ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyCut Marks on 125,000-Year-Old Bones Suggest Neanderthals Butchered Giant ElephantsOur extinct sister species was hunting and butchering big game, according to new research.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedFebruary 1, 2023Comments (3)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyNew Scans Reveal 2,300-Year-Old Mummy Boy and His Gold TreasuresThe golden tokens and footwear were intended to ease the body’s transition into the afterlife.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (3)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyUnited States Returns Looted Sarcophagus to EgyptThe artifact "was trafficked by a well-organized network," the Manhattan District Attorney said.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 3, 2023Comments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyRemains of a Viking Hall Found in DenmarkThe building is long gone, but its thousand-year-old footprint remains.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 3, 2023Comments (1)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyArchaeologists Find 15,700-Year-Old Stone Projectiles in IdahoThe finds may rewrite how, and when, Ice Age humans in Asia and the Americas interacted.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 28, 2022Comments (5)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyAncient Egyptian Murals Show Lifelike Doves, Kingfishers, and Other BirdsArchaeologists analyzed some gorgeously detailed paintings from an Amarna palace.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 23, 2022Comments (5)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyThe Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2022Let's revisit the best old stuff that made headlines this year.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 20, 2022Comments (8)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeology11,000-Year-Old Wall Carving in Turkey Could Be Some of the Oldest Narrative ArtThe recently discovered relief depicts large animals, human figures, and penises.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 8, 2022Comments (8)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyRemains of a Spider Monkey Traded by Ancient Maya Elites Found in MexicoThe ancient animal may indicate a new story in Mesoamerican sociopolitics.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 23, 2022Comments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyA Stone Age Cold Case: Ötzi the ‘Iceman’ Thawed and Refroze Many Times, Researchers SayThe natural mummy was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1991, about 5,300 years after 'Ötzi' died.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 11, 2022Comments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyFirst Sentence Ever Found in Ancient Alphabet, and It's About Beard LiceThe 17-character sentence in Canaanite script appears on a 3,000-year-old comb found in Israel.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 8, 2022Comments (7)Save
ScienceArchaeologyNow playing ScienceArchaeologyEgypt Wants The Rosetta Stone Back From the British MuseumA group of archeologists demands the return of the ancient artifact.PublishedOctober 25, 2022Comments (65)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyOldest Human DNA Found in the UK Reveals Origins of Early BritonsHuman remains found in two caves are more than 13,500 years old.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 24, 2022Comments (14)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyA World War II Shipwreck Is Spewing Toxic WasteA sunken German vessel may have been leaking pollutants into the North Sea for the better part of a century.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 18, 2022Comments (15)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyResearchers Race to Preserve Centuries-Old Carvings on Australian Boab TreesFirst Nations artwork on the trees’ bark is at risk of being lost.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 13, 2022Comments (8)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyDid Ancient Humans Domesticate Foxes?Our understanding of foxes and their relationship with humans is changing with new archaeological discoveries.ByMaria GattaPublishedOctober 8, 2022Comments (19)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyArchaeologists Find Underwater Salt Kitchens of the Ancient MayaNow below sea level, the workplaces and settlements were vital sites of salt production.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 7, 2022Comments (5)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyEgypt Wants Its Rosetta Stone Back From the British MuseumA group of archeologists has banded together to demand the return of the ancient slab.ByPassant RabiePublishedOctober 6, 2022Comments (164)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyThe Ancient Maya Were Regularly Exposed to Toxic Mercury, Scientists SaySoil analysis from several Maya cities found levels of mercury that could harm health, and modern archaeologists…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedSeptember 26, 2022Comments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyCT Scans Reveal Gnarly, 1,000-Year-Old Mummies Were MurderedOne victim was stabbed, and the other was hit on the head, new research into the South American mummies finds.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedSeptember 9, 2022Comments (5)Save