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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...

Archaeologists Find More Artifacts at Antikythera Shipwreck

Oct 12, 2014 by News Staff

During a 2014 expedition to the famed 2,050-year-old Roman shipwreck off the remote island of Antikythera in Greece, underwater archaeologists from the...

39,900-Year-Old Indonesian Cave Paintings Rewrite History of Art

Oct 9, 2014 by News Staff

Elaborate cave paintings of animals and hand stencils on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were created between 17,400 and 39,900 years ago, according...

Top: an internal view of the Anaweka canoe hull showing the pointed end and butt end, and lashing holes for attachment of other timbers on all sides. Middle: a sea turtle is carved in raised relief at the shaped end of the Anaweka canoe strake. Bottom: detail of the sea turtle. Image credit: Dilys A. Johns et al.

600-Year-Old Polynesian Ocean-Sailing Canoe Discovered in New Zealand

Sep 30, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the University of Auckland have found a large section of an East Polynesian sailing canoe dating to around 1400 CE on New Zealand’s...

Neanderthal engraving from Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar. Image credit: Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal et al.

39,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Engraving Found in Gorham’s Cave

Sep 24, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists working in Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar have found what they believe is the first known example of Neanderthal rock art. Neanderthal...

The Byzantine-era compound with oil and wine presses. Image credit: Griffin Aerial Photography Company / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Byzantine-Era Monastery Discovered in Israel

Sep 22, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered what they say is an ancient compound with ‘industrial-scale’ wine and oil...

Jethro Cairn: 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Discovered in Israel

Sep 16, 2014 by News Staff

Ido Wachtel, a PhD student and an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology, has discovered a 5,000-year-old crescent-shaped...

17 Previously Unknown Monuments Discovered around Stonehenge

Sep 10, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Birmingham University-led Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project have discovered 17 previously unknown archaeological monuments around...

The obverse and reverse surfaces of a 5,150-year-old siltstone ceremonial palette discovered at Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The object is surmounted and framed by two wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) clasping one another’s paws; other species include ostrich, hartebeest, wildebeest, ibex, oryx, and giraffe; some fictitious animals are also depicted, including serpent-necked panthers, or ‘serpopards,’ and a plausible griffin. Image credit: Ashmolean Museum.

Ancient Egyptian Artworks Help Create 6,000-Year Record of Local Mammal Extinctions

Sep 9, 2014 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Dr Thilo Gross of the University of Bristol has combined depictions of lions, wild dogs, elephants and other creatures from...

This image shows the Trelleborg-type Viking fortress of Fyrkat. Image credit: Heritage Agency of Denmark.

New Viking Ring Fortress Discovered in Denmark

Sep 8, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists led by Dr Nanna Holm of the Danish Castle Center have discovered a massive Viking ring fortress near Køge, a seaport about 39 km southwest...

1,500-year-old ‘Last Supper’ papyrus from Egypt. Image credit: Roberta Mazza / University of Manchester.

1,500-Year-Old ‘Last Supper’ Papyrus Casts New Light on Early Christianity

Sep 6, 2014 by News Staff

Dr Roberta Mazza at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Research Institute has discovered what she says is the world’s oldest surviving document...

These jars were unearthed in a palace in the Canaanite city of Tel Kabri. Image credit: Eric Cline / George Washington University.

3,700-Year-Old Canaanite Wine Cellar Reveals Sophisticated Winemaking

Aug 29, 2014 by News Staff

According to a team of archaeologists who have analyzed samples from about 40 large wine jars found in a 3,700-year-old Canaanite royal wine cellar at...