Archaeologists discover sealed Etruscan tomb containing four skeletons
The discovery of a sealed Etruscan tomb in central Italy has shocked archaeologists after researchers opened a burial chamber that…
Category: Archaeology
Archaeologists dazed after receding water reveals 11,000-year-old structure.
Archaeologists are discovering a bright side to Turkey’s worrisome drought. Relics dating back some 11,000 years are starting to appear…
‘Huge’ cave under Pembroke Castle could rewrite history, researchers say
A cave hidden under an 11th-century castle in Pembrokeshire is a “truly remarkable place” that could rethink the prehistory of…
Cheetah mummies found in Arabian caves yield rare genome from lost population
Preserved by dry, cold air and darkness, cheetah mummies offer scientists insight into DNA analysis of the lost population and…
An army of 1,000 people defeated in Denmark may have marched to serve Rome
A dramatic reinterpretation of the Illerup Ådal battlefield changes the notion of what we know about Europe in the Iron…
Scientists have identified the oldest rock art in the world in a cave in Indonesia
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest cave painting ever discovered in the world: a hand stencil at least…
Post-destructive sedimentary deposit found in Agrigento
The rich votive deposit of dozens of statuettes, various fragments, and human bones has been unearthed in the Valley of…
Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, reveals pendants made from giant sloth bones
People lived in Brazil earlier than previously thought, suggested by pendants made from prehistoric sloth bones.The date when humans arrived…
Massive Roman cemetery with 3,000 tombs found beneath city streets
A large Roman cemetery containing more than 3,000 ancient graves has been discovered under the modern city. Archaeologists say that…
Goat herder discovers richly carved stele from Roman era
An ornately carved stele was discovered by a goat herder while caring his animals on a remote forested mountain near…