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…
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ancient rituals
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…
17 August 2025
Archaeologists Uncover Double-Headed Ritual Hearths in Anatolia’s Tadım Mound
Governor Numan Hatipoğlu announced on his official X account that archaeologists at Tadım Castle and Mound…
8 August 2025
Lost Children’s Circle: Seven Infant Remains Unearthed in Mysterious Hittite Ritual Structure at Uşaklı Höyük
At the heart of Uşaklı Höyük (Uşaklı Mound), archaeologists have uncovered the “Lost Children’s Circle” —…
4 August 2025
Archaeologists Uncover Early Bronze Age Ceremonial Complex in Murayghat, Jordan
Archaeologists have uncovered striking evidence of an ancient ceremonial complex in Murayghat, Jordan, that could rewrite…
1 August 2025
5,000-Year-Old Mysterious Ritual Pits Unearthed in Germany Reveal Burned Homes, Dog Sacrifices, and Human Skulls
Archaeologists uncover over 5,000-year-old ritual pits filled with burned structures, dog remains, and human skulls in…
25 May 2025
Earliest Direct Evidence of Psychoactive Plant Use in Iron Age Arabia Identified in Tomb at Qurayyah
In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncovered the earliest known use of the psychoactive plant…