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Elephant Bone Hammer from 500,000 Years Ago Found in England – Europe’s Oldest

22 January 2026

A 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer found in southern England reveals advanced tool-making skills of early human ancestors Archaeologists have uncovered...

Emma Paolin, PhD researcher at University of Ljubljana (rear) and Dr Cecilia Bembibre (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) (foreground) take swab samples for microbiological analysis at the Krakow University of Economics. Credit: Abdelrazek Elnaggar

Egyptian Archeology, News

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

1 April 2025

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from University College London’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage and the University of Ljubljana has...

Image Credit: Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums/Luke Unsworth

Classical Archeology, News

A Hoard of Gold and Silver Roman Coins Dating Back to the Reign of Emperor Nero was Found in Worcestershire

7 December 2024

A hoard of Roman and Iron Age silver coins dating back to Emperor Nero’s reign has been found during building...

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Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest

5 June 2024

Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery of what is thought to be the world’s largest prehistoric rock art. Enormous engraved rock...

The ancient tablet is inscribed with cuneiform text in both the Hittite and Hurrian languages. The Hittite inscription describes the outbreak of war, and the Hurrian inscription is a prayer for victory. Image credit: Kimiyoshi Matsumura, Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology

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A 3,300-year-old tablet found at Büklükale from Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities

11 March 2024

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,300-year-old clay tablet depicting a catastrophic foreign invasion of the Hittite Empire in Büklükale, about 100...

Mesopotamia, News

Mesopotamian bricks reveal the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field

19 December 2023

Ancient Mesopotamian bricks reveal the details of a curious strengthening of the Earth’s magnetic field, according to a new study...

Rendlesham Revelead: showing the archaeological remains including the probable temple or cult house (left hand side) and boundary ditch (centre). Photo: by Jim Pullen)

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1,400-year-old temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

21 November 2023

Archaeologists have uncovered a possibly pre-Christian temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo...

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China’s ancient water pipes show people mastered complex engineering 4,000 years ago without the need for a centralized state authority

16 August 2023

A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of...

Classical Archeology, News

Ancient Roman coin thought to be fake -certainly authentic and proves the existence of ‘forgotten’ leader Sponsian, study claims

26 November 2022

History is littered with artifacts that were later discovered to be forgeries, but the opposite can also occur. A new...

Elephant Bone Hammer from 500,000 Years Ago Found in England – Europe’s Oldest

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

A Hoard of Gold and Silver Roman Coins Dating Back to the Reign of Emperor Nero was Found in Worcestershire

Giant Prehistoric Rock Engravings Discovered in South America May Be The World’s Largest

A 3,300-year-old tablet found at Büklükale from Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities

Mesopotamian bricks reveal the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field

1,400-year-old temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings discovered at Suffolk royal settlement

China’s ancient water pipes show people mastered complex engineering 4,000 years ago without the need for a centralized state authority

Ancient Roman coin thought to be fake -certainly authentic and proves the existence of ‘forgotten’ leader Sponsian, study claims

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