Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
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A 250-million-year-old fossil skull discovered in the Arctic remained largely overlooked for more than a decade until a paleontologist recognized its importance in photographs from a fossil exhibition. The specimen…
Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman settlement of Augusta Raurica in Switzerland have unearthed an uncommon iron Roman window grille that includes two original fasteners…
Archaeologists working near Sirkap in northern Pakistan have uncovered remains of a monumental structure that is approximately 100 meters long. Scholars have known about this…
In southwestern Turkey at Kibyra, individuals seeking guidance on future matters could consult a stone monument bearing messages from deities by throwing five animal knucklebones…
An international team of archaeologists has determined new radiocarbon ages for the Migration Period in southern Russia, positioning archaeological data from the Lower Don steppes…
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Inka settlement in southern Peru have found coca leaves still caught in the wool of llamas sacrificed more than 500 years…
Archaeological excavations at Kurul Fortress in Ordu, which dates back approximately 2,300 years, have uncovered new areas associated with the cult of the ancient Greek…
A stone weighing more than 30 kilograms and located 20 meters below the sea surface off Norway’s west coast may be the world’s oldest known…
Archaeologists have uncovered a 300-meter-long section of an ancient aqueduct that delivered water to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount around 2,000 years ago. Constructed during the Hasmonean…
For decades, archaeologists have uncovered the enigmatic details of small, intricate female figurines found at Mizyn, an ancient campsite in northern Ukraine. But one mystery…
A 1,200-year-old Maya inscription from Xultun, Guatemala, has identified a previously unknown mathematician who tracked the movements of Venus and Mars. Researchers analyzing the find…
A major French archival collection holding thousands of historical seals—from the Middle Ages right up to modern times—has finished its full digitization. The collection is…
In Chodlik, in the Lublin region, a boat burial—extremely rare among Early Medieval Slavic communities—has been uncovered. This type of burial, typically found along the…
