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Inca ceramics were a key tool for religious and political dominance
The Incas, renowned for their vast empire and sophisticated culture, controlled their expansive territory through a strategic combination of military...
Archaeologists uncover ancient skeleton at 7,000-year-old Cheshmeh-Ali mound in Iran
Archaeologists have uncovered a burial containing a skeleton that likely dates to the Sialk III period, around 4300 BCE, at...
12,000-year-old stones may be early evidence of the wheel
Archaeologists have unearthed what may be some of the earliest evidence of wheel-like technology in human history at the Nahal-Ein...
King Arthur’s Hall dates back to Neolithic era, 4,000 years older than thought
Recent archaeological findings reveal that "King Arthur's Hall," a mysterious stone enclosure on Cornwall's Bodmin Moor, dates back over 5,000...
Study reveals Lucy and early hominins may have used tools 3.2 million years ago
A recent study has challenged previous assumptions about early human tool use by examining the hand structure of ancient hominins,...
Archaeologists identify site of al-Qadisiyyah battle in Iraq
Archaeologists from Durham University in the UK and the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have successfully identified the site of...
Eagle emblems of soldiers discovered at battlefield site in Poland
Archaeologists, led by Marcin Piotrowski from the company Gorgona, unearthed two rare eagle emblems bearing the monogram "SAR" (Stanislaus Augustus...
150,000-year-old rock-shelter in Tajikistan sheds light on early human expansion
Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient rock-shelter in the Zeravshan Valley of Tajikistan, providing evidence of human presence spanning over 130,000...
Unique Neolithic ceremonial enclosure uncovered in Skåne, Sweden
Archaeologists from the National Historical Museums have uncovered an extraordinary Neolithic ceremonial complex in Hammar, Skåne, Sweden, dating back to...
500,000 WWII ‘phantom’ ceramic coins discovered in Kyoto warehouse
In a rare discovery, Shofu Inc., a Kyoto-based ceramics company, uncovered approximately 500,000 rare “Maboroshi” or “phantom” ceramic coins from...