History

Archaeologists from the Alutiiq Museum recently made an exciting discovery during their excavation of an ancestral sod house on Kodiak Island, Alaska. They uncovered pieces of ancient weavings, shedding light on a long-standing Alutiiq art. Weaving has been a significant...

New research points to a possibility that humans came close to dying out in the last one million years. The idea of a "population bottleneck" could help resolve some big questions about how we evolved, but there are still doubts...

Archaeologists working at the expansive Neolithic site in northeast France have made a significant discovery that completes the puzzle of the site's history—the remains of a permanent settlement. These findings were revealed at the Marais de Saint-Gond, a Neolithic site,...

In the past, experts guessed how old tools were used by looking at old writings and hints around them. However, when it came to what people ate a long time ago, they had to make educated guesses about food...

Archaeologists have made a new discovery in Poland. They have uncovered some strange remains of a child who lived during the 17th century. What's unusual is that the child's foot had a padlock attached to it. This has led researchers...

Opium traces found at an ancient Israeli burial site might have been offerings to gods, according to recent research. Archeologists analyzed residue left in eight out of twenty-two vessels discovered amongst the remains and dated it back to approximately...

Archaeologists have recently discovered a set of votive offerings of small figurines that were offered as gifts at the Valley of the Temples. This special place is a part of the old city of Agrigentum, which is located in...

The underdog's hopeless but valiant last stand has captivated humanity since antiquity. Vastly outmatched yet unfazed, these warriors choose honorable death over surrender, fighting to the bitter end for their cause. Though defeated, their refusal to yield even in the...

Back in 1950, archaeologists found a skull cut in half, buried deep in a cave in the Czech Republic. Initially, they believed it belonged to two different people. Years later, however, when scientists analyzed the skull's genes, they realized it...

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire spanned three continents, controlling a vast part of Southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.