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Archaeologists uncover opulent Roman artifacts in Reims, France
Archaeologists from France’s National Institute of Preventative Archaeological Research (INRAP) have unearthed an extraordinary Roman domus dating back to the...
6-year-old finds 50,000-year-old Neanderthal axe on Sussex beach
Three years ago, a six-year-old boy named Ben from Shoreham, West Sussex, England, stumbled upon a shiny flint rock while...
Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old elite burials in Crimea filled with jewelry of aristocratic women
Archaeological excavations at the Almalyk-Dere necropolis on the Mangup Plateau near Sevastopol, Crimea, have uncovered a stunning collection of gold...
Evidence reveals human-dog bonds in the Americas began 12,000 years ago
A recent study reveals that the bond between humans and canines in the Americas dates back at least 12,000 years—2,000...
Sarcophagus of ‘real Santa Claus’ found at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey
Recent excavations at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Antalya, Turkey, have revealed a limestone sarcophagus that may be...
2,000-year-old tomb of Roman soldier unearthed in Netherlands
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of Roman settlement in Heerlen, Netherlands, with the discovery of a 2,000-year-old burial belonging...
The role of children’s toys in adaptation during Greenland’s Little Ice Age
A study published in the European Journal of Archaeology by Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer and Dr. Felix Riede examines how children’s...
Ancient Mesopotamians felt love in their liver and anger in their feet, Akkadian texts reveal
A recent study has revealed how emotions were understood and experienced in ancient Mesopotamia. The findings, published in iScience on...
Neanderthals created hand stencil rock art over 66,000 years ago, U-series dating reveals
A discovery in Maltravieso Cave, located in Extremadura, Spain, has fundamentally challenged long-held beliefs about the origins of human artistic...
Ancient pyramid discovered during road construction works in Hidalgo, Mexico
Construction work on Federal Highway 105 in Hidalgo, Mexico, has unearthed the remnants of a pre-Hispanic pyramid and settlement. The...