20 February 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

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

20 February 2026

20 February 2026

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

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

20 February 2026

20 February 2026

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

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

20 February 2026

20 February 2026

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

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

19 February 2026

19 February 2026

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

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

19 February 2026

19 February 2026

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

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

19 February 2026

19 February 2026

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

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

18 February 2026

18 February 2026

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

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

18 February 2026

18 February 2026

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

For the First Time, Portugal Returns Stolen Pre-Hispanic Treasures to Mexico

18 February 2026

18 February 2026

In a landmark act of cultural cooperation, authorities in Portugal have formally returned three pre-Hispanic archaeological objects to Mexico—marking the...

Archaeologists Identify Previously Unknown Monumental Theater and Forum in Roman Irpinia

17 February 2026

17 February 2026

A groundbreaking archaeological campaign at the Fioccaglia Archaeological Site in southern Italy has uncovered the remains of a Roman forum...