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For more than a century, archaeologists have been fascinated by the Newark Earthworks
Daniel Wilson, a distinguished 19th century Canadian archaeologist, first came to Newark in 1856. He wanted to see for himself...
Russian burials from 8,200 years ago contain pendants made of human bone
Approximately a century ago, archaeologists excavating an 8,200-year-old graveyard in northwestern Russia stumbled upon bone and animal-tooth pendants buried alongside...
Roman ruins and an ancient crypt have been discovered beneath a new university location in Gloucester
Archaeologists have uncovered numerous pieces of evidence of Gloucester's rich historical past. According to Gloucestershire Live, they have discovered remains from...
Tutankhamun’s largest shrine is now housed in the Grand Egyptian Museum
A few months after receiving the fourth, third and second shrines of Tutankhamun, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received the...
Akamas peninsula excavation raises new questions for archaeologists
The discovery of Neolithic artifacts in the Akamas peninsula suggests that the region played a greater role in prehistoric Cyprus...
2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy likely had cancer, according to new research
A study published on Thursday indicated that an analysis of the remains of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy revealed that she...
A speared man and a wealthy woman are buried in a 1,600-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery
A wealthy pagan burial ground, dating from the first years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain during the fifth century...
Tooth isotopes offer window into the early colonial history of South Australia
New methods of archaeological investigation have revealed the origins of 13 early settlers in South Australia who were buried in...
Oil drilling reveals cemetery with giant urn-like tombs in southwest Iran
An oil drilling project off the river Karun in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, accidentally unearthed an ancient cemetery that contains urn-like...
Early stone tools were not rocket science
Research conducted by scholars from the University of Tübingen challenges long-standing assumptions regarding the origins of human culture through stone...