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Classical Archeology, News

Salona’s Gate of Death: New Discoveries at Croatia’s Ancient Roman Arena

25 February 2026

The ancient city of Salona, once the thriving capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, continues to reveal new secrets...

Peruvian archaeologists discovered a new geoglyph and a temple in the Chicama Valley, La Libertad, and also documented an extensive agricultural and ceremonial complex, all built by the Chimú society. Credit: Chicama Archaeological Program

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1,000-Year-Old Chimú “Sacred Road” and Temple Complex Discovered in Northern Peru

25 February 2026

Archaeologists in Peru’s Chicama Valley have discovered a 2-kilometer Chimú “Sacred Road” geoglyph, a temple platform, and more than 100...

The Adorant figurine from Geißenklösterle Cave, approximately 40,000 years old, consists of a small ivory plate bearing an anthropomorphic figure and multiple sequences of notches and dots. The application of these marks suggests a notational system, most notably in the rows of dots on the back of the plate. Credit: Landesmuseum Württemberg / Hendrik Zwietasch, CC BY 4.0

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Writing Began 40,000 Years Ago? Stone Age Symbols Show Surprising Complexity

24 February 2026

More than 40,000 years ago—long before the first cities of Mesopotamia—early humans were carving mysterious sequences of lines, dots, crosses,...

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

24 February 2026

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

The pegs mark the post holes of two large boathouses on Rennesøy, north of Stavanger. Credit: Jan G. Auestad / Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger

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

23 February 2026

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

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

21 February 2026

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

Egyptian Archeology, News

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

21 February 2026

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

Reconstruction of the Yunxian hominins: The distorted skulls from central China may belong to Homo erectus. Credit: Xiaobo Feng.

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

20 February 2026

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

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

20 February 2026

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

Ruins of the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq. In the Sumerian period, houses were built from mudbrick and clay plaster, while larger structures were reinforced with bitumen and reed layers to enhance durability and structural stability. Credit: Public Domain

Mesopotamia, News

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

19 February 2026

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

Salona’s Gate of Death: New Discoveries at Croatia’s Ancient Roman Arena

1,000-Year-Old Chimú “Sacred Road” and Temple Complex Discovered in Northern Peru

Writing Began 40,000 Years Ago? Stone Age Symbols Show Surprising Complexity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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