New Thoughts on the “Lead Lady” of the Netherlands The remains of a rich Roman woman in a grave found during works in the centre of Nijmegen in 2001 could turn out to belong to a menial worker, closer inspection…
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A 2,700-year-old leather saddle found in a woman’s tomb in China is the oldest on record Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborate leather horse saddle — possibly the oldest ever found — from a grave in northwestern China, according to a…
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Archaeologists uncover ‘astonishing’ remains of horses buried 2,000 years ago Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery.…
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Huge Christian Grave Slabs Recovered From 13th-Century Shipwreck Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th-century Mortar Wreck, the oldest known shipwreck in British waters. Located in the Swash Channel on…
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130,000-Year-Old Denisovan Child’s Tooth Discovered in Laos – A Groundbreaking Human Evolution Find Palaeontologists in Laos have uncovered an ancient molar that likely belonged to a young Denisovan girl. The discovery is a big deal, as the Laotian cave where…
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The United States Lost Ancient Megacity of Cahokia: A Historical Rewrite The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is the site of a pre-Columbian Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis, Missouri. This…
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Archaeologists Discover Asini’s Secret Ancient Port Beneath Greece’s Waves An international team of underwater archaeologists has made a groundbreaking discovery at the submerged site of Asini, near Tolo in Argolis, Greece, unearthing significant remnants of an ancient port infrastructure that promises…
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Mathematical Breakthrough Unlocks New Clues to the Universe’s Deepest Mysteries A grand challenge in modern theoretical physics is to find a ‘unified theory’ that can describe all the laws of nature within a single framework — connecting Einstein’s general theory…
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800-Year-Old Burials Uncovered in Peru: Gas Workers’ Remarkable Discovery Gas pipe workers have discovered the remains of eight people, who were buried alongside musical instruments and food in Peru 800 years ago. Bodies of adults and children had been covered…
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The Valley of Balls: Kazakhstan’s Mysterious Massive Stone Spheres Close to the town of Shetpe in Western Kazakhstan lies the Valley of Balls – or Torysh, as it is known in Kazakh. It consists of numerous ball-like rock formations strewn across…
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