A new study argues that Odysseus’ Ithaca (Ancient Greek: Ιθάκη) was not a separate island, challenging one of the oldest beliefs in Homeric scholarship. Researchers say Homer’s text points instead to Paliki, a western peninsula on the larger Ionian...
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 7,000 ancient artifacts in western Iran that point to a highly organized administrative hub dating back 5,000 years. The findings suggest that the site, known as Tapeh Tyalineh, once played a central role in...
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered rare textile fragments believed to be about 5,000-year-old inside Magura Cave, one of the country’s most important prehistoric sites.
Research director Dr. Vanya Stavreva announced the discovery during a press briefing at the BTA National...
Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan that may shed light on how ancient communities coped with major social and environmental changes. The discovery, led by a research team from the University of Copenhagen, centers on Murayghat—a...
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare collection of idols at Tavşanlı Höyük, one of the largest Bronze Age settlements in western Anatolia. The discovery, announced by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, includes 4,500-year-old human-shaped idols made...
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered rare evidence of an ancient Canaanite donkey sacrifice ritual that reveals surprising trade connections with Egypt nearly 4,700 years ago. The discovery, detailed in a study published Wednesday in PLOS ONE, centres on four...
For the first time, researchers have found solid chemical proof that people in ancient Troy drank wine, confirming a theory first suggested by Heinrich Schliemann, the 19th-century archaeologist who uncovered the ruins of the legendary city.
A team from the...
The Greek historian Herodotus once observed that Armenians in the Persian army dressed similarly to soldiers from Phrygia, linking their origins to this region. However, this theory is now being challenged by a groundbreaking DNA analysis of the Armenian...
