Percussion Flaking Even Before Stone Age: Bone Tools Crafted From Elephant Remains Challenges Understanding of Early Humans

Medicine & Technology Sep 02, 2021

A discovery from Italy reveals that bone tools were existent since the Lower Paleolithic period. The bone tools that were earlier than stone works were crafted from the remains of the now-extinct straight-tusked-elephants.

Unearthing Romance: 1,500-Year-Old Skeletons in China's Shanxi Province Buried Locked in Embrace During Northern Wei Era

Aug 30, 2021

A new archaeological finding was unearthed in China, revealing a man and a woman embracing in a single burial ground.

Archaeogenetics in Croatia's Neolithic, Bronze Age Possible Missing Piece of European Ancestry

Aug 19, 2021

New archaeogenetic findings were unearthed in two of Croatia's necropolises. The clues from the sites include Middle Bronze Age and Middle Neolithic Age remains, which are potential pieces in the missing ancestry of Europe.

Pompeii Tomb Reveals Perfectly Preserved Mummy of Slave-Turned-Cult Priest, Other Evidence of Cultural Diversity

Aug 18, 2021

A new Pompeii discovery includes a perfectly mummified man along with several artifacts, unearthed in the Porta Sano necropolis. The excavated historical pieces show the cultural diversity of Pompeii during the reign of the Roman empire.

1.8 Million-Year-Old Jawbone of Eurasian Hunting Dog Found Alongside Human Remains

Jul 30, 2021

Scientists may have found Europe's first hunting dog after unearthing a 1.8 million-year-old jawbone of a huge prehistoric canine in an iconic human fossil site.

Belgium to Return 2,000 'Stolen' Artifacts From Congo During the Colonial Era

Jul 19, 2021

Belgium's government announced that it will be returning 2,000 artifacts that were looted from Congo during King Leopold II's reign in the colonial era.

Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt with the Rosetta Stone

Jul 17, 2021

The accidentally discovered Rosettta Stone paved the way for scholars to understand the compley hieroglyphics used by ancient Egyptians. Its translation, credited to Champllion, revolutionized what we knew about Egypt's history.

1,600-Year-Old Sheep Mummy Reveals Husbandry Practices in Ancient Iran

Jul 14, 2021

An international collaboration of archaeologists and geneticists examined the remains of a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy from Chehrābād in Zanjian Province, revealing important details about ancient Iran as well as the effect of natural mummification processes.

Tomb Clusters and Parent Tombs Discovered in Eastern Sudan Using Cosmology Statistical Technique

Jul 07, 2021

A recent archaeological finding in eastern Sudan reveals a cluster of ancient tombs in weird patterns that dates back to medieval Islam.

Mysterious Late Cretaceous Shark Teeth Discovered in Ancient City of David

Jul 05, 2021

City of David adds confusion to Israel's socioeconomic system in the iron age as a recent archaeological dig discovers shark teeth.

Infinity Pool Believed as Gateway to Another Realm Unearthed, Reveals Bronze Age Religious Rituals

Jul 01, 2021

An ancient infinity pool unearthed in Italy was believed to be a significant part of a religious attempt to have a glance of another realm.

Mixture of Ancient Human Species in the Middle East Discovered by Anthropologists

Jun 25, 2021

A new Neanderthal-like lineage was discovered in Israel. The findings suggest possible interactions of the ancient human species, as well as sharing of the continental territory.

9,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Found in Lake Huron; Marks The Oldest Obsidian Discovered in the East US

Jun 24, 2021

A 9,000-year-old stone tool artifact was recently found by a team of underwater archaeologists, believed to have originated from a quarry in what is now central Oregon - a location 2,000 miles away.

Re-opening Graves: A Bizzare European Practice 1,400 Years Ago, Mystifies Archaeologists

Jun 20, 2021

Archeologists are trying to understand why the bizarre practice of re-opening medieval graves in the late 6th century was recorded from Transylvania to Southern England.

3,800-Year-Old Gold Found in Germany Proves Trading of Luxury Items Started in Early Ages

May 29, 2021

Archaeologists have unearthed the burial of a woman from the Ealy Bronze Age and found the oldest gold in southwestern Germany.