An Egyptian-Spanish archaeological team has uncovered a rare Roman-era tomb in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, where golden tongues placed with the dead are offering new insight into ancient burial beliefs.
The mission, led by Dr. Maite Mascort and Dr. Ester Pons...
On April 1, 2471 B.C., an unusual darkness fell over ancient Egypt. The sun vanished behind the moon in broad daylight, casting a sudden shadow across the Nile Delta. This rare solar eclipse may have marked more than just...
One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? What happened to these seemingly invincible deities, who were flawed yet powerful? Did the gods of Ancient Greece, those figures...
Ancient frescoes like that of the Greek monkeys on Santorini suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.
By Tracie McKinney & Marie Nicole Pareja Cummings
The blue monkeys painted on the walls of Akrotiri on...
Neanderthal infants grew faster and were physically larger than modern human babies of the same age, according to a new study published in Current Biology. Researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing one of the most complete Neanderthal infant skeletons...
New research shows that the Mycenaeans may have used metal tools to shape arrowheads around 3,000 years ago, offering new insight into how advanced their craftsmanship was during the Bronze Age.
The study suggests that these finely made arrowheads were...
Four knives believed to be roughly 1,500 years old have been unearthed at ancient Hadrianopolis in modern-day Turkey. The discovery sheds new light on how people lived and worked at the site during the Late Roman and Early Byzantine...
Greece is full of some of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, such as the Acropolis, Mycenae, and Knossos. There are so very many sites around the nation, and many amazing sites in the Attica region, home...
A recent study of over 165 gold artifacts unearthed from ancient tombs near the Bay of Volos in Thessaly, Greece, sheds new light on the craftsmanship of Mycenaean artisans, revealing the advanced techniques they used to work with gold...
Legend has it that the island of Ios in Greece was where Homer took his last breath and he now he lies in his tomb on a hill at Plakoto in the northernmost part of the island.
The tomb itself...
A collection of ancient cuneiform tablets at Denmark's National Museum may offer rare evidence pointing to the historical existence of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian hero celebrated in one of the world's oldest known stories.
Researchers from the National Museum and the...
Construction workers building a wind farm in Lower Saxony have uncovered a rare collection of Bronze Age jewelry alongside evidence of prehistoric settlements in Germany dating back more than 3,000 years.
The discovery came near Wolfenbüttel, where archaeologists examined nearly...
A newly excavated mega structure in Romania may help explain how one prehistoric community organized life without clear signs of kings, palaces, or major wealth gaps.
Researchers studying the Cucuteni settlement of Stăuceni-"Holm" in northeastern Romania say the unusually large...
Researchers at Semmelweis University have used a cutting-edge CT scanner to examine 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy remains, providing the most detailed look yet inside the ancient bodies.
The scans were conducted at the university’s Medical Imaging Center using a photon-counting CT...
Researchers say a hidden cave at a UK castle in Wales may be one of the most important prehistoric sites ever found in Britain, with evidence of human and animal life stretching back more than 100,000 years.
The site has...
