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This extraordinary photo of a group of people relaxing around a table on the roof terrace of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) building in Athens was recently released by the Institute. The DAI says the photo was most likely taken...

A severe drought in parts of the Amazon has caused river water levels to drop significantly. This has revealed many hidden rock formations, some of which bear carvings of human figures believed to be around two thousand years old. Livia...

Archaeologists in Greece discovered a 1,600-year-old Roman-era wine shop that met its end due to a sudden event, possibly an earthquake or building collapse. The findings include broken vessels and sixty scattered coins, offering a glimpse into the past. This...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the secrets of how Romans preferred their wine two thousand years ago. It is widely known that the ancient Romans really liked wine. It was part of their stories and pictures, as well as others things...

A Roman dodecahedron was recently discovered in England by the amateur archaeology group Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group. These twelve-sided metal objects have baffled experts for a long time, and finding a well-preserved one in a farmer's field...

A group of researchers from China, Australia, France, Spain, and Germany has uncovered ancient objects in East Asia that are 45,000 years old. This recent study has now been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. The scientists previously studied excavated...

The healthcare system in ancient Egypt, praised as "advanced and successful," is the focus of a recent publication, Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt, by researchers Rosalie David and Roger Forshaw. The book, affiliated with the University of Manchester...

A group of scientists from China, Australia, and the United States has solved the mystery of when and how the largest ape to ever exist, Gigantopithecus blacki, disappeared from Earth. Gigantopithecus blacki, also known as G. blacki, was a massive...

In the North Arabian Desert, archaeologists made a new discovery. They found an old fortification around the Khaybar Oasis. This fort is one of the two largest in Saudi Arabia. People have been living in oases in this area for...

In the rural area of Montilla in Andalusia, Spain, an important discovery has been made—a lead sling bullet bearing the name of Julius Caesar and the Ibero-Roman city Ipsca. This finding, highlighted in a study released in the scientific journal...