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40,000-year-old stone tools uncover early human adaption to Rainforest environments in Equatorial Guinea
Excavations in the Río Campo area of Equatorial Guinea have, for the first time, provided evidence of the systematic occupation...
1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins discovered in Luxembourg
An extraordinary treasure of 141 Roman gold coins, or solidi, of the late 4th century CE has been unearthed by...
Lasers reveal hidden tattoos on 1,200-year-old Peruvian mummies
In a breakthrough study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on January 13, researchers revealed elaborate...
Ethiopia’s early hominins show remarkable technological decision-making
A recent study published in PLOS ONE reveals that early humans living in the Ethiopian Highlands between 1.6 and 1...
Egypt uncovers archaeological treasures at 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut’s temple
Archaeologists have made remarkable discoveries at the ancient necropolis of Thebes in Luxor, revealing much about the architectural and cultural...
Turkish farmer discovers massive 1,700-year-old Roman mosaic
During an extraordinary excavation, a perfectly preserved 84-square-meter Roman mosaic was unearthed near the village of Salkaya in Elazığ Province,...
Study reveals Ephesos skull is not Cleopatra’s sister but an 11-year-old boy’s
A skull long thought to belong to Arsinoë IV, sister of Cleopatra, has been confirmed to be the remains of...
Medieval stone disks found in Ukraine could be Viking solar compasses
A new study by researchers Olena Veremeychyk and Olga Antowska-Gorączniak has reignited the debate over eight medieval pyrophyllite disks found...
World’s oldest 3D map, dating back to 18,000 BCE, discovered in a Paleolithic cave near Paris
Researchers in France have discovered what might be the oldest 3D map ever found. They spotted it in a sandstone...
Sutton Hoo burials may belong to Anglo-Saxons who fought for the Byzantine Empire, new research reveals
A recent study conducted by Dr. Helen Gittos, a professor specializing in medieval history at the University of Oxford, challenges...