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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...

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New Research Reveals How Londoners Used Death Data to Survive the Great Plague

20 February 2026

New University of Portsmouth research reveals how Samuel Pepys used the 1665 Bills of Mortality to navigate the Great Plague...

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Night Sting Operation Leads to 2,000-Year-Old Discovery in Jerusalem

20 February 2026

A dramatic anti-looting operation in Jerusalem has led to an unexpected archaeological breakthrough: the discovery of a large stone vessel...

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...

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Temasek Wreck: 3.5 Tons of Yuan Ceramics Confirm Singapore as a 14th-Century Maritime Entrepôt

19 February 2026

At the eastern entrance of the Singapore Strait, divers recovering fragments from the seabed did not expect to challenge a...

In the fourth grave, there was a girl and a young woman. The analysis showed that they were third-degree relatives. Credit: Johan Norderäng - Uppsala University

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More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland

19 February 2026

New genetic research from Uppsala University is reshaping our understanding of family, memory, and social bonds among Stone Age hunter-gatherers...

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...

The charter was donated to the city by a bookseller in the 1950s after he realised what it was. Credit: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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How Did a 400-Year-Old Royal Charter Nearly End Up as a Lampshade?

18 February 2026

A 17th-century Royal Charter that laid the legal foundations of Leeds was once just moments away from being cut up...

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La Marmotta’s 7,500-Year-Old Bows in Italy Show Early Farmers Engineered Weapons from Mediterranean Mixed Forests

18 February 2026

Beneath the calm surface of Lake Bracciano, a submerged Neolithic village has preserved one of the most extraordinary collections of...

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

New Research Reveals How Londoners Used Death Data to Survive the Great Plague

Night Sting Operation Leads to 2,000-Year-Old Discovery in Jerusalem

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

Temasek Wreck: 3.5 Tons of Yuan Ceramics Confirm Singapore as a 14th-Century Maritime Entrepôt

More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland

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

How Did a 400-Year-Old Royal Charter Nearly End Up as a Lampshade?

La Marmotta’s 7,500-Year-Old Bows in Italy Show Early Farmers Engineered Weapons from Mediterranean Mixed Forests

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1,800-Year-Old Battle in Denmark May Reveal Lost Army from Norway—Possibly Bound for Rome

Forgotten Roman Mosaic Reveals the Only Known Image of a Female Beast Hunter in the Arena

3,000-Year-Old Grave of a Woman Wearing 19 Bracelets and 8 Rings Discovered in Chechnya

440-Year-Old Silver Coin Pinpoints Exact Location of Spain’s Doomed “Port Famine” Colony

Famous 5,000-Year-Old Stone Circle No Longer Unique After Dozens of Similar Discoveries

Ancient Toltec Altar with Human Remains Discovered Near Mexico’s Tula Ruins

4,000-Year-Old 3D Mural Discovered in Peru Holds a Silent Warning from an Ancient Civilization

3,500-Year-Old Wooden Well Discovered Near Gloucester Reveals Hidden Bronze Age Water Strategy

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Only Known Iberian Wolf Ceramic Unearthed in Cunit Archaeological Site