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....
How 'listening' to archaeological sites could shed light on the past (phys.org)
Until recently, archaeologists have mostly relied on what they can see at the sites of ancient ruins to unlock the secrets of the past. But lately, new methods have started to allow researchers to use other senses to explore these sites in different ways....
Oldest fortresses in the world discovered (phys.org)
In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, an international team led by archaeologists from Freie Universität Berlin has uncovered fortified prehistoric settlements in a remote region of Siberia. The results of their research reveal that hunter–gatherers in Siberia constructed complex defense structures around their...
Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient megacity in Iraq (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Iraq have unearthed twin temples built on top of each other. The newer, Hellenistic temple dates to the fourth century B.C. and may have a link to Alexander the Great....
Ancient Balkan genomes trace the rise and fall of Roman Empire's frontier, reveal Slavic migrations (phys.org)
A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change....
Netherlands returns colonial-era artefacts to Sri Lanka (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it? (www.nature.com)
Ancient Egypt's sacred baboons had tough lives, study suggests (www.livescience.com)
Baboons sacred to the ancient Egyptians were glorified as mummies after their death, but they suffered from poor conditions when they were alive, a new study suggests....
Byzantine gold coin with 'face of Jesus' unearthed by metal detectorist in Norway (www.livescience.com)
Switzerland returns marble head around 2,000 years old to Libya (www.africanews.com)
Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway (phys.org)
This summer, archaeologists and a metal detectorist conducted a small survey of Herlaugshagen, at Leka in the northern part of Trøndelag County. They found something amazing....
Closer look at the Menga dolmen shows it was one of the greatest engineering feats of the Neolithic (phys.org)
A team of archaeologists, geologists and historians affiliated with several institutions in Spain has found that the Menga dolmen represents one of the greatest engineering feats of the Neolithic. In their study, published in Scientific Reports, the group used new technology to learn more about the stone that was used to create...
Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago, finds study (phys.org)
Hunting the now extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) was widespread among Neanderthals, concludes a research team consisting of members of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA), also based in Mainz, and Leiden University in the Netherlands. The study has...
A Shipwreck in Rhode Island Appears to Actually Be Captain Cook's Long-Lost Ship (www.popularmechanics.com)
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Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima (www.reuters.com)
Cone-shaped tombs with more than 3,000-year-old human remains found in park (www.newsweek.com)
Iron Age site in Europe unearths rituals of animal sacrifice (cosmosmagazine.com)
Lernfilm Archäobotanik: German Film Series on Archaeobotany (Eng Dubs avail via YT) (www.youtube.com)
New Zealand returns ancient artefacts to Egypt (egyptian-gazette.com)
German authorities repatriate 75 ancient artefacts to Mexico (www.theartnewspaper.com)
Paleolithic humans may have understood the properties of rocks for making stone tools (phys.org)
A research group led by the Nagoya University Museum and Graduate School of Environmental Studies in Japan has clarified differences in the physical characteristics of rocks used by early humans during the Paleolithic. They found that humans selected rock for a variety of reasons and not just because of how easy it was to break...