Post-medieval township discovered in Scottish forest In a recent environmental survey conducted before harvesting in Glen Brittle Forest on the Isle of Skye, remains of a post-medieval township were unearthed. This discovery, likely from the 17th and 18th centuries, includes…
New study reveals year-round settlement of first Neolithic farmers in Andalusia The island of San Fernando, Cadiz in Andalusia, was home to the first Neolithic farmers and shepherds who decided to permanently settle there around 6,200 years ago. They practised…
40,000-Year-Old Multi-Compound Glue Suggests Neanderthals Were Smarter Than We Thought Researchers have discovered stone tools bound together by a multi-component adhesive, providing further substantiation of the intellectual capacity of Neanderthals. These artifacts represent the oldest known evidence of a complex…
Rare 2,800-year-old Assyrian Scarab Seal-Amulet Found in Tabor Nature Reserve A rare scarab amulet from the First Temple period was recently discovered by a hiker in the Nahal Tabor Nature Reserve in the Lower Galilee and turned over to the…
Harald Hardrada: The Last Great Viking and Formidable Warrior of His Era We commonly associate names like Ragnar Lodbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Erik the Red, and Eric “Bloodaxe” Haraldsson with the image of courageous and fearsome Viking warriors.…
4750-year-old Megalithic Stone Plaza Discovered in the High Andes of Peru The Callacpuma archaeological site, nestled in the Cajamarca basin of the northern Peruvian Andes, is renowned for its extraordinary cave paintings. These artworks, estimated to be approximately 15,000 years…
A cave in Argentina houses the oldest known pigment-based rock art in South America A curious comb drawing discovered in the Huenul Cave in Argentina may be the oldest rock art ever uncovered in South America. The Huenul Cave, a…
Temple of Olympian Zeus Horse Frieze Found a Depth of 9 Meters off the Coast of Agrigento, Sicily Underwater archaeologists exploring the depths off the coast of Sicily have made a remarkable discovery. They found an exquisite marble fragment that…
3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite A dazzling Bronze Age hoard discovered in Spain more than 60 years ago contains some out-of-this-world metal, as a new analysis reveals that parts of the treasures were…
New Species Of Winged Reptile Found On Isle of Skye – Its Diversity Was Greater Than Previously Assumed A new species of pterosaur from specimens found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, has been announced by scientists from the Natural…