Researchers Find Dinosaur Preserved In a Nest of Fossilized Eggs

Medicine & Technology Mar 10, 2021

A new specimen belonging to a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs was found sitting on a nest of eggs complete with fossilized young in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Southern China.

Ornate Roman Chariot Near Pompeii Found: Ancient Equivalent of Lamborghini Still "Almost Intact"

Feb 28, 2021

Excavation efforts at the buried ancient city of Pompeii revealed an ornate Roman chariot in an "almost intact" condition on Saturday, February 27.

New Study Reveals Social Inequality “Recorded on the Bones” in Medieval Cambridge

Jan 26, 2021

New research on hundreds of human remains from medieval Cambridge suggests that social inequality was "recorded on its residents' bones."

Early Money: Archaeological Discovery Shows Ancient European "Standardized Bronze Objects"

Jan 21, 2021

Money has served as a standard of exchange, even being manufactured to contain specific details and features - and similar bronze items of standardized weight and appearance were found, dating back to the Early Bronze Age.

Calling Card for the Future: Plastic Waste Found at Iron Age Site

Jan 08, 2021

A team of researchers now believe that plastics "entering the archaeological and geological record" may be the defining feature of the modern man after finding more than 2,000 pieces of plastic at an open Iron Age site in Wales.

Russian Archaeologists Create a 3D Model for a Section of the Tepsei Site

Dec 29, 2020

A team of archaeologists from Kemerovo State University in Russia has created a 3D model representing part of the Tepsei archaeological site as a part of ongoing studies on the location.

Archaeology Dig Reveals 2,000 Year Old “Fast-Food” in Pompeii

Dec 27, 2020

Archaeologists discover a thermopolium - the ancient equivalent of a fast-food eatery - in the city of Pompeii, offering insights on dining and tastes of the people at the time.

Previously Unknown Egyptian Constellation Carvings Discovered in the Temple of Esna

Nov 20, 2020

Work on restoring the Temple of Esna had stopped during the mid-19th century. Centuries later, Egyptian and German researchers restore some of ancient hieroglyphics and paintings.

Duckbill Dinosaur Discovery Offers Insights on How Dinosaurs Crossed The Ocean

Nov 05, 2020

The first discovery of duckbill fossils in Africa offers an insight into how dinosaurs might have crossed the open ocean to arrive at the continent.

Cutting Edge Tech Reveals Bronze Age Migration Routes of Livestock Herders

Nov 05, 2020

Archaeologists have reconstructed a seasonal migration route herders used in Bronze Age Xinjiang, in China, using an innovative technique.

New Season of "Unearthed" to Premiere Next Week

Nov 04, 2020

Continuing to examine the world's oldest structures and decoding some of its secrets, Science Channel's "Unearthed" returns for a new season.

From the City of the Dead: 59 Coffins Found in Saqqara, South of Cairo

Oct 04, 2020

Almost five dozens of ancient coffins were found in a necropolis, or "city of the dead," near Saqqara, south of Cairo in Egypt.

Researchers Date the Historic Ilopango Eruption That Destroyed Part of the Maya Civilization

Sep 29, 2020

An international research team has established the precise date of a major volcanic eruption that laid waste to the Maya civilization some 1590 years ago.

Microbial Biomarkers Raise Possibilities of Ancient Humans Cooking in Hot Springs

Sep 16, 2020

An archeological site that contained early human remains in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, might have also contained hot springs where human ancestors boiled their food, a new study suggests.

Archaeologist Analyze the Unique Design of Viking Helmets

Aug 21, 2020

Vikings were known as one of the fiercest warrior groups in the history of mankind. However, only two ancient near-complete helmets have been retrieved by archaeologists, and one was recently confirmed to belong to the 10th century.