2,000-year-old synagogue found in southern Russia Archaeologists say they have discovered one of the world’s earliest synagogues at the site of an ancient city. A team of experts made the find during excavations at the archaeological site of Phanagoria, which…
3,800-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Unearthed at Earthquake-Damaged Site in Turkey Earlier this year, a massive and horrifying earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Almost 60,000 people died in the deadliest earthquake in present-day Turkey since the…
China’s ancient water pipes show people mastered complex engineering 4,000 years ago without the need for a centralized state authority A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of…
400-year-old ‘vampire child’ with padlocked ankle unearthed in Poland The ghoulish remains of a ‘vampire child’ have been found in a cemetery of lost souls. Archaeologists uncovered the 17th century skeletal remains lying face down with a triangular padlock attached…
Rare Roman window grill found intact in Mérida Archaeologists have made an “exceptional” find at an ancient Roman baths complex in Spain. The huge and well-preserved bathhouse was only recently discovered in the city of Mérida—capital of the Extremadura region in the…
Astonishing Discovery: Ancient Wine Cups Unearthed in Secret Illyrian City in Albania Looking toward the top of a ridge in Albania, viewers see a rocky landscape with lush bushes. From down below, the hilltop doesn’t look particularly unusual. But something…
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Step Pyramid Dedicated to Horse Cult in Kazakhstan Alarge Bronze Age pyramid has been discovered in Kazakhstan, the country’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education reports. The structure—which dates back to the 2nd millennium BC—is unlike anything that…
Ancient DNA Reveals African Roots of American Cattle Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle didn’t exist on the American continents prior to the arrival of the…
Lost 1,500-Year-Old Teotihuacan Village Unearthed in Mexico City’s Heart Excavations revealed three human burials, as well as ceramics and architectural structures from a settlement that existed around A.D. 450 to 650. Archeologists have unearthed the lost remains of a Teotihuacan…
Bronze Age Coal Use: Evidence of Systematic Coal Usage Unearthed in Ancient China A large team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China and the U.K. has found evidence of systematic coal use by Bronze Age people in what…