24 February 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

A Hidden Cause of Neanderthal Extinction? Scientists Point to Pregnancy Risks

24 February 2026

24 February 2026

For decades, scientists have debated why Neanderthals vanished from the Earth roughly 40,000 years ago. Climate instability, competition with early...

Viking Sea Power May Have Emerged in the 3rd Century, During the Roman Era

23 February 2026

23 February 2026

For generations, the Viking Age has been framed as beginning in the late 8th century, marked by the raid on...

1,000-Year-Old Gold-Filled Royal Tomb Discovered at El Caño in Panama

21 February 2026

21 February 2026

A remarkable archaeological discovery in Panama is shedding new light on the power, ritual life, and social organization of pre-Hispanic...

Limestone Structure Linked to Pharaoh Apries’ Temple Discovered in Mit Rahina, Egypt

21 February 2026

21 February 2026

A significant archaeological breakthrough has emerged from Mit Rahina, the site of ancient Memphis, where a joint Egyptian-Chinese mission has...

1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal

20 February 2026

20 February 2026

A pair of ancient skulls found along the Han River in central China have long puzzled paleoanthropologists. Were they classic...

Extraordinary Discovery at Ness of Brodgar, Scotland: New 3D Scans Could Rewrite Neolithic History

20 February 2026

20 February 2026

Archaeologists are preparing to resume excavations at the internationally renowned Ness of Brodgar after advanced 3D radar scans revealed what...

How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago

19 February 2026

19 February 2026

More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia were perfecting material formulas...

For the First Time, Portugal Returns Stolen Pre-Hispanic Treasures to Mexico

18 February 2026

18 February 2026

In a landmark act of cultural cooperation, authorities in Portugal have formally returned three pre-Hispanic archaeological objects to Mexico—marking the...

Ancient Altai People Performed Complex Surgical Operations 2,500 Years Ago — New Discovery

17 February 2026

17 February 2026

Researchers from Novosibirsk State University (NSU) have uncovered compelling evidence of a highly sophisticated surgical procedure performed approximately 2,500 years...

2,500-Year-Old Mysterious Clay Artifact Discovered Near Jarosław May Be Poland’s First Pintadera

16 February 2026

16 February 2026

A mysterious clay artifact discovered near Jarosław in southeastern Poland may represent the first known pintadera ever found in the...