Scientists Reassemble 75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Skull Crushed Flat in Shanidar Cave
Shanidar Z Neanderthal, one of the most fragile human relatives ever recovered from Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, is giving scientists a rare chance to…
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Rare 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Neck Rings Found Inside a Swedish Grave Monument
Archaeologists excavating at Marby, east of Norrköping in Sweden, have uncovered two rare bronze neck rings inside a Late Bronze Age grave monument. The ornaments,…
Italy Acquires the François Tomb, the Etruscan Masterpiece That Still Challenges Rome’s Story
Italy has formally acquired the François Tomb of Vulci, bringing one of the greatest surviving monuments of Etruscan painting into state ownership after more than…
A 3,700-Year-Old Smile from Ancient Carchemish Is Going on Display in Türkiye
Long before digital emojis, someone in Bronze Age Carchemish painted a simple smiling face on a clay flask. Nearly 3,700 years later, that small object…
Elite Mounted Warrior Grave Linked to Early Hungarians Unearthed in Csongrád-Bokros
An elite mounted warrior grave linked to the early Hungarians has been uncovered at Csongrád-Bokros in southern Hungary, offering a rare new glimpse into the…
Roman Hunting Mosaic Buried for 50 Years Reemerges in Ancient Lilybaeum
A Roman hunting mosaic hidden beneath the soil for more than half a century has reemerged at Capo Boeo in Marsala, bringing one of ancient…
Unusual Gallic Burial in France Reveals Two Entwined Skeletons Inside a Silo
Archaeologists in eastern France have uncovered an unusual Gallic-period burial that raises new questions about how some rural communities treated the dead more than 2,400…
Restored Agrippina the Elder Statue Reveals New Details After Centuries of Darkened Layers
For years, the face of Agrippina the Elder had been difficult to read. Old waxes, oxidized oils, varnish and surface grime had darkened the marble,…
2,400-Year-Old Iron Age Structure Found Beneath German Riverbank Stuns Archaeologists
An Iron Age structure in Aschaffenburg has emerged from beneath the bank of the Main River, and its age has surprised even the archaeologists called…