Late Prehistoric discovery turns archaeological assumptions on their head (phys.org)
See the Outstandingly Ornate 4th Century Mosaic Floors Unearthed in an Ancient Turkish Villa (news.artnet.com)
Tianmen Cave: China's Breathtaking "Gateway to Heaven" — Ultra Unlimited (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
Archaeologists Unearth Archive of Ancient City of Doliche, Founded in 300 B.C., Revealing Over 2,000 Clay Seals (www.labrujulaverde.com)
Missing topographical elements of Paleolithic rock art revealed by stereoscopic imaging (phys.org)
Stunning Codex Documenting Aztec Culture Now Fully Digitized (hyperallergic.com)
Looters continue to pillage Afghanistan’s rich archaeological heritage (www.science.org)
Italian archaeologists open 2,600-year-old tomb for first time, find wealthy family's treasures (www.cbsnews.com)
Tens of Thousands of Ancient Bronze Coins Dating from the 4th Century Discovered Off Sardinia (arkeonews.net)
Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts (www.theguardian.com)
Cold war satellite images reveal hundreds of unknown Roman forts...
'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....
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....
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space? (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius (www.theguardian.com)
Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe (www.nature.com)
Archaeologists' pagan temple find challenges history of Roman Christianity (www.newsweek.com)
Non-masticatory striations on human teeth from the British Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic (www.nature.com)
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Early medieval Welsh cemetery found containing crouching bodies (www.theguardian.com)
Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals (www.livescience.com)
1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered two gold ornaments in a 1,500-year-old tomb that feature the earliest known depictions of the great khan, or “khagan,” of the Göktürks — a nomadic confederation of Turkic-speaking peoples who occupied the region for around three centuries, according to an archaeologist who...
What Lies Beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs? | NYT (www.nytimes.com)
Analysis of ancient Scythian leather samples shows two were made from human skin (phys.org)
A multi-institutional team of anthropologists has discovered that two pieces of ancient Scythian leather excavated at sites in Ukraine were made from human skin. In their project, reported on the open-access site PLOS ONE, the group tested an account by the Greek historian Herodotus regarding certain behaviors of ancient...
'Unique' cave art discovered in Madagascar hints at connections with ancient Egypt and Borneo (www.livescience.com)
Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar....
'Complex' study into potential rock art damage raises concerns as researchers call for more time (www.abc.net.au)
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