Skull with 'execution-style wounds' suggests woman died due to enslavement or suspected sorcery in colonial Indonesia (www.livescience.com)
First prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA (phys.org)
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, working with University of Oxford, University of York and Oxford Archaeology, have developed a new technique to measure the number of chromosomes in ancient genomes more precisely, using it to identify the first prehistoric person with mosaic Turner syndrome (characterized by one X...
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old palace in ancient Chinese walled city (www.newsweek.com)
A visit to the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City (johnhawks.net)
Medieval grave of 'very, very powerful' man and his 4-foot-long sword unearthed in Sweden (www.livescience.com)
How archaeologists reconstructed the burning of Jerusalem in 586 BCE (arstechnica.com)
How technology helped archaeologists dig deeper (www.technologyreview.com)
First ever scientific study on First World War crater reveals new details on its history (phys.org)
The spectacular explosion of the mine at Hawthorn Ridge—a fortified German front-line position in the First World War—marked the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, and remains one of the best-known pieces of film from the whole conflict....
This 2,300-year-old Mosaic Made of Shells and Coral Has Just Been Found Buried Under Rome (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
The strange story of the grave of Copernicus (theconversation.com)
Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practised as a mathematician, engineer, author, economic theorist and medical doctor....
Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth's ancient magnetic field (phys.org)
Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have yielded important insights into a mysterious anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field 3,000 years ago, according to a new study involving University College London researchers....
Discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years in northwestern Arabia (phys.org)
The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis—one of the longest known going back to this period—has just been revealed by a team of scientists from the CNRS and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU)....
Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old monumental tomb of Roman elite in Turkey (www.newsweek.com)
Ancient Scythians Did Make Leather Out of Human Skin After All (www.sciencealert.com)
Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution (www.sciencedirect.com)
Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago—earlier than previous research (phys.org)
When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society?...
10 extraordinary treasures that archaeologists unearthed this year (www.livescience.com)
As long as humans have been minting coins and crafting beautiful jewelry and other stunning collectibles, an equal number of people have been right behind them searching for these precious finds. Here are 10 extraordinary discoveries made in 2023 that prove that the hunt for buried treasure never gets old.
Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations' (www.livescience.com)
2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ancient Chinese tomb (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an ancient astronomical calendar. The artifacts were discovered inside an exceptionally well-preserved 2,000-year-old tomb in the southwest of the country....