15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (559+ words) An unusual artifact unearthed at a site in central Israel is offering researchers an unexpected look at far-reaching trade networks, religious traditions, and cultural change that rocked the ancient Near East. The tiny relic, uncovered at the ancient settlement of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (462+ words) A burial site uncovered by archaeologists in southern Siberia has revealed a series of unusual discoveries, which include ritually broken artifacts surrounding human and horse remains. The burial site was uncovered in the Sayan Mountains and was discovered during a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (730+ words) A curiosity that had been locked away in a museum's archives for more than 200 years is now revealing clues to a longstanding Viking mystery. Although much is known about these seafaring Scandinavians who dispersed throughout Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (796+ words) Archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact they say could represent the earliest known use of written numbers ever discovered in Mesoamerica. The curious clay figurine features eleven small dots carved into its surface, appearing in three columns. Although its exact…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (594+ words) Archaeologists say bones unearthed from an Iron Age burial in Scotland are revealing new insights into how human remains were interred in ancient Europe, in a region with scant evidence for mortuary practices in the archeological record. Among the new…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (706+ words) A curious recent discovery has revealed a promising new underground archaeological find at the ancient site of Buto in Egypt's Nile Delta. Researchers who were testing a remote sensing technology designed to locate buried structures and other below-ground features reported…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago  (553+ words) A discovery by archaeologists on a remote island in the High Arctic could challenge past assumptions about ancient seafaring technology. An ancient campsite that dates back nearly 4, 500 years was uncovered at Kitsissut, an island group located between mainland Greenland and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (758+ words) For thousands of years, Stonehenge has served as one of humanity's most enduring mysteries. The massive monument on England's Salisbury Plain has inspired theories ranging from ancient astronomy to ritual worship. At the same time, generations of researchers have puzzled…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (358+ words) Archaeologists in Croatia have made an unusual discovery at an ancient ritual site along the country's southern coast. Within Crno Jezero cave, an 80-foot-long cavern that extends 300 feet beneath the Pelje'ac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, just north of Dubrovnik, archaeologists…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (766+ words) At the height of China's ancient Ming dynasty, ancient surgeons appear to have possessed early knowledge of a surprisingly advanced medical application, according to new findings. Researchers at Northwestern University have revealed that surgeons in ancient China were using aconitine,…...