Humans and carnivores shared chamois hunting
Study reconstructs the subsistence strategies of the hunter-gatherers who occupied the Serra dos Ancares between 18,720 and 16,680 years ago.
Unearthing the City of Seven Ravines
Archaeologists unearthed what likely was a major regional hub for large-scale bronze production more than 3,500 years ago.
Medieval biodiversity around Lake Constance
A new international study shows that medieval communities around Lake Constance actively boosted biodiversity.
Easter Island’s statues actually ‘walked’
New study uses 3D modeling, field experiments to confirm how Rapa Nui villagers moved massive statues.
Detection of air-filled anomalies in Menkaure Pyramid
Researchers from Cairo University and TUM have identified two hidden air-filled anomalies in the third-largest pyramid of Giza.
Extensive dog diversity millennia before modern breeding practices
A groundbreaking archaeological study has revealed when domestic dogs first began to show the remarkable diversity of today.
Hidden signatures of ancient Rome’s master craftsmen revealed
These delicate works of luxury were carved from a single block of glass and have been studied for centuries for their beauty.
Layers of Rome
Archaeologist Catherine Teitz explores how Roman architecture and everyday life along Hadrian’s Wall evolved over the centuries.
New discovery suggests opium use in ancient cultures
A new Yale study suggests that opiate use was more common in ancient Egyptian culture than previously thought.
A touch of Egypt in a Pompeii fast food kitchen
A glass paste vase with Egyptian-style hunting scenes stood in the center of the kitchen of the Thermopolium of Regio V.
The complex organisation of the El Argar society
The production of El Argar pottery was organized in specialised workshops located next to specific clay deposits.
Eating carrion may have made us human
A study involving IPHES-CERCA redefines the role of scavenging in human evolution, highlighting its importance as an efficient subsistence strategy complementary to hunting and gathering.
Mysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace
Evidence supports a new theory for the purpose of Monte Sierpe in southern Peru, also known as the Band of Holes.
Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones
Vibrant orange-coloured lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a new study.
A model to represent the order of the universe
A University of Arizona research team has unearthed the latest and clearest evidence that Aguada Fénix was a cosmogram.
Getty strengthens its collection with new acquisitions
Recent additions among which a Hellenistic ring bolster Getty’s holdings of antiquities, drawings, sculptures, and photographs.
When only the strong shells survive
Scientists are racing to rebuild sustainable oyster populations, something that Indigenous communities were able to steward for millennia.
Hominin response to a hostile climate 2.75 million years ago
New findings out of Kenya by an international team of researchers reveal profound consistency in the use of stone tool technology over time.
KU researcher’s new work focuses on Indigenous fire sovereignty
Researchers examined 650 sets of tree rings, comparing those from inside the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona to those outside it.
Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza
A rare wooden sculpture of Hercules has been discovered in a refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Ancient theatre discovered in Herakleia, Italy
A recent geophysical study at the Herakleia Archaeological Park has brought to light the remains of a large semicircular structure.
Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations
Tiny 5 cm long bone allows insights into crucial period when Neanderthals disappeared and Homo sapiens replaced them.
Stone slab with carved human facial features
A stone slab carved with human facial features and a vast urn cemetery containing twelve burials has been found at the Argishtikhinili site.
Funerary Practices in the Ancient Necropolis of Olbia
Near the ancient settlement of Olbia, a preventive excavation has uncovered a Roman necropolis dating from the 1st to the 3rd century AD.