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Ancient Tamil Nadu’s Metalworking Legacy Traced Back to 3300 BCE

7 February 2025

Recent archaeological research has uncovered compelling evidence that Tamil Nadu’s metalworking traditions date back to at least 3300 BCE, highlighting...

Detail of the threaded beads on attire UE 344 next to the bones of Individual 343 Credit: David W. Wheatley

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The 5,000-Year-Old Beaded Burials that Reveal Women’s Power in Copper Age Iberia: Over 270,000 Beads

6 February 2025

Archaeologists investigating the Montelirio tholos burial site in southwestern Spain, dating back approximately 5,000 years, have uncovered that the women...

A female researcher, excavating a Late Iron Age Durotriges burial at Winterborne Kingston. Credit: Bournemouth University.

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Beyond Roman Exaggerations: Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centered on Women in Britain

5 February 2025

A team of researchers led by Dr. Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel Bradley from Trinity College Dublin has uncovered evidence...

Personnel and veterans in action on Operation Nightingale. Credit: Harvey Mills

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Military Team Discovers Remarkable 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Artifacts, Including Chariot Parts and Bridle-Bit

4 February 2025

Military personnel and veterans at RAF Valley in Anglesey on the island of Anglesey, Wales, have uncovered sensational Iron Age...

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A 13th-Century Italian Fresco Reveals the Medieval Church’s Use of Islamic Altar Tents

3 February 2025

A recently rediscovered 13th-century fresco in Ferrara, Italy, offers significant insights into the medieval practice of utilizing Islamic tents to...

This is how the experts envision the stately building at Sem might have appeared. Image Credit: Arkikon / Museum of Cultural History / Norwegian News Agency

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A Royal Legacy? The Discovery of a Monumental Longhouse from the 3rd Century in Norway

2 February 2025

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at Øvre Eiker near Oslo, Norway unearthing a longhouse that surpasses any known structures...

Tomb at the time of discovery - back wall. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio

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Extraordinary Discovery of a Unique Painted Tomb in Tarquinia’s Etruscan Necropolis

1 February 2025

Exceptional discovery in the necropolis of Tarquinia, located near the western coast in central Italy, north of Rome (a UNESCO...

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The Longest Greek Papyrus from the Judean Desert Sheds Light on a Pivotal Roman Court Case

31 January 2025

New research by a group of Austrian and Israeli scholars has finally deciphered a 1,900-year-old scroll describing a tense court...

One of the scientific research discovered hand tools, with many stone tools and production residues visible on the surface in the background, Iraqi desert. Credit: University of Brussels

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1.5 Million-Year-Old Hand Axes and Seven Paleolithic Sites Discovered in Iraq’s Western Desert

30 January 2025

Archaeologists from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) uncovered hand axes dating back 1.5 million years and discovered seven Paleolithic...

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One of the Oldest Tin-Bronze Knife in the Eurasian Steppe Discovered in a Unique Bronze Age Cemetery in Uygur Autonomous Region

29 January 2025

Chinese archaeologists have recently uncovered a large and uniquely structured cemetery dating back to 2800-2600 BC, located about two kilometers...

Ancient Tamil Nadu’s Metalworking Legacy Traced Back to 3300 BCE

The 5,000-Year-Old Beaded Burials that Reveal Women’s Power in Copper Age Iberia: Over 270,000 Beads

Beyond Roman Exaggerations: Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centered on Women in Britain

Military Team Discovers Remarkable 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Artifacts, Including Chariot Parts and Bridle-Bit

A 13th-Century Italian Fresco Reveals the Medieval Church’s Use of Islamic Altar Tents

A Royal Legacy? The Discovery of a Monumental Longhouse from the 3rd Century in Norway

Extraordinary Discovery of a Unique Painted Tomb in Tarquinia’s Etruscan Necropolis

The Longest Greek Papyrus from the Judean Desert Sheds Light on a Pivotal Roman Court Case

1.5 Million-Year-Old Hand Axes and Seven Paleolithic Sites Discovered in Iraq’s Western Desert

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A Life-Size Funerary High Relief Discovered in Pompeii’s Porta Sarno Necropolis

Three-Year-Old Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Canaanite Seal at Archaeological Site of Tel Azekah

New Study Reveals the Contribution of Female Scribes in Medieval Manuscript Production

New Hittite Tablet Reveals Luwian Songs on the Fall of Troy

What Did Mummies Smell Like in Ancient Egypt? The Surprisingly Pleasant Results Revealed

Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover 6th–5th Century BC Burial Site During Fortification Works

Obsidian Research in Alberta Uncovers Evidence of Extensive Long-Distance Trade Among Indigenous Peoples Before European Contact

Archaeologists Uncover 4,800-Year-Old Bronze Age Tombs in Başur Höyük, Türkiye, Where Teenage Girls Were Ritually Sacrificed

Inscriptions That Could Change the History of Turkish Migration to Anatolia Are Disappearing: Esatlı Kaya Inscriptions

Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of British Rule in Florida