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1,100-Year-Old Puma-Headed Vessel Unearthed at Peru’s Marcahuamachuco
Archaeologists working at Marcahuamachuco in northern Peru have uncovered a ceramic vessel modeled with the head of a puma, providing new evidence about ceremonial activity at one of the most important archaeological centers in the northern Peruvian Andes. The vessel was recovered during archaeological research and conservation work in the West Wall subsector of Marcahuamachuco,…
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2,000-Year-Old Woman Found Buried in Possible Ritual Well at Iron Age Settlement in Scotland
Archaeologists working ahead of a quarry expansion in northern Scotland have uncovered the remains of a woman inside an unusually elaborate stone-lined structure dating to the Iron Age. The approximately 2,000-year-old burial was discovered at Evelix Quarry near Dornoch in Sutherland, where traces of what may have been an Iron Age settlement are also emerging.…
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A Sacred Stone Worshipped for Generations Turns Out to Be 65 Million Years Old
For generations, members of the Baiga community in central India regarded an unusual stone formation in the forest as sacred, preserving it as part of a local shrine. Now researchers have discovered that the stone carries a history far older than any human tradition surrounding it. Tests identified the formation in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district…
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Prehistoric Stone Artifacts Found Inside a Parcel Bound for the U.S.
Three prehistoric stone artifacts discovered inside an international postal parcel traveling from Ukraine to the United States have been transferred to a museum, more than two years after customs officers intercepted the shipment. The objects are authentic flint cores — pieces of stone from which prehistoric people struck sharp blades for use as tools, including…
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Rare Gold Fittings Found in 1,000-Year-Old Elite Grave at Undisclosed Site in Hungary
Rare gold fittings discovered at an undisclosed site in Hungary have been linked to an elite burial from the Hungarian Conquest period more than 1,000 years ago. The find was made at an undisclosed location in Pest County, where the exact site is being kept confidential while archaeological investigations continue. Officials say the location will…
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Nearly 180 Ancient Coins Trace Hunnic and Turkic Rule From Central Asia to India
Ancient coins preserved in a major Vienna numismatic project offer an unusually detailed view of the rulers who controlled parts of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India between Late Antiquity and the early medieval period. The digital catalogue, created for the exhibition The Coins of the Huns and Western Turks in Central Asia and…
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A Turquoise Mosaic Skull Spent 60 Years in Europe. Researchers Now Want to Know Who He Was
A human skull covered with turquoise, shell, jadeite and rock crystal spent six decades in a museum in the Netherlands. Now back in Mexico, it is now being documented in three dimensions as researchers confront a more difficult question: who was the man behind the mosaic? Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced…
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Archaeologists Trace Lost Royal Guesthouse Linked to Queen Isabella at Spain’s Guadalupe Monastery
Archaeologists working at the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe in western Spain have uncovered remains of a lost royal guesthouse that disappeared in the 19th century, allowing researchers to begin reconstructing a building long known mainly through historical plans and drawings. The excavation revealed foundation trenches, part of a patterned floor and structural…
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Remarkably Preserved Woman Found in 2,000-Year-Old Xiongnu Tomb
Archaeologists excavating a Xiongnu cemetery in eastern Mongolia have uncovered the remarkably well-preserved skeleton of a woman inside a monumental tomb dating to around 2,000 years ago. The burial, discovered at Bulgan Uul in Khentii Province, also contained fragments of a painted coffin, parts of a horse-drawn vehicle, bronze and ceramic vessels, and an object…