Ancient City Dating Back 4,000 Years Unearthed in Iraq: The Discovery of Kunara In Iraqi Kurdistan, a team of French archaeologists discovered the ruins of a long-lost ancient city. The ancient city of Kunara, in the Zagros mountains, was discovered by…
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Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remnants of a lost “Sun Temple” dating back to the 25th century BCE. Experts believe it to be one of just six such temples erected as a shrine to the sun god Ra during…
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Unlocking the Ancient Ingenuity: How Andenes Powered the Inca Empire In the 15th and early 16th Centuries, a small island in Lake Titicaca was one of South America’s most important religious sites. Revered as the birthplace of the Sun, the Moon and…
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Large discovery of Native American artifacts in Willamette Valley Volunteer archaeologist Megan Wonderly discovers an obsidian Native American tool during the excavation. The tool, known as a biface, is an estimated 1,000 to 4,000 years old and could help researchers…
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The World’s Smallest Elephants Led Unusually Long Lives: Insights from Ancient Mediterranean Miniatures Ancient elephants that would have been born the size of a puppy lived for decades more than previously thought. Researchers studying an ancient miniature elephant that lived…
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1,900-Year-Old Roman ‘Battle Spoils’ Recovered from Robbers in Jerusalem Police in Jerusalem seized a hoard of stolen antiquities that date to a 1,900-year-old Jewish rebellion against the Romans. The cache had been dug up by tomb robbers from a tunnel…
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Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian: Ancient DNA Study Reveals Surprising Genetic Diversity The term “Viking” tends to conjure up images of fierce, blonde men who donned horned helmets and sailed the seas in longboats, earning a fearsome reputation through their violent…
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How the Ancient Greeks Proved Earth was Round Over 2,000 Years Ago Long before NASA was sending satellites up into space, the ancient Greeks developed a way to determine the world was spherical over 2000 years ago. Despite it being…
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Discovering Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas Caral (also referred to as Caral-Supe) is a stunning ancient city located in the Supe Valley of Peru. Today travellers can visit the Caral Ruins, which are believed to be the remains…
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Ancient Roman Mosaic from Theodoric the Great’s Villa Discovered near Verona, Italy A section of the ancient Roman mosaic flooring from the 5th century AD villa of Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great has been discovered near the northern Italian city of Verona. The mosaic was…
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