9,000-year-old site near Jerusalem is the “Big Bang” of prehistory settlement
About 9,000 years ago, the people of the settlement practiced religion.
Civilizations
Hidden details in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings revealed by chemical imaging
The technique called portable X-ray fluorescence has helped Egyptologists identify changes and adjustments to details of tomb decoration that are invisible to the human eye.
Roman parade mask discovered in Romania
Very few of parade masks have been found in Romania and all of them were made of bronze. This is the first iron parade mask unearthed in the country. Preliminary estimates date it to the 2nd century A.D.
Remarkable complex of early Neolithic monuments discovered in Herefordshire, England
Dating indicates that at least 5,800 years ago, Neolithic people lived in the area, farming and building monuments.
Maya canoe surrounded by animal and human bones found in ‘portal to the underworld’ in Mexico
The mysterious sunken boat could have been used in a ritual, and the main clue comes from the bones of an unlikely animal.
Mummies with golden tongues discovered in ancient Egyptian necropolis
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered several burials containing mummies with golden tongues in the ancient necropolis of Quesna, an archaeological site belonging to the Governorate of Menufia, north of…
Did British explorer Alfred Isaac Middleton discover a mysterious lost city?
The mysterious disappearance of Alfred Isaac Middleton. Where're the missing city of Dawleetoo and the casket of gold?
2,000-year-old iron age and Roman treasures found in Wales could point to an unknown Roman settlement
A metal detectorist stumbled upon a hoard of Roman coins and Iron Age vessels in the Welsh countryside.
Machu Picchu: Ancient DNA sheds new light on Lost City of the Incas
Machu Picchu originally functioned as a palace within the estate of the Inca emperor Pachacuti between 1420 and 1532 CE. Before this study, little was known about the people who lived and died there, where they came from or how they were related to the inhabitants of the Inca capital of Cusco.
Sacred jade ring found on young sacrificed Mayan buried in a jar
Archaeologists unearth ancient secrets: Sacrificed Mayan skeleton with sacred jade ring found in Mexico.
