- Skeletal remains of a spider monkey provide new evidence about the ties between two ancient Mesoamerican societies (details)(details)
- Archaeologists use low tides in the English Channel to search for evidence of Neanderthal hunting grounds (details)
- New analysis of the mummified body of Ötzi the Iceman questions the prevailing story of his death in the Alps over 5,000 years ago (details)
- Centuries old shipwreck discovered during mapping of Norway’s largest lake (details)
- Hundreds of New Kingdom mummies and pyramid of a formerly unknown queen found in ancient necropolis (details)
- Ancient carp teeth contain the oldest signs of human cooking (details)(details)
- Remains from Revolutionary War battlefield to be studied and reburied (details)
- Dating of New Mexico footprints contested in new study (details)
- Tuscan finds challenge previous ideas about the Roman-Etruscan relationship (details)
- Researchers seeking Cleopatra’s tomb find tunnel under ancient temple (details)
- Parrot bone from eastern New Mexico raises questions about prehistoric Southwestern bird trade (details)
- Ivory comb discovered in Israel bears earliest sentence in alphabetic script (details)
- New DNA analysis traces path to earliest people in South America (details)
- Scottish gravestone features rare medieval inscription (details)(details)
- Archaeologists uncover commercial district of Byzantine-era city Ephesus (details)
- Scientists discover ancient peoples found watermelon seeds to be tastier than the fruit’s meat (details)
- Newly-uncovered Romano-British villa features partially intact heating system (details)
- Archaeologists uncover Assyrian carvings spared from destruction by ISIS in Mosul (details)(details)
- Extreme drought lowers Mississippi River level and reveals spooky finds (details)
- Oldest DNA in Great Britain shows two distinct Paleolithic populations (details)
- 1,600 year old Roman mosaic depicting the Roman god Neptune, the Labors of Hercules, and the Trojan War discovered in Syria (details)
- Research suggests that Late Viking Age groups intentionally replicated ancient Roman era grave designs and traditions (details)
- New study provides a rare glimpse into the close knit family structure of a Neanderthal community (details)(details)
- New excavation provides insightful clues surrounding seasonal use of Neolithic timber henge (details)
- Peruvian workers laying pipeline inadvertently uncover centuries old Peruvian tombs (details) (details)
- Remains in Taiwan cave support local lore of vanished ancient mountain-dwelling peoples (details)
- DNA found in Armenian cave allows researchers to learn more about human plant use during the Paleolithic. (details)
- Drone footage captures footprint of ancient Mesopotamian city (details)
- Crimson color paint in Maya cities exposed them to toxic mercury (details)
- Ancient plant DNA shows how people in ancient British Isles built and used artificial islands (details)
- New sarcophagus from Saqqara held high-ranking statesman who served Ramses II (details)
- Baltic warship wreck reveals impressive artillery and structural design (details)
- Gold funeral mask may indicate unknown trade connections in ancient China (details)
- New genetic study provides community level insight into Anglo-Saxon migration (details)
- 3,000 year old canoe discovered beneath waters of Lake Mendota in Wisconsin (details)
- Ancient structure found near Prague may provide clues to history of Neolithic people in Central Europe (details)
- Dung samples found in Syria suggest earlier timeline for animal tending (details)
- Examination of 14th century map offers evidence of the actual existence of islands from Welsh legend (details)
- “Exceptional” Byzantine mosaic uncovered by farmer in Gaza (details)
- Viking Textiles Show Viking Women Had Tremendous Power (details)
- Pleistocene cave burial in Borneo reveals world's earliest successful amputation (details)
- Rising sea levels threaten Turtle Mound on Florida coast (details)
- Bodies from English well are from medieval massacre of Jews (details)
- Norwegian island cave has been a gathering spot for 10,000 years (details)
- Lost branch of the Nile may solve the puzzle of how stones were brought to the Pyramids (details)
- Archaeologists ask UNESCO to protect the Hagia Sophia after years of damage (details)
- New dig in Zanzibar’s Stone Town finds evidence of early Swahili occupation (details)
- Tree-ring studies may show an Argentinian shipwreck is long-lost whaler from Rhode Island (details)
- Rare 1000-year-old canoe burial found in Patagonia (details)
- Mounds on the Louisiana State University campus are oldest built structures in North America (details)
- Femur study might reveal the first known hominin (details)
- Groundbreaking genetic study provides numerous insights into the history of the Southern Arc (details)
- A new chromosomal study recalibrates the timeline for human arrival in South America (details)(details)
- Largest collection of rock crystals in Britain discovered at Neolithic burial site (details)
- Reburial efforts for the skeletal remains of Black Philadelphians, long held at Penn Museum, may soon come to a resolution (details)
- Study suggests Medieval monks’ savvy agricultural techniques left them stricken with intestinal worms (details)
- Maya cremation remains used to create balls for ritual games (details)
- Researchers discover world’s oldest example of octopus lures on Mariana Islands (details)
- Butchered remains of mammoths point to possibility of oldest humans in North America (details)
- Archaeologists may have cracked the code of ancient Elamite script (details)
- January 30, 2022: Thousands of buried sites in UK threatened as climate change dries the soil (details)
- May 22, 2022: Climate change threatens century-old Endurance shipwreck (details)
- June 5, 2022: Low reservoir levels offer new chance to study Bronze Age city in Iraq (details) (details)
- July 24, 2022: Researchers point to climate change and sociopolitical conflict as contributing factors to the fall of powerful Maya city (details)
- 19th-century cobalt mine discovered in perfect condition by cavers in England (details)
- Researchers point to climate change and sociopolitical conflict as contributing factors to the fall of powerful Maya city (details)
- New study underscores the role of “sea gardens” in sustaining indigenous communities for thousands of years (details)
- Mysterious haul of Viking Age jewelry delivered to Norwegian museum (details)
- New analysis pushes age of ancient hominin remains from caves in South Africa back more than a million years. (details)
- New study provides insight into how ancient Maya attempted to ritualistically battle gods of the underworld in sacred cave. (details)
- Historic tomahawk belonging to Chief Standing Bear repatriated to Ponca Tribe (details)
- New research of 7,000 year old graveyard sheds light on nuances of sex and gender roles in Neolithic Europe. (details)
- Research on prehistoric tools gives new insight into early inhabitants of Britain (details)
- Archaeologists hope new discoveries in Iranian hill village will secure UNESCO recognition. (details)
- Archaeologists and firefighters adapt to protect ancient sites from fire (details)
- 1,200 year old mosque in Israel considered one of the oldest known in the world (details)(details)
- Drought on the Arabian peninsula possibly contributed to the rise of Islam (details)
- New research supports evidence that communities in the Americas independently developed democratic systems (details)
- Israeli archaeologists find earliest evidence of fruit tree cultivation (details)
- Analysis of 14th-century remains in Kyrgyzstan suggests Black Death plague may have originated in Central Asia (details)
- New research into chickens shows origin in Thailand, slow spread from there (details)
- Oslo excavations find hundreds of unique medieval artifacts (details)
- Shipwreck found off England’s east coast nearly killed the future James the Second (details)
- Maya pits yield earliest evidence of classic corn-processing technique (details)
- Low reservoir levels offer new chance to study Bronze Age city in Iraq (details)(details)
- Israeli dig finds first Roman military amphitheater in southern Levant (details)
- Spanish cave reveals long record of paintings from Neanderthals and later humans (details)
- Harvard collections include remains of Native Americans and possible enslaved people (details)
- Abandoned Hellenistic farmstead unearthed in Israel (details)(details)
- Maya gemstone tooth fillings may have had hygienic benefits (details)
- Study of ancient proteins confirms early Australians ate the eggs of huge flightless birds (details)
- Complex city ruins in the Amazon found using digital air-mapping technology (details)
- Uruguay DNA study offers new insights into Indigenous origins and continuity (details)
- Bird bone study shows medieval Estonians ate chicken, liked cockfights and used hawks for hunting (details)
- Sardinian Bronze Age burial site reveals two more giant statues (details)
- Turkish looters expose underground worship site from Neo-Assyrian Empire (details)
- Lone woman buried with elite men raises questions about gender roles in Neolithic Europe (details)
- 3D modeling technique reveals full extent of large Indigenous cave painting in Alabama (details)
- Stonehenge area offered ample resource base long before monument was built (details)
- Indigenous Americans and Australians raised oysters sustainably for centuries (details)
- New analysis on materials excavated 70 years ago reveals details about medieval Norwegian town (details)
- Neanderthals in Lower Saxony region exhibited adaptability to a changing climate (details)
- New research of Anglo-Saxon diets suggests that royals and peasants ate similarly and even intermixed at special meals (details)
- Several Nevada tribes allege desecration of sacred land and appeal to archaeological firm to stop digging at site of planned lithium mine (details)
- New study identifies at least 20 royal burial sites from King Arthur era (details)
- Game dice found in Indian town believed to be 1,000 years old (details)
- Statistical analysis of site mixing challenges claims for pre-Clovis peopling of the Americas (details)
- Chinese text may be oldest description of aurora borealis (details)
- Ancient tsunami left Chilean coast sparsely inhabited for centuries (details)
- Massive stone jars found in India may have been used to store the dead (details)
- Guatemalan mural shows earliest example of Maya calendar (details)
- Researchers propose new starting date for famous ancient Greek computer (details)
- Ancient jars reveal that Judean elite enjoyed vanilla flavored wine 2,600 years ago (details)
- New study finds the Avars likely made a record-breaking migration from Mongolia (details)
- Genetic research links increases in height, intelligence and proneness to heart disease to Neolithic societal shifts (details)
- Human remains from a Puebla church provide insight into the 19th century French invasion of Mexico (details)
- Sardinian lead found at the site of an ancient Cypriot shipwreck points to sophisticated regional trade networks (details)
- New study of Châtelperronian tools give greater insights into the rise and fall of early Neandertal communities (details)
- Analysis of skeletal remains in Scotland find that some early people traveled great distances in the region (details)
- Excavated funerary bundle contains remains of surgeon from the Sican Culture in Peru (details)
- Archaeologists reportedly find oldest Hebrew text on ancient curse tablet (details)
- Norse settlers in Greenland contended with water shortages (details)
- Study finds ice-free land route was not available to early human arrivals to the Americas (details)
- New study documents burial practices in Neolithic Turkey, including the use of pigments (details)
- Archaeologists discover remains of institute intended to attract great Chinese intellectuals during the Warring States period (details)
- New study shows Native American burning practices helped manage the forests of the Klamath Mountains (details)
- Evidence of silver extraction and abandoned mausoleum in the English countryside puzzle archaeologists (details)
- Ritual deposit of starfish found in Aztec temple in Mexico City (details) (details)
- Israeli study finds that prehistoric people may have reused discarded tools in memory of ancestors (details)
- New evidence points to the importance of linen and oil in ancient Levant societies (details)
- Symbol stone found in farmer’s field believed to date back to the time of the emergence of early Scotland (details)
- 1,300-Year-Old Zapotec glyph in Mexico decoded (details)
- First Nations residential school in Alberta reveals 169 potential gravesites (details)
- New research suggests how Stonehenge tracked the solar year (details)
- Peruvian burials suggest sacrifice of children as part of death rituals (details)
- Geologic study traces origins of the Willendorf Venus stone carving (details)
- New study further confirms stellar origin for Tutankhamun’s mysterious dagger (details)
- Marks on 5000-year-old Spanish skull show world’s oldest ear operation (details)
- Large mosaics in London came from upscale Roman roadhouse (details)
- Earliest-known trousers show cultural exchange in ancient Asia (details)
- Newly unearthed Buddhist temple may be Pakistan’s oldest (details)
- First application of new forensic method to ancient remains reveals man’s death by drowning (details)
- Excavators recover medieval Papal seal on Swedish island (details)
- New evidence of conquistadors found in the American Southwest (details)
- Excavations at the tomb of China’s first emperor reveal 20 more terracotta warriors. (details)
- New study pushes back the arrival of modern humans in Europe. (details)
- Large cache of pottery notepads sheds light on daily life in ancient Egypt. (details)
- Study suggest indigenous Peruvian leaders used hallucinogens to build social ties and win loyalty. (details)
- Pottery from an island near northeastern Australia shows widespread trade three thousand years earlier than thought (details)
- Meteorite remnants at Hopewell sites show massive comet burst immediately above North America (details) (details)
- Peruvian tombs with rearranged bones may be response to desecration by conquistadors (details) (details)
- Computer simulation shows cave-dwelling humans knew where to locate their fire (details)
- Israeli site shows people ate well during the last Ice Age (details)
- New study casts doubt on claims that meat eating led to evolution of bigger brains (details)
- Geophysical research at Poverty Point reveals new complexity (details) (details)
- Thousands of buried sites in UK threatened as climate change dries the soil (details)
- 3,000 year old tombs of wealthy ancient Chinese clan contain remains of ritually sacrificed warriors (details)
- Funerary highways show early social and economic connections between ancient Arabian oases settlements (details)
- Pottery fragments from prehistoric Nok culture shed light on history of West African cuisine (details)
- New genome study reveals the earliest known bioengineered hybrid animal (details)
- Study of volcanic ash provides new date for one of world’s earliest Homo sapiens skulls (details)
- Rare leather scale armor found in ancient Chinese tomb (details)
- Study indicates that Medieval warhorses were unexpectedly small in stature (details)
- Study of rare African script offers insight to early evolution of writing (details)
- Carving of royal falconer found in Oslo excavations (details)
- New dating shows so-called “Viking” horned helmets are actually from the Bronze Age (details)
- Palace toilet from Iron Age Jerusalem shows even elites had worms (details)
- List of Maya food plants suggests resilience to drought was higher than believed (details)
- Ancient human DNA extracted from lice glue exhibits prehistoric migration patterns of Argentina’s early Ansilta culture (details)
- Jin Dynasty tomb from northern China holds murals depicting good luck symbols (details)
- 3D CT scan allows for virtual unwrapping of the mummy of Amenhotep the First (details)
- New finds from Iran’s Burnt City site suggest farflung Bronze Age trade (details)
- 200,000-year-old remains of mammoths unearthed in UK alongside Ice Age-era stone tools (details)
- Tribal insight provides invaluable cultural context after archaeologists discover 12,300-year-old tobacco seeds in Utah desert (details) (details)
- Cluster of newly discovered Norse longhouses revealed near Viking ship burial in Norway (details)
- Remains of last known U.S. slave-trade ship found to be mostly intact in Alabama river delta (details)
- New study disputes prevalence of infanticide among ancient Spartans and Greeks (details)
- Archaeologists discover the remains of the Americas’ oldest domesticated dog in British Columbia (details)
- Early Mesolithic remains of baby girl found buried with shell jewelry in Italian cave (details) (details)
- New research illustrates that cultural divergences in prehistoric Britain existed long before Roman influence (details)
- Cahokia Mounds gets new augmented reality app amid push for National Park status (details)
- New work dates massive megalith site in Ethiopia to first century AD (details)
- Remains of crucified man found in Roman cemetery in England (details)
- Genes from now-extinct Denisovans help modern Tibetans survive at high altitude (details)
- Large Roman mosaic found on English farm (details)
- Cyprus tomb artifacts point to elite family with expansive trade connections (details)
- New study of Tanzania footprints suggests hominins made them, not bears (details)
- New research shows quinoa was critical food for people around Lake Titicaca (details)
- Researchers take a fresh look at Maya salt factory in Belize (details)
- Petroglyphs discovered at Canada’s Wanuskewin Heritage Park (details)
- Discovery of ruined fortress unveiled as a Hannukah gift in Israel (details)
- New study focuses on cultural and economic disruptions from the Justinianic Plague (details)
- New study demonstrates humans accelerated the extinction of wooly mammoths (details)
- LiDAR reveals the sophisticated agriculture of three Classic period Maya kingdoms (details)
- Evidence of ancient mercury poisoning discovered from analysis of Iberian bones (details)
- Study finds volcanic eruptions contributed to the demise of ancient Chinese dynasties (details)
- Canada’s oldest English coin discovered in Newfoundland (details)
- New research suggests deep connections among Transeurasian languages and peoples (details)
- New room discovered at Pompeii may have been the housing for slave family (details)
- Ornate wooden bird once belonged to English queen Anne Boleyn (details)
- DNA analysis used to determine ancestry of mummified remains found in Xinjiang (details)
- Artifacts from lost empire of Srivijaya being plundered in Sumatra (details)
- Impacts of deforestation by resident population revealed at Chaco Canyon (details)
- Study seeks to clarify scientific naming standards for early human ancestors (details)
- Study of horse DNA provides new evidence about the spread of the Indo-European languages (details)
- Ancient Caucasians may have shunned gold for cultural reasons (details)
- Cosmic radiation allows researchers to date Viking artifacts in Newfoundland (details)
- Evidence from Madagascar shows that foragers make lasting changes to environments they inhabit. (details)
- Analysis of teeth shows early Native Americans did not come from Japan (details)
- Medieval document suggests Italians heard about America 150 years before Columbus (details)
- Lake sediments challenge history of human habitation in the Azores (details)
- Earliest hominin footprints from Crete now dated to 6 million years ago (details)
- 3D technology reveals new example of Easter Island’s lost script (details)
- Genetics of Siberian dogs show widespread trade by early Arctic peoples (details)
- Spirit mirror of Queen Elizabeth’s astrologer was Aztec artifact (details)
- Remains of first Black church in Colonial Williamsburg are uncovered -- again (details)
- Impacts from meteor may be source of biblical tale of destruction of Sodom (details)
- Analysis of fossilized footprints suggests humans came to North America long before end of Ice Age (details)
- New research traces Maya societal recovery from habitat destruction following volcanic blast (details)
- Scholars express concern for fate of Afghanistan’s historical sites under new regime (details)
- Bronze Age coffin unearthed on UK golf course yields new secrets during conservation (details) (details)
- Handprints and footprints preserved in Tibetan mud may be oldest known art (details) (details)
- Bone tools from Moroccan cave show how Pleistocene people made clothing (details)
- Texas academics catalog African American graves at risk in American South (details)
- Acropolis renovations draw criticism for covering centuries of history (details)
- Further evidence of human sacrifice in construction of Korea’s Moon Castle (details)
- Unique artifacts uncovered in China highlight the creativity of ancient peoples (details)
- New research explores interactions of ancient Pueblo with turkeys (details)
- Analysis of bone tools from Italy resets timeline of Neanderthal development (details)
- First DNA evidence of ancient Toalean people recovered in Indonesia (details)
- Louisiana earthworks created by rare group efforts from hunter-gatherers (details)
- Artifacts reveal the softer side of Viking culture (details)
- Michigan farm field produces first Clovis site in the state (details)
- Remains of early farmers in arid desert of Chile show a history of violence (details)
- Mexican pictographs are first record of pre-Conquest earthquakes (details)
- Herculaneum bone studies shows men and women ate different diets (details)