25 February 2026
Archaeologists Confirm Birch Bark Writing Continued in Medieval Novgorod After Moscow Annexation
Archaeologists have discovered new evidence proving that birch bark writing in medieval Novgorod continued even after…
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Month: February 2026
25 February 2026
Rare Silver Button Inscribed with the Name of a 14th-Century Novgorod Elected Magistrate Unearthed
Archaeologists in Veliky Novgorod have uncovered a rare and potentially unique artifact: a silver button inscribed…
24 February 2026
Writing Began 40,000 Years Ago? Stone Age Symbols Show Surprising Complexity
More than 40,000 years ago—long before the first cities of Mesopotamia—early humans were carving mysterious sequences…
24 February 2026
A Hidden Cause of Neanderthal Extinction? Scientists Point to Pregnancy Risks
For decades, scientists have debated why Neanderthals vanished from the Earth roughly 40,000 years ago. Climate…
24 February 2026
Serbia Mass Grave Shock: 2,800-Year-Old Burial Reveals Targeted Killing of Women and Children
A groundbreaking interdisciplinary investigation led by researchers from institutions including Leiden University has uncovered compelling evidence…
23 February 2026
Greek Inscription Found in Great Mosque of Homs Reveals Lost Temple of the Sun of Emperor Elagabalus
A newly analyzed Greek inscription discovered inside the Great Mosque of Homs in Homs, Syria, is…
23 February 2026
Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era
For generations, the Viking Age has been framed as beginning in the late 8th century, marked…
23 February 2026
4,000 Years of Innovation: Indigo-Dyed and Nålbinding Textile Discovered at Beycesultan Höyük
Excavations carried out between 2016 and 2018 at Beycesultan Höyük (Beycesultan Mound) in western Anatolia have…
22 February 2026
18,000-Year-Old Evidence of Human Brain Consumption Found in Poland’s Maszycka Cave
New scientific research has uncovered compelling evidence that prehistoric humans practiced cannibalism—including the consumption of human…
21 February 2026
1,000-Year-Old Gold-Filled Royal Tomb Discovered at El Caño in Panama
A remarkable archaeological discovery in Panama is shedding new light on the power, ritual life, and…