Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a Mysterious subterranean structure with painted walls hidden beneath a Maya ball court.The team found the building while excavating the ball court, the playing space for the ritual ball game...
Name: Lion ManWhat it is: An ivory statuette depicting a half-human, half-lionWhere it was found: Inside the dark chamber of a cave in Germany in 1939.When it was made: 40,000 years agoWhat it tells us about the past: Carved out of...
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Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have excavated eight ancient "standing stone circles" that they say were used as homes. About 345 of these structures were identified through aerial surveys across the Harrat 'Uwayrid, a lava field...
An ancient stone wall hidden in a forest in Italy was once used by Roman forces to corral slave-revolt leader and gladiator Spartacus and his men.Archaeologists learned about the now-moss-coated wall, which stretches roughly 1.7 miles...
A Paleo-Arabic inscription on a boulder near an abandoned mosque in Saudi Arabia may have been carved by Ḥanẓalah bin Abī ʿĀmir, a companion of the Islamic prophet MuhaMMAd, a new study finds.Although many...
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The Neanderthals, our closest human relatives, roamed the Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago. Although they are long extinct, their genes are still present in modern human DNA. Here we look at the fundamental questions about...
Archaeologists are mystified by the discovery of dozens of Bronze and Iron Age graves of children in southern Norway.The burials, each marked by circles of meticulously placed stones, were found by a team from Norway's Museum of Cultural...
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It's often said that ancient Egyptian royalty married within the family, with pharaohs marrying siblings and sometimes even children. But is there any truth to the claim?The answer is yes: People in ancient Egypt — both royal...
High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising story with far-reaching implications. As...
Construction workers in Italy have discovered a 2,000-year-old garden that once belonged to a Roman emperor.The travertine walls of the garden overlook the banks of the Tiber, a river that cuts through Rome and sits east of Vatican...
Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple and human skeletal remains beneath a sand dune in Peru.The temple site, which is located in the Zaña (also spelled Saña) district of northwestern...
The ancient Egyptians were no strangers to illness, with research showing that they were affected by a host of infectious diseases, including smallpox, tuberculosis and leprosy.For instance, Ramesses V, the fourth pharaoh of Egypt's...
Tales of astounding discoveries and unimaginable wealth hidden inside the ruins of ancient gold mines that һoɩd treasures beyond belief can be found whispered through the annals of History. The story is told as a trip through time,...
Name: Hippopotamus ("William")What it is: A cerulean statuette of a hippopotamus molded in faience, a glazed ceramic material made partly out of ground quartz. The artifact is decorated with drawings of lotus flowers, which grow in...
You have to wonder how people originally figured out how to eat some foods that are beloved today. The cassava plant is toxic if not carefully processed through multiple steps. Yogurt is basically old milk that’s been...
While working at the Anglo-Saxon site of Sutton Hoo in England, archaeologists found the missing pieces of a 1,500-year-old copper bucket imported from Turkey. The bucket, which is at least a century older than the famed ship burial,...
The Denisovans, together with the Neanderthals, are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans. It wasn't until 2010 that scientists announced that the Denisovans existed, so much about them remains unknown. However, fossil and...
Archaeologists have unearthed what may be Europe's largest prehistoric burial mound ahead of excavations beside a highway in the Czech Republic.The burial mound, known as a barrow, is roughly 620 feet (190 m) long — nearly twice...