Archaeology News

2,500-Year-Old Pharaonic Carvings, Two Obelisks Discovered in Egypt

2,500-year-old stone carving at the Gebel el Silsila quarry depicts a pharaoh and two deities. Image credit: Gebel el Silsila Survey Project.
Jan 31, 2015 by News Staff

A unique 2,500-year-old wall relief showing an unidentified pharaoh and two deities, a rare depiction of obelisks being cut and loaded onto boats, and two large sandstone obelisks have been discovered within the ancient quarry of Gebel el Silsila, 65 km north of Aswan, by archaeologists from the Gebel el Silsila Survey Project. 2,500-year-old stone carving at the Gebel el Silsila quarry depicts a pharaoh and two deities. Image credit: Gebel el Silsila...

read more...
The 55,000-year-old bone tool found in France. Image credit: Maurice Hardy et al.

55,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tool Found in France

Jan 22, 2015 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Dr Luc Doyon of the University of Montreal has unearthed a rare prehistoric bone tool at the Grotte du Bison in Burgundy. The...

Fifteen moais of Ahu Tongariki. Image credit: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Researchers Shed New Light on Collapse of Easter Island Society

Jan 12, 2015 by News Staff

In a new study that challenges a leading hypothesis on the demise of Easter Island population, scientists led by Prof Thegn Ladefoged of the University...

Kampp 327: chapel with a carving of Osiris. Image credit: Paolo Bondielli / Min Project.

Ancient Replica of Osireion Unearthed in Egypt

Jan 10, 2015 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Min Project have discovered an ancient reproduction of Osireion in Theban Necropolis, an area of the west bank of the Nile, opposite...

These ancient anepigraphic clay seals were found on a dig site in southern Israel; they offer evidence of government activity in the 10th century BC, a time when many scholars said a kingdom could not exist in the region. Scale bar in the upper image – 1 cm. Image credit: N. E. Greene, University of Wisconsin-Madison / B. J. Hartzell.

New Finds Suggest Biblical Kings David and Solomon Actually Existed

Dec 26, 2014 by News Staff

Six clay seals found at the archaeological site of Khirbet Summeily in Israel offer evidence that supports the existence of Biblical Kings David and Solomon,...

1.2-Million-Year-Old Stone Tool Unearthed in Turkey

Dec 24, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists have found a Paleolithic stone flake in the ancient deposits of the Gediz River, revealing that human ancestors passed through the gateway...

Aerial view of the Herodium complex. Image credit: Tatzpit Aerial Photography.

Israeli Archaeologists Unearth Entrance Passage to Herod I’s Palace

Dec 23, 2014 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology has discovered a royal passageway to Herodium, an ancient...

Norsemen Landing in Iceland by Oscar Wergeland, published in 1909.

Scientists Find Evidence of Viking Presence in Arctic Canada

Dec 16, 2014 by News Staff

A small stone artifact recovered from a Paleo-Eskimo site on Baffin Island is important evidence of a Viking presence in Arctic Canada around 1000 CE,...

An aerial photograph of the 2,800-year-old farm house near the city of Rosh Ha-Ayin, Israel. Image credit: Skyview Company / Israel Antiquities Authority.

2,800-Year-Old Farm House Unearthed in Israel

Dec 15, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered the remains of an ancient farm house near the city of Rosh Ha-Ayin in central...

Roman coins. Image credit: Portable Antiquities Scheme / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pictish-Roman Silver Hoard Discovered in Scotland

Dec 10, 2014 by News Staff

A hoard of Roman and Pictish hacked-up silver, coins and jewelry has been found in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Archaeologist examines a crescent shaped brooch...

A Viking hall on the Lofoton Island, northern Norway.

Viking Feasting Hall Discovered in Sweden

Dec 8, 2014 by News Staff

Swedish archaeologists Dr Andreas Viberg of Stockholm University and Dr Martin Rundkvist of the University of Umeå have found the remains of a major Viking...

Detail of the engraving. Image credit: Wim Lustenhouwer / VU University Amsterdam.

500,000-Year-Old Homo erectus Engraving Discovered

Dec 4, 2014 by News Staff

A multinational group of scientists led by Prof Wil Roebroeks of Leiden University in the Netherlands has discovered the earliest known engraving on a...

The nine Muses. Image credit: Ankara University.

Stunning Mosaics Uncovered in Ancient City of Zeugma

Nov 28, 2014 by News Staff

An international team of archaeologists has unearthed three 2,200-year-old, well-preserved glass mosaics at the site of the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey. The...

The scientists have reported evidence from the northeastern Tibetan Plateau indicating that the first villages were established only by 5,200 years ago.

Archaeologists Shed More Light on Colonization of Tibetan Plateau

Nov 21, 2014 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has discovered extensive archaeological evidence of Neolithic farming and human habitation at altitudes above 2,000...

Sargon II (reigned 722-705 BC), king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and dignitary. Low-relief from a wall of the palace of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria, now Khorsabad in Iraq. Image credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen.

Drought, Population Growth Led to Decline of Neo-Assyrian Empire

Nov 6, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Climatic Change, the Neo-Assyrian Empire was forced into terminal decline by the combination of two factors...

Divers illuminate artifacts of the Panarea III ship. Image credit: © Global Underwater Explorers.

Archaeologists Recover Artifacts from 2,200-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck

Oct 28, 2014 by News Staff

Italian archaeologists and divers from a Florida-based group called Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) have recovered a wide range of artifacts from an...

Stone tools found at Cuncaicha and Pucuncho sites in Peru. Image credit: Kurt Rademaker et al.

Archaeologists Discover Two 12,000-Year-Old High-Altitude Settlements in Peru

Oct 24, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the United States, Canada, Germany, and Peru, have discovered two ancient settlements in the Pucuncho Basin in the southern Peruvian...

Location of the remains of a 6,000-year-old temple. Image credit: Nataliia Burdo / Mykhailo Videiko.

6,000-Year-Old Temple Unearthed in Ukraine

Oct 22, 2014 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists led by Dr Mykhailo Videiko of the Kyiv Institute of Archaeology has discovered the remains of a 6,000-year-old temple at a Trypillian...

Chariot linch pin from three angles, showing the intricate decoration at the ends. Image credit: University of Leicester.

Bronze Parts of Celtic Chariot Found in UK

Oct 15, 2014 by News Staff

The bronze remains of a Celtic chariot dating to the 2nd or 3rd century BC have been unearthed at the Burrough Hill Iron Age hillfort, near Melton Mowbray...

The mosaic depicts the Greek god Hermes in front of a horse drawn chariot. Image credit: Greek Culture Ministry.

Alexander the Great-Era Mosaic Unearthed in Amphipolis

Oct 14, 2014 by News Staff

A team of Greek archaeologists has announced the discovery of a colorful mosaic in a mysterious tomb dating from the times of Alexander the Great. The...

© 2011-2026. Sci.News. All Rights Reserved. | Back to top