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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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…
Long-Lost Fragment of Zeugma’s “Gypsy Girl” Mosaic Returns to Turkey from the United States
The Gypsy Girl mosaic, one of Turkey’s most recognizable ancient artworks, has gained another missing fragment after a panel linked to the Roman composition from…
100,000-Year-Old Burned Human Bones in Ethiopia May Reveal Earliest Trace of Cremation
On a floodplain in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift, early Homo sapiens left behind stone tools, animal bones and human remains that open an unusually close window…
Pompeii Victim Fleeing Vesuvius May Have Been a Roman Doctor
A Pompeii victim who died while fleeing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 may have been a Roman doctor, according to new scans…
Before Croesus, 2,600-Year-Old Sardis Stepped Terraces Shaped Lydia’s Royal Capital
Sardis stepped terraces are giving archaeologists a new way to read one of the ancient world’s most powerful capitals: not only as a city of…
Babies in Roman York Were Buried in Imperial Purple Cloth Once Reserved for Emperors
A trace of purple, almost invisible to the eye, has opened an unusually intimate window into grief, wealth and childhood in Roman Britain. New research…
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…
AI Scans 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Child Mummy, Reveals Hidden Amulets and Preserved Organ
A 2,000-year-old Egyptian child mummy scanned with artificial intelligence has revealed hidden amulets and a surprisingly preserved organ, offering a rare glimpse inside an ancient…