2,700-Year-Old Woman’s Grave with Urartian Seal Found in Armenia
An unusual 2,700-year-old burial in Armenia has revealed a woman laid to rest with a cylinder seal associated with the kingdom of Urartu. A new…
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Ancient Grave in Kazakhstan Reveals a Woman With a Mysterious Skull Injury
A woman was buried beside a man and two children in southern Kazakhstan. An injury near her temple has left archaeologists with a question the…
A Giant Trapezoidal Monument in Germany Reveals a 5,500-Year-Old Grave
A rare Neolithic burial monument in Germany has emerged along the route of a new pipeline, revealing a vast trapezoidal structure built around a single…
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…
Complete 2,300-Year-Old Skeleton Found at Hattusa with Knife Beside the Shoulder
Archaeologists at Hattusa have uncovered a 2,300-year-old burial containing a complete human skeleton, with a knife lying beside the deceased’s right shoulder. The grave was…
Five-Ton Roman Sarcophagus Found Sealed Beneath Cavtat After 1,500 Years
A five-ton Roman sarcophagus discovered beneath Cavtat, Croatia, was found still closed, sealed with lime mortar, and untouched after more than 1,500 years. The stone…
A Giant ‘Death Jar’ in Laos Held the Remains of 37 People for Generations
A Laos death jar has revealed something archaeologists had long suspected but rarely seen so clearly: at least one of the great stone vessels of…
Rare Intact Roman Grave Found Beneath Croatian Market Opens a Window Into Ancient Cibalae
A rare intact Roman grave in Vinkovci has transformed a modern market reconstruction project in eastern Croatia into a striking encounter with ancient Cibalae, one…
Teen with Cleft Lip Lived and Was Accepted in Qing China, First Archaeological Case Reveals
The first archaeological case of a cleft lip in China has been identified in a Qing Dynasty burial, revealing that a teenager born with a…