3,400-Year-Old Mittani Empire-Era City Emerges From The Tigris River In Iraq A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists has uncovered a 3,400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. The settlement emerged from the waters of the Mosul…
Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster Could Shed Light on Unknown King’s Home A metal detectorist in Denmark has made an intriguing archaeological find. While being out on a rainy day and searching for anything of historical value, he suddenly…
Evidence Oldest Bone Spear Point In The Americas Is 13,900 Years Old A team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has identified the Manis bone projectile point as the oldest weapon made of bone found in the…
Extremely Rare Roman Cavalry Parade Mask Discovered In Romania An amateur archaeologist in Romania has discovered a unique ancient Roman parade mask. Roman-era iron masks are rare, making this a unique find. So far, only bronze Roman masks have been…
Secret Behind Ancient Ammonoids Elaborate Shells With Fractal Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusk animals that are now an iconic fossil group often collected by amateurs. Over 350 million years of evolution, ammonoids developed increasingly Elaborate shells with…
Ancient ‘Magical Mirror’ Discovered by Youth Leader in Northern Israel Earlier this week, seventeen-year-old Aviv Weizman from Kiryat Motskin, near Haifa, took part in an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeological excavation at the ancient site of Usha as part of…
1,500-year-old Teotihuacan Village Found in Mexico City Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village in Mexico City, complete with large concentrations of ceramics and three human burials, Mexico’s National Institute of History and Anthropology has announced. Excavations between March and June unearthed several remnants of…
Amazing 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead-Net Dress Found In Giza Tomb Restored In 1927, a team of archaeologists led by George A. Reisner excavated at Giza, Egypt, where they unearthed a remarkable ancient treasure. The scientists discovered the only complete ancient Egyptian…
Ancient Skull Found in China Is Unlike Any Human Seen Before A team of paleontologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working in collaboration with Xi’an Jiaotong University, the University of York, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and…
Roman-Era Cemetery With Over 100 Tombs Unearthed in Gaza Archaeologists have unearthed two rare lead sarcophagi and at least 125 tombs at a Roman-era cemetery in Gaza. The series of finds is “unprecedented,” says Jamal Abu Reida, general director of…
