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A Christian Church Was Built Around a Mysterious Life-Size Figure in Ancient Sudan
On a granite hill overlooking the Nile’s Third Cataract in northern Sudan, archaeologists are reconstructing the history of a remarkable site. At its center stands the ruin of a seventh-century Christian church built around a much older, life-size human figure carved into the rock. The mysterious petroglyph may depict a ruler from the ancient Kingdom…
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Iron Age Burial in Scotland Reveals Possible Brain Removal and Human Bone Tools
An Iron Age burial in northern Scotland has revealed one of the most unusual examples of postmortem body treatment yet identified in prehistoric Britain. A new study published in the journal Antiquity reports that researchers re-examined the remains of two individuals buried in a low stone cairn at Loch Borralie, on the Durness Peninsula in…
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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 examine a 75,000-year-old body that almost did not survive excavation. The remains, found during renewed archaeological work at the famous cave, included much of the upper body of an adult…
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Rare 3,500-Year-Old Chariot Wheel Discovered at Inverness Golf Course Site
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare prehistoric chariot wheel at the site of a future golf course near Inverness. The discovery sheds light on ancient ceremonial practices and the lives of those who inhabited the Highlands thousands of years ago. This extraordinary find, revealed during excavations at the Old Petty Championship Golf Course, underscores the area’s…
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Bronze Age Settlement Unearthed in the Maghreb, Described as ‘Empty Land’
A groundbreaking discovery in Morocco is forcing a reassessment of North African history during the Bronze Age. Excavations at Kach Kouch, a site near the Lau River in northwestern Morocco, have unearthed evidence of a thriving settlement dating back to 2200-600 BCE, long before the arrival of the Phoenicians. This finding, published in the journal…