6 November 2026
Half of 165 Skulls Found in a Mexican Cave Belonged to Women
New research on 165 human skulls found in a cave in Mexico has revealed surprising details…
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ancient rituals
27 October 2026
10,000-Year-Old Stone Bowl from Türkiye May Depict a Dance Ritual
A limestone bowl discovered at Nevalı Çori in southeastern Türkiye carries an extraordinary prehistoric scene: two…
25 October 2026
1,500-Year-Old Clay Figure of a Female Shaman Discovered in Japan
Archaeologists in Japan have discovered a 1,500-year-old clay figure depicting a woman believed to have participated…
15 October 2026
Unusual Bronze Age Building Found Near the Legendary King Hinz’s Tomb
Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered an unusually large, nearly square structure dating from the Bronze Age…
24 August 2026
3,400-Year-Old Monumental Hittite Building at Šapinuwa Reveals Clues to Ancient Rituals
Archaeologists excavating a monumental 3,400-year-old Hittite building at Šapinuwa in central Türkiye have uncovered animal remains…
9 February 2026
The Queer Side of Taş Tepeler No One Talks About: Sex, Ritual, and Ecstasy in the Neolithic
For decades, the monumental stone sites of Neolithic Anatolia have been explained through a familiar archaeological…
16 December 2025
Well-Preserved A Dog, a Bone Dagger: Inside a 5,000-Year-Old Burial Beneath a Swedish Lake
By the edge of a vanished lake in southern Sweden, archaeologists have uncovered a burial so…
23 November 2025
In 6750 BCE, A Neolithic City Built Its Own Ghosts: The Monumental Secrets of Ain Ghazal, Jordan
Long before the pyramids rose above the Nile or the great temples of Mesopotamia carved their…
27 September 2025
Graves Older Than Pyramids: 11,000-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Türkiye’s Çayönü
Archaeologists working in Çayönü Tepesi (Çayönü Hill), one of the world’s most significant early human settlements,…
12 September 2025
Beyond ‘Man the Hunter’: Stone Age Burials in Latvia Reveal Gender Equality
Zvejnieki cemetery in Latvia, one of Europe’s largest Stone Age burial grounds, has revealed remarkable insights…