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Bronze Age cemetery found at Shetland spaceport construction site
Archaeologists have unearthed potential Bronze Age remains at the SaxaVord Spaceport construction site on the Lamba Ness peninsula in Unst,...
Presumed Beethoven skull fragments return to Vienna for study
Presumed skull fragments of the legendary 19th-century German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, have been repatriated to Vienna, where he was...
2,000-year-old oil lamps, spearheads and skulls reveal evidence of necromancy in the Te’omim Cave
Te’omim Cave, nestled in the Jerusalem Hills east of Beit Shemesh, Israel, has long been a place of intrigue and...
Rare Neolithic polishing stone unearthed in Dorset
Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery in the Valley of Stones National Nature Reserve, Dorset, England, during a community heritage...
Giant sloth pendants indicate earlier human presence in Americas
New research suggests that humans inhabited the continent alongside now-extinct giant sloths over 25,000 years ago. The discovery was made...
Viking sword from warrior’s grave found in Norwegian family’s garden
A family in southern Norway stumbled upon a significant archaeological find while excavating their backyard for a house extension. Oddbjørn...
Oldest ever genetic data from a human relative found in 2-million-year-old fossilized teeth
Genetic information from an ancient human relative has been extracted, making it the oldest such data recovered to date. This...
Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old human remains and animal sacrifices in Dorset
Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have unearthed a Bronze Age burial site during their excavation at a prehistoric settlement in...
Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old royal tombs filled with ancient artifacts in Cyprus
Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have made a groundbreaking discovery near the Bronze Age city of Dromolaxia Vizatzia, located...
Field site shows evidence of humans occupation 18,000 years ago in Oregon
Archaeologists from the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History have found evidence suggesting humans occupied the Rimrock...