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The Langobards are frequently depicted as fierce warrior-like people, with all known archaeological evidence of violence restricted to men. However, nearly 1,400 years ago, a Langobard woman took two severe…
June 2, 2026
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For the past three decades, a team of archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods…
June 1, 2026
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How was iron produced 2,000 years ago in Senegal? A recent study at the Didé West 1 archaeological site, in the Falémé Valley in eastern Senegal, sheds light on an…
May 31, 2026
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La Brea in Los Angeles is not the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world, writes Prof Martin K JonesYour article on the archaeology of La Brea Tar…
May 31, 2026
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Ancient Egyptians are often depicted wearing black eyeliner, known as kohl, which was stored in small containers. While kohl containers are typically found throughout Egypt and Sudan (Nubia), their presence…
May 31, 2026
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Nearly 5,000 years ago, respiratory infections, possibly including tuberculosis, were ravaging the children buried at Camino del Molino (CMOL), Spain. The massive circular burial cave carved into rock is Europe's…
May 30, 2026
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Getting hot and sweaty in a British heat wave, volunteers from home and abroad have been hard at work all week to restore a historic naked chalk giant dubbed "Rude…
May 30, 2026
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The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial…
May 28, 2026
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More than 1,000 years ago, Panama elites were buried together with translucent green stones long suspected to be emeralds. However, scientific analysis confirming the suspicion has never been conducted. Now,…
May 28, 2026
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Well-preserved archaeological bone samples have different microbial communities than heavily degraded bone samples, providing a new understanding of how microbes contribute to bone degradation, according to a study published in…
May 27, 2026
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Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors. Though identity is fundamentally cultural, we tend to anchor…
May 27, 2026
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A new study by the University of Turku and partners provides fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, at the turn of the 17th century.…
May 26, 2026
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The 1066 invasion left little detectable trace in the genomes of the common population
May 26, 2026
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Microscopic analysis of residues on surgical scissors and tweezers from a 1348–1411 CE tomb in Jiangyin, China, finds the first evidence for the controlled application of a highly toxic chemical…
May 26, 2026
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The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences exploring the complex evolution of…
May 25, 2026
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The remarkable discoveries include the best-preserved early image of Jesus discovered near the Turkish city of Iznik
May 25, 2026
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Many medieval castles were formidable stone fortifications. Live Science takes a look at six that were never conquered.
May 24, 2026
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Children from previous relationships growing up as siblings in a new family, couples adopting or fostering children: So-called patchwork families are a widespread way of life today. It is considered…
May 24, 2026
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The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the University of Oulu, Finland, offer a detailed view of how early humans lived,…
May 23, 2026
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As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London, the year 1066 and the Norman Conquest are in the spotlight. The tapestry—an embroidered cloth nearly 70 meters long, created soon after the…
May 23, 2026
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The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, revealed a groundbreaking study uncovering the engineering secrets that has allowed…
May 22, 2026
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A technique that has rewritten the timeline of prehistoric art may be overestimating the ages of cave paintings, some scientists say.
May 22, 2026
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Two skeletons found in an embrace next to a 13th-century Polish cathedral were both women, an ancient DNA analysis confirms, but their relationship remains a mystery.
May 21, 2026
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Skeletons of early modern whalers reveal widespread scurvy, pipe smoking and heavy physical labor.
May 20, 2026
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Archaeologists recovered the 10-page wax notebook with Latin writing and its leather carrying case from a medieval latrine in Germany.
May 20, 2026
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Excavation of a large stone vessel from the mysterious Laos Plain of Jars has confirmed its use in an ancient funerary tradition.
May 19, 2026
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Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and "fed" for the next 500 years with river mussels.
May 18, 2026
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A pre-Roman ceramic cup or ladle that could inspire kitchenware today — this li'l dude is excited to mix!
May 18, 2026
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Archaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt.
May 17, 2026
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