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…
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…
Unexpected Discovery Of Roman Baths Under Split City Museum In Croatia Archaeologists who helped with the restoration work of the Split City Museum, one of the most important and visited museums in Croatia, located inside the Dominik Papalic palace, made a…
New study: Humans engaged in large-scale warfare in Europe 5,000 years ago ‘1,000 years earlier than previously thought’ Humans engaged in large-scale warfare in Europe 5,000 years ago – much earlier than previously thought – according to a new study.…
Title: Ancient Europeans Ate Seaweed And Freshwater Plants – Evidence Found Virtually absent from most present-day Western diets, seaweed and aquatic plants were once a staple food for ancient Europeans, an analysis of molecules preserved in fossilized dental plaque has…
Stone Age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art in Namibia Namibia is rich in hunter-gatherer rock art from the Later Stone Age (LSA); this is a tradition of which well-executed engravings of animal tracks in large…
Unveiling Bronze Age Family Dynamics: Insights from a 3,800-Year-Old Extended Family The diversity of family systems in prehistoric societies has always fascinated scientists. A study by Mainz anthropologists and an international team of archaeologists now provides new insights into the…
Rare Roman Gemstone Engraved with Mythological Figure Is Discovered in Italian Lagoon An extremely rare engraved Roman gemstone has been discovered underwater by researchers near Venice in northern Italy. Researchers at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found the ancient…
Archaeologists Find Evidence for Roman-Era Road Network in South West Britain A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for…
Ancient Saber Discovered in Kyrgyzstan: A Rare Medieval Artifact An ancient saber (heavy military sword with a long cutting edge and, often, a curved blade) was found by three brothers in Amanbaev, a village in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan. The discovery…