4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (620+ words) Marlize LombardBoth sides of one of the prehistoric arrowheads analyzed in the new study. Archaeologists have found the world's oldest direct evidence of poisoned arrowheads, revealing that hunter-gatherers in modern-day South Africa were using sophisticated weapons to hunt prey as…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (616+ words) Novosibirsk State Pedagogical UniversityA silver pendant inlaid with a garnet that was found in the medieval grave of a Siberian child. Archaeologists working in Siberia have discovered several medieval child burials containing grave goods like ornate belts and jewelry. Researchers…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (491+ words) Gareth James/Wikimedia CommonsA stretch of Margam Country Park in Wales. The exact location of the villa has, so far, been kept under wraps. Among historians, Wales has long been thought of as the distant frontier of the Roman Empire,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (558+ words) Zhanyang et alThis figurine was first found with a cache of other discarded ancient artifacts in 2005. A tiny bird figurine discovered in a refuse heap in the Henan province of China is changing what historians thought they knew about prehistoric…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (692+ words) Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage ResearchThe ring's ornate construction suggests that it once belonged to a woman of high status. Laborers were recently hard at work in T'nsberg, Norway, during an excavation project related to stormwater management, when a glint…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (870+ words) Norfolk Museum ServiceThe Iron Age battle trumpet, or carnyx, found in West Norfolk. A routine archaeological excavation in West Norfolk has yielded the "extraordinary" discovery of an Iron Age war trumpet with possible links to the Celtic tribe led by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (752+ words) Beach AcademyIn total, 437 boots have been found along the shore at Ogmore-by-Sea. Residents of a seaside village in southern Wales have recently been left baffled after hundreds of Victorian-era black leather boots mysteriously washed up on the beach. The boots…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (792+ words) And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Like this gallery?Share it: Fatally wounded, the candidate fell to the ground. Romero dropped down with him as the panicked crowd scuffled with, disarmed, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (632+ words) In many ways, olive oil was the lifeblood of the ancient Mediterranean. Called "liquid gold," it was used for everything from cosmetics to medicine to religious rituals. And archaeologists have just uncovered one of the major centers where olive oil…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) Grudzi'dz Fortress AssociationThe decorative brooch, known as a fibula. During a routine archaeological survey near Grudzi'dz, Poland, members of the Grudzi'dz Fortress Association unearthed an ancient enameled fibula " a Roman-era brooch used to fasten garments. It is just the second…...