Archaeology & Human Origins

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (166+ words) Archaeologist excavating human remains in one of the Chimu graves. (Peruvian Ministry of Culture) Officials at the entrance to the tomb. (Peruvian Ministry of Culture) Some of the many artifacts retrieved at the Chan Chan site. (Peruvian Ministry of Culture)…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago   (544+ words) A new ancient DNA study reveals that coastal and inland communities in southwestern Finland were genetically similar during the early Middle Ages, before migration from Sweden transformed the coastal population. The research also shows that medieval Finland was deeply connected…...

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4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (391+ words) Archaeologists in Austria have analyzed a collection of 500 iron bars that were likely lost in a Danube shipwreck 2,200 years ago. More than two millennia ago, a ship carrying a wealth of iron sank in the Danube River in what is…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (156+ words) An Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Tell el-Yahudiya archaeological site in Qalyubia Governorate has uncovered a number of rock-cut tombs of different architectural styles, while continuing to excavate the remains of a Roman camp in the upper layers above…...

5+ hour ago   (1047+ words) From Hittite settlements and the kings of Pontus to Roman roads, Byzantine fortifications, Ottoman princes, and the city we know today Stand beside the …...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago   (151+ words) “From the outside, the present building looks to be entirely Victorian. Inside, though, the walls of the old castle are preserved.” Underneath the plaster, one can find some medieval features of the castle, and the courtyard at the rear of…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (121+ words) While digging in their backyard, an accidental archaeologist in Denmark unearthed 18.5 kilograms (40.7 pounds) of silver treasure. The chance discovery is the largest known silver hoard from the Viking Age in the country and could prove invaluable in understanding this chapter…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (776+ words) When people picture Viking Age blades, they often imagine swords, axes, or unusually large seaxes. But daily life in the Norse world also depended on much smaller tools. Compact knives were useful personal objects. They could serve practical purposes around…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (307+ words) Rock paintings dating back thousands of years in eastern Türkiye's Kars, a key passage between the Caucasus and Anatolia, are shedding light on the region’s early cultures and ancient people’s relationship with nature. Located along one of the main routes…...