exceptional historical and artistic…
Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna have reexamined a small copper-alloy object excavated about a century ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper…
A metal detectorist found a medieval seal described by experts as “truly special” because it contains at its center a Roman gemstone carved around two thousand years ago. The discovery was made in…
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…