Archaeology News
August 3, 2024
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July 10, 2024 — Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to previous beliefs, the plague may have diminished Europe's populations long before the major plague outbreaks of the Middle Ages, new ...
July 8, 2024 — A study of ancient dingo DNA revealed that the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia, including those on K'gari (formerly Fraser Island), pre-dates European colonization and interventions ...
July 3, 2024 — Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans survived here for many ...
June 26, 2024 — Researchers have identified the likeliest timeline of the famous Hellenistic-era Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered and recovered off the north coast of Cyprus in the ...
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June 24, 2024 — The origins of hierarchical society in Samoa and wider Polynesia have likely been uncovered by a new study led by ...
June 20, 2024 — For centuries, scientists thought they knew where the griffin legend came from. A new study takes a closer look at the data and folklore's influence on ...
June 18, 2024 — A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever ...
June 12, 2024 — The Greek island of Aegina was home to a Late Bronze Age purple dye workshop, according to a new ...
June 12, 2024 — Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat -- similar to today's 'Mediterranean diet,' according to a new ...
June 12, 2024 — Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political connections and ritual life ...
June 11, 2024 — Variants in the CARD9 gene increase susceptibility to severe fungal infections. However, individuals in different parts of the world tend to carry ...
May 22, 2024 — A 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour may have been used in battle -- and not just for ceremonial purposes as previously thought -- new research ...
June 5, 2024 — Bronze cauldrons were used by the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe around 2,700 years ago to process animal blood and milk. This is shown by a ...
June 3, 2024 — Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization. Research ...
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June 3, 2024 — The Celtic culture of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe has left numerous traces to this day, not least in the form of enormous burial mounds and spectacular archaeological ...
May 31, 2024 — A new study has uncovered a diverse array of microorganisms within the hot waters of the Roman Baths, regularly listed among the UK's most popular tourist attractions. Tests showed 15 of the ...
May 22, 2024 — The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia. Researchers dated ...
Pagan-Christian Trade Networks Supplied Horses from Overseas for the Last Horse Sacrifices in Europe
May 17, 2024 — Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals. Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia and Lithuania show ...
May 7, 2024 — Three ingots from the site of Los Escoriales de Do a Rama (Belmez) and dating from the Roman era demonstrate the importance of lead production and exportation in northern ...
May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae strains that caused leprosy in ...
May 1, 2024 — A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and ...
May 1, 2024 — Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang human fossils, shedding light on the presence of Homo sapiens in the region. Using advanced dating ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Scientists have applied a dynamic model of the landscape to patterns of human migration into Sahul, the combined continent of Australia, Tasmania and New ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great discoveries, and serves as a window into the ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — New research has highlighted an area in Arabia that once acted as a key point for cultural exchanges and trades amongst ancient people -- and it all took place in vast caves and lava tubes that have ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Byzantine bullion fueled Europe's revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne's Francia a century later, new ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A new reconstruction of the 375-million-year-old fossil fish Tiktaalik -- a close relative of limbed vertebrates -- used micro-CT to reveal bones still embedded in matrix. The reconstruction shows ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains. The study ...
Mar. 25, 2024 — For centuries, the Cerne Giant, a figure carved into a hillside in Dorset, has fascinated locals and visitors to the area. A new paper proposes that the Cerne Giant can in fact be dated to the early ...
Mar. 25, 2024 — A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persian Plateau as a pivotal geographic location serving as a hub for Homo sapiens during the early ...
Mar. 22, 2024 — A team of archaeologists discovered tiny microplastic particles in deposits located more than seven meters deep, in samples dating back to the first or early second century and excavated in the late ...
Mar. 22, 2024 — Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago has revealed there was an international horse trading network, orchestrated by the elites of late ...
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- Pagan-Christian Trade Networks Supplied Horses from Overseas for the Last Horse Sacrifices in Europe
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- 75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species Buried Their Dead
- Revised Dating of the Liujiang Skeleton Renews Understanding of Human Occupation of China
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- Uncovering the Mystery of Dorset's Cerne Giant
- Persian Plateau Unveiled as Crucial Hub for Early Human Migration out of Africa
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Scientists Uncover Evidence That Microplastics Are Contaminating Archaeological Remains
- Tudor Era Horse Cemetery in Westminster Revealed as Likely Resting Place for Elite Imported Animals
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- Did Dementia Exist in Ancient Greek and Rome?
- Neanderthals and Humans Lived Side by Side in Northern Europe 45,000 Years Ago
Monday, January 29, 2024
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- Oldest Known Fossilized Skin Is 21 Million Years Older Than Previous Examples
- Ancient Cities Provide Key Datasets for Urban Planning, Policy and Predictions in the Anthropocene
- Prehistoric Person With Turner Syndrome Identified from Ancient DNA
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- Decoding Past Climates Through Dripstones
- Dishing the Dirt on Human Evolution: Why Scientific Techniques Matter in Archaeology
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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- Neanderthals Were the World's First Artists, Research Reveals
- Curators and Cavers: How a Tip from a Citizen Scientist Led to Deep Discoveries in Utah's Caves
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- In Prehispanic Cancun, Immigrants Were Treated Just Like Maya Locals
- Climate Change Likely Impacted Human Populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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Friday, September 22, 2023
- Pollen Analysis Suggests Peopling of Siberia and Europe by Modern Humans Occurred During a Major Pleistocene Warming Spell
- Probing the Deep Genetic Structure of Africa
Thursday, September 21, 2023
- New Study Reveals a Long History of Violence in Ancient Hunter-Gatherer Societies
- Ritual Use of Human Remains Dating from the Neolithic
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- Study Examines Centuries of Identity Lost Because of Slavery
- Giant Stone Artefacts Found on Rare Ice Age Site in Kent, UK
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- Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes
- Oldest Architectural Plans Detail Mysterious Desert Mega Structures
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- Tooth Enamel Provides Clues to Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyle of Neanderthals
- Evidence of Ice Age Human Migrations from China to the Americas and Japan