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Oldest Egyptian tomb aligned with winter solstice sunrise excavated in Egypt
Archaeologists discovered an unfinished ancient Egyptian tomb with a chapel exactly aligned with the sunrise on the winter solstice. This...
Read moreNeanderthals cooked surprisingly tasty dishes
According to a study published in the journal Antiquity, prehistoric cooking may have been more complex than previously thought. A...
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues
Archaeologists from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities discovered golden tongued Mummies during excavations in the Menoufia governorate. The...
Fragment of ancient Egyptian goddess found at an Iron Age settlement in Spain
Archaeologists excavating a 2,700-year-old settlement in Salamanca, Spain, have discovered an artifact believed to be used for a depiction of...
Archaeologists unearthed an early 17th century sword from the Kalmar War
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna discovered a sword from the Kalmar War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway. They discovered this "rare" battle-sword while...
Archaeologists uncover 1,900-year-old snacks and animal bones under the Colosseum
Archaeologists uncover some ancient Roman remains while digging around in the sewers of Rome's Colosseum. Archaeologists uncover 1,900-year-old snacks and...
Ancient mummification in Egypt was never intended to preserve dead bodies: new exhibit reveals
It has long been believed that the ancient Egyptians practiced mummification to preserve a body after death. However, a new...
Visual behavior during the manufacture of stone tools is analyzed for the first time
The Paleoneurology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has just published a new study...
Searching under the sea for Neanderthal spear tips
A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Matthew Pope from University College London (UCL) discovered spear tips and other stone...
1,700-year-old spider monkey skeleton gives insight to ancient cultures
Researchers have discovered the complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey ritually sacrificed 1,700 years ago, providing new evidence about...