ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEThanks to its backfilling, the arch and stairway structures remained incredibly preserved even after nearly 4,000 years. Read to learn more.
During the restoration of drains in Shanxi province, a brick tomb from the Jurchen Jin dynasty of northern China was uncovered. Learn more about it in this article.
The purpose of mustatils in the Arabian desert has remained a long-standing mystery. Now, researchers were able to shed light on how these structures were used for rituals, pilgrimages, sacrifices, and burials. Read to learn more.
The "ancient inscription" of a Persian king's name in the misidentified pottery shard was etched by an expert in the ancient Aramaic inscription. Read to learn more.
Metal detectorists were able to uncover a remarkably 800-year-old collection filled with various artifacts of gold and silver, including Byzantine gold earrings. Read to learn more.
Considering the weight of timber chunks used for construction, scientists explored how ancient Puebloans could have made a significant, mysterious city in today's New Mexico. They came up with a possible logistic hack: tumplines. Read to learn more details.
The Book of the Dead is a central resource for digging deeper into ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Read to learn more and check out the recently released photos of these scrolls.
This may have been the earliest brain surgery in the Middle East. Read to learn more. A grave from the Bronze Age was uncovered at an archaeological site in Meggido, Israel.
Specialists performed facial reconstruction on the skeleton of Brazilian man "Zuzu" to see what the deceased could have looked like. Read to know more.
Upon excavating a 1,600-year-old burial mound, archaeologists discovered a huge iron sword and shield-like bronze mirror that may have been used to ward off evil spirits. Read to know more.
The ancient Egyptian pyramids have been in existence for thousands of years, but they did not always look like the ones we see today. Check out how their fine, white limestone covering was eroded over the years.
During excavations in an archaeological site in Ethiopia, researchers were able to uncover a layer of sediment that held 578 obsidian handaxes that date to 1.2 million years ago. Read to know more.