Ancient City Gate Is Oldest Found In Israel, Dating Back 5,500 Years In a remarkable discovery near Kiryat Gat, a city in southern Israel, archaeologists have revealed the remains of an ancient gate that dates back 5,500 years. This newly…
Mysteries of Ötzi the Iceman Mummy: New DNA Analysis Reveals Surprising Traits A new and improved DNA analysis of the famous ‘Iceman’ mummy suggests this ancient individual is not who we thought he was. The 5,300-year-old mummy, nicknamed Ötzi (which…
Nautilus Shell Beads: Unveiling Shared Traditions among Ancient Communities on Indonesian Islands A team of researchers have found a shared penchant for sewing reflective shell beds onto clothing and other items across three Indonesian islands that date back to at…
Drones equipped with lasers uncover secrets of bloody WWII battle Archaeologists have used high-resolution LiDAR equipment mounted on a drone to investigate a section of the battlefield of the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945), revealing almost…
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…
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…
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…
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…