Ancient Fruit Baskets Recovered from Underwater Egyptian City
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Inside a Greek Mystery Cult
U.S. Returns Looted Artifacts to Iraq
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Massive ancient lake across prairies emptied quickly enough to set off an ice age, study suggests
Ancient coin mint discovered in China from over 2500-years-ago
Archaeologists have discovered one of the world’s earliest known coin mints, located in the Henan Province of China. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Clay Tablet is Earliest Known Example of Applied Geometry
Known as Si.427, the ancient clay tablet was discovered and cataloged along with many other tablets by the 1894 French archaeological expedition at Sippar in central Iraq.
A database of 3,000 lead isotope analyses in geological and archaeological samples from the Iberian Peninsula
Remains of Medieval Bridge Discovered in Ljubljana
Origins of Applied Geometry Revealed on Ancient Tablet
Origins of Applied Geometry Revealed on Ancient Tablet
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1,000-year-old remains in Finland may be non-binary iron age leader
DNA suggests body buried in feminine attire with swords had Klinefelter syndrome, researchers say
Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland
Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Queensland. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Melting ice and a high altitude dig reveal Viking secrets in Norway
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Archaeologists unearth multi-period site with ceremonial monument
An archaeological investigation near the village of Biddenham in Bedfordshire, England, has uncovered a large ceremonial monument and several ancient structures. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Ancient Roman key depicts lion devouring barbarian
Archaeologists in the United Kingdom have discovered an ancient Roman key handle that depicts a grisly scene — a lion devouring a shaggy-haired barbarian, while four spooked cupid-like youths look on, likely awaiting the same fate, a new study reports.
Heavy rain floods British Museum, Parthenon Marbles Gallery
New Study Tracks Denisovan DNA in Southeast Asian Islands
Relief depicting Graeco-Persian wars unearthed in excavations at ancient Daskyleion
Discovery of three new species of primitive ungulates hints at rapid evolution of mammals after dinosaur extinction
Relief Depicting Greek and Persian Wars Unearthed in Turkey
Geologists dig into Grand Canyon’s mysterious gap in time
Spectacular 3D Video Depicts Ancient Athens as Never Seen Before
A realistic reconstruction of ancient Athens. Credit: Ancient Athens 3D A spectacular 3D video reconstruction of ancient Athens in the late ...
Early Humans May Have Transformed Their Surroundings
Ancient Mesopotamian discovery transforms knowledge of early farming
Researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in ancient Iraq, challenging our understanding of humanity's earliest agricultural practices.
Ancient humans may have started hunting 2 million years ago
Notches on a bone left by human butchering activity Jennifer A. Parkinson, Thomas W. Plummer, James S. Oliver, Laura C. Bishop Ancient human...
Portable toilets of the ancient Roman world
Archaeologists develop method of identifying intestinal parasites concealed within 1,500-year-old 'chamber pot'. New technique helps distinguish portable toilets from other jars and ceramic vessels, leading to greater understanding of gut health in the past.
Ancient humans impact African island environment
Unguja Ukuu, an archaeological settlement located on the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania, was a key port of trade in the Indian Ocean by the first millennium when the island was populated by farming societies establishing trade links toward the Indian Ocean, China and beyond. New research describes how human activities modified the shoreline at Unguja Ukuu.