A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim (www.nature.com)
Stunning Codex Documenting Aztec Culture Now Fully Digitized (hyperallergic.com)
Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius (www.theguardian.com)
Stolen remains of Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers traced to grave-robbing Victorian naturalist (www.livescience.com)
Roman 'backwater' bucked Empire's decline, archaeologists reveal (phys.org)
The Met to return looted ancient artworks to Thailand and Cambodia (www.bbc.com)
A Shipwreck in Rhode Island Appears to Actually Be Captain Cook's Long-Lost Ship (www.popularmechanics.com)
3,500-year-old axes potentially used for 'cult practice' discovered in Polish forest (www.livescience.com)
A metal detectorist in Poland has found five Bronze Age axes buried in a forest. Archaeologists suggest that the artifacts may have been used to either chop wood or for cult purposes....
Karahan Tepe: The Mysteries of The Oldest Known Settlement (youtu.be)
Looters continue to pillage Afghanistan’s rich archaeological heritage (www.science.org)
Earliest 'true' saddle in east Asia discovered (phys.org)
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
The giant ancient underground city now a ghost town where 20,000 people lived (www.express.co.uk)
Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima (www.reuters.com)
Tens of Thousands of Ancient Bronze Coins Dating from the 4th Century Discovered Off Sardinia (arkeonews.net)
Missing topographical elements of Paleolithic rock art revealed by stereoscopic imaging (phys.org)
Italian archaeologists open 2,600-year-old tomb for first time, find wealthy family's treasures (www.cbsnews.com)
Archaeologists Unearth Archive of Ancient City of Doliche, Founded in 300 B.C., Revealing Over 2,000 Clay Seals (www.labrujulaverde.com)
Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts (www.theguardian.com)
Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts...
Tianmen Cave: China's Breathtaking "Gateway to Heaven" — Ultra Unlimited (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
'Christ' tattoo discovered on 1,300-year-old body in Sudan (www.livescience.com)
Scientists in Sudan have discovered a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body excavated in a cemetery near a medieval monastery....
See the Outstandingly Ornate 4th Century Mosaic Floors Unearthed in an Ancient Turkish Villa (news.artnet.com)
A 15th century French painting depicts an ancient stone tool (phys.org)
More than 500,000 years ago, our human ancestors used large, stone tools known as “Acheulean handaxes,” to cut meat and wood, and dig for tubers. Often made from flint, these prehistoric oval and pear-shaped tools are flaked on both sides and have a pointed end....
Late Prehistoric discovery turns archaeological assumptions on their head (phys.org)
Prehistoric jewelry reveals 9 distinct cultures across Stone Age Europe (www.livescience.com)
Tens of thousands of years ago, prehistoric humans in Europe adorned themselves with such a wide variety of beads that researchers have classified nine distinct cultural groups across the continent based on their location and distinctive styles....
