Cemetery Older Than Malta’s Megalithic Temples Discovered in Xagħra
A prehistoric cemetery in Xagħra, on the Maltese island of Gozo, has yielded at least eight tombs containing human remains and pottery dating back around…
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Human Remains Found Inside an Underground Canal Sealed in a 1,400-Year-Old Ritual at Huaca Pucllana
Archaeologists excavating Huaca Pucllana in Lima have found human remains inside an underground canal that appears to have been deliberately sealed during a ritual about…
Archaeologists Discover a 5,500-Year-Old Monument Hidden Beneath a Polish Forest
Archaeologists have identified a monument hidden beneath a Polish forest as a 5,500-year-old earthen tomb built by a Neolithic farming community. Archaeologists working at the…
Nearly Intact Roman Statue Weighing Hundreds of Kilograms Pulled from the Danube in Hungary
A nearly intact Roman statue weighing several hundred kilograms has been recovered from the Danube near Dunaújváros, Hungary, as exceptionally low water levels continue to…
Two Unknown Human Lineages Still Survive in Modern DNA, One Traces Back 1.8 Million Years
Modern human DNA appears to preserve traces of two ancient human populations that scientists have never identified directly from ancient genomes. One of those lineages…
Giant Mammal-Like Footprints Reveal a Hidden World in Dinosaur-Era Brazil
The fossil record has long encouraged a simple picture of mammals during the age of dinosaurs: most were small, while giant reptiles dominated the landscape.…
6,500-Year-Old Czech Sanctuary Tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge
More than 6,500 years ago, prehistoric communities in what is now the Czech Republic created a vast circular sanctuary whose entrances appear to have been…
Mass Grave of at Least 132 Men Reveals Nazi Killing of Psychiatric Patients in Poland’s “Death Valley”
Archaeologists investigating a mass grave in northern Poland have documented the remains of at least 132 men killed during a Nazi campaign against people with…
Tiny Gold Rings Beneath Jerusalem Floors Hint at a 2,200-Year-Old Ritual
A tiny gold ring set with a deep-red stone may reveal an unexpectedly personal side of life in Hellenistic Jerusalem more than 2,200 years ago.…