25 February 2026
1,000-Year-Old Chimú “Sacred Road” and Temple Complex Discovered in Northern Peru
Archaeologists in Peru’s Chicama Valley have discovered a 2-kilometer Chimú “Sacred Road” geoglyph, a temple platform,…
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Author: Leman Altuntaş
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…
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…
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…
21 February 2026
Limestone Structure Linked to Pharaoh Apries’ Temple Discovered in Mit Rahina, Egypt
A significant archaeological breakthrough has emerged from Mit Rahina, the site of ancient Memphis, where a…
20 February 2026
1.77-Million-Year-Old Homo erectus Crania in China Challenge Long-Held Timelines of Human Dispersal
A pair of ancient skulls found along the Han River in central China have long puzzled…
20 February 2026
Extraordinary Discovery at Ness of Brodgar, Scotland: New 3D Scans Could Rewrite Neolithic History
Archaeologists are preparing to resume excavations at the internationally renowned Ness of Brodgar after advanced 3D…
19 February 2026
How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago
More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia…
18 February 2026
For the First Time, Portugal Returns Stolen Pre-Hispanic Treasures to Mexico
In a landmark act of cultural cooperation, authorities in Portugal have formally returned three pre-Hispanic archaeological…