When writing fades but meaning endures
Previously unreadable writing preserved on the wooden remains of Roman wax tablets discovered in Tongeren, Belgium has been identified.
Rock art holds clues to early human migration to Australia
A hand stencil on the wall of a cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia has become the oldest known rock art in the world.
Anglo-Saxon ‘lordly centre’ revealed
Archaeologists say a series of rare discoveries is transforming understanding of life in the centuries before the Norman Conquest.
Crouzon syndrome in a knight from the Order of Calatrava
An adult individual with craniosynostosis who lived at the castle of Zorita de los Canes between the 12th and 15th centuries.
Pompeii: Scenes of gladiators and love stories
Stories of real life, love, passion, insults and sporting slogans are beginning to emerge at Pompeii thanks to technology.
The oldest elephant bone tool in Europe
A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in southern England.
A potato changes the agricultural story in the American Southwest
Starchy residue preserved in ancient stone tools may rewrite the story of crop domestication in the American Southwest.
Dental plaque provides insight into the diet of horse-back warriors
Researchers have deciphered the diet of an important nomadic people in Eastern European history, the Scythians.
Basilica designed by Vitruvius unearthed in Italy
Marcus Vitruvius Pollonius had meticulously described in 'De Architectura' the construction of a public building in Fano.
Smarter axes hint to early forms of speech
The sudden rise in craftsmanship may reflect early forms of spoken communication — and the social learning that made it possible.
The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours
Beginning in March, the Colosseum Archaeological Park is opening the House of Griffins to the public, via livestream video.
Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari
The exhibition's starting point is the concept of the sacred in the Etruscan world, examining the many forms and expressions of worship connected with water.
Archaeologists reveal a medieval super ship
Its size and previously unknown construction details offer new insight into the maritime technology and trade networks of the Middle Ages.
Woolly rhino genome recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach
The 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros was recovered from a tissue sample found preserved inside the stomach of an ancient wolf.
How climate change contributed to the demise of the Tang dynasty
How hydrological extremes such as droughts and floods between 800 and 907 CE in particular affected society and politics in China.
Significant pithos burial uncovered in Rafina
During rescue excavations by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Eastern Attica an exceptionally significant pithos burial was uncovered.
Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor
Limescale deposits in wells, pipes, and bathing facilities provide information about Pompeii's ancient water supply.
Rare 5th century BC bone stylus found intact in Gela
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable artifact that sheds new light on ancient Greek craft and ritual practices.
Roman industrial hub discovered on banks of River Wear
Experts have helped uncover evidence of a Roman industrial hub on the banks of the River Wear, at Offerton, near Sunderland.
Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago
Indigenous communities in southern Brazil were hunting large cetaceans around a thousand years before the earliest documented evidence.
Remains of a Byzantine-era monastic complex uncovered in Sohag
The discovery was made during ongoing excavations at the site, revealing the remains of mud-brick buildings.
World’s oldest arrow poison
Researchers have identified traces of plant poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads.
Anthropologists Offer New Evidence of Bipedalism
Analysis centers on point of attachment of ligament vital to walking upright.
Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women’s graves
Archaeologists have discovered lumps of intensely red cinnabar in the graves of women buried 2,000 years ago at the Chervony Mayak cemetery.