archaeology

The first Neanderthal footprints from the Iberian Peninsula discovered last year may have belonged to other members of the genus ‘Homo.’ A little over a year ago, we reported on a large area at the foot of the Asperillo cliff...

Wielding DNA evidence, a mystery of long ago has been solved. Scientists saved the face of a buried Connecticut vampire. The actual man, who was accused of being a vampire, had a name—John Barber. Barber's skull suggests he had...

The elite society in Minoan Crete (3500 BC–1100 BC) evidently believed in complex death rituals and sacrificial ceremonies, particularly when it came to their own burials. That is what experts believe after discovering a sacrificial bull's head in a...

In a discovery, hailed by archaeologists as ground-breaking, a magnificent Egyptian sarcophagus has been unearthed at Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt after being buried in sand in its underground burial chamber for thousands of years. The granite sarcophagus is covered with...

According to a reputable British Egyptologist, the finding of concealed hieroglyphics in Tutankhamun's tomb supports the hypothesis that the legendary Egyptian queen Nefertiti is buried nearby in a secret chamber. Although the notion remained unverified following inconclusive radar scans, Nicholas...

Archeologists near Prague have discovered the remains of a Stone Age structure that predates Stonehenge and even the Egyptian Pyramids. The structure is an enigmatic complex known as the roundel. The excavated stone age structure is about 55 meters in...

An early Byzantine Christian monastery with its exquisite mosaic was recently unearthed in Izmir, Western Turkey.

A thirty-one thousand-year-old skeleton found in a remote Indonesian cave is believed to be the earliest discovery bearing evidence of surgery. According to a peer-reviewed study, the skeleton is missing its lower left leg. Experts say this rewrites the understanding...

In ancient times, the mountaintops of Greece held the shrines and ritual sites of the Greek gods. These days, they’re astonishingly unloved and neglected. By Jason König The mountains of Greece and the Mediterranean are permanent reminders of the past. The...

Citizens of the world can now enjoy a taste of Ancient Olympia, home to the Olympic Games, in the form of its olive oil. The Hellenic Ministry of Tourism and Sports, along with the Office for the Promotion of Cultural...