ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyNew Antarctic Expedition Aims to Locate Endurance—Ernest Shackleton’s Lost ShipEndurance, which sank in the Weddell sea after being tapped and then crushed by ice, hasn’t been seen in over 100…ByGeorge Dvorsky2/04/22 5:00PMComments (13)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyHuman Spines Threaded Onto Posts Found at 500-Year-Old Burial Site in PeruThe practice was likely an attempt to “reconstruct” the dead.ByGeorge Dvorsky2/01/22 7:01PMComments (23)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyThese 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used to Sip Beer, Researchers SayThe metal straws were used to drink from communal vessels during banquets, according to a new study.ByGeorge Dvorsky1/18/22 7:01PMComments (7)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyMedieval Warhorses Were Actually Quite Small, Study FindsFar from the hulking beasts shown in modern depictions, the horses used in Medieval battles were more like ponies.ByIsaac Schultz1/12/22 8:46AMComments (35)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyHow Beer and Drugs Empowered an Ancient Andean EmpireThe Wari Empire ruled the South American highlands for centuries with help from hallucinogenic parties, new evidence…ByGeorge Dvorsky1/11/22 7:01PMComments (6)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyParasitic Worms Found in Toilet of 2,700-Year-Old MansionArchaeologists found a variety of worm eggs in a cesspit under an Iron Age estate, showing that even elites suffered…ByIsaac Schultz1/04/22 2:26PMComments (12)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyArchaeologists Find Ancient Tsunami Victim on the Turkish CoastHuman and dog remains at Çeşme-Bağlararası are the latest evidence of the Thera eruption and the ensuing tsunami…ByIsaac Schultz12/31/21 10:00AMComments (17)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyDigital Unwrapping of Pharaoh's Mummy Reveals Curly Hair, Amulets, and JewelryThe face of Amenhotep I hadn’t been seen for 3,000 years... until now.ByIsaac Schultz12/28/21 12:01AMComments (2)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyThe 11 Coolest Archaeological Finds of 2021A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list.ByIsaac Schultz12/23/21 9:00AMComments (6)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyNeanderthals Were Altering the Landscape at Least 125,000 Years Ago, New Evidence SuggestsAn ancient anthropogenic footprint, brought about by hunting, tool production, fire use, and other behaviors, has…ByGeorge Dvorsky12/16/21 3:40PMComments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyMystery Group of Humans May Have Populated the Faroe Islands Before the VikingsResearchers found sheep DNA at the bottom of a Faroese lake that dates to several hundred years before the Viking…ByIsaac Schultz12/16/21 12:10PMComments (9)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyDiscovery of Ornate, 10,000-Year-Old Infant Grave Surprises ArchaeologistsThe baby girl was buried with dozens of beads and the talon of an eagle owl.ByIsaac Schultz12/14/21 9:50AMComments (1)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyNail Lodged in Skeleton’s Foot Is First Evidence of Crucifixion in EnglandThe skeleton was found among dozens of others buried at the site of a former Roman-era village.ByGeorge Dvorsky12/10/21 2:20PMComments (23)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyClothes From 8,000 Years Ago Were Made From Trees, New Research SuggestsWoven textiles from an archaeological site in Turkey weren’t made from wool or linen as suspected, but from…ByGeorge Dvorsky11/11/21 4:32PMComments (13)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyIntact Maya Canoe Found in Underwater Mexican CaveThe chance discovery is the most complete of its kind.ByIsaac Schultz11/02/21 2:55PMComments (11)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyArchaeologists Cast Doubt on ‘Oldest’ Evidence of Humans in the Americas30,000-year-old stone tools found in a Mexican cave aren’t actually stone tools, argues a group of archaeologists.ByGeorge Dvorsky11/01/21 5:11PMComments (11)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyRare Roman Statues Found Beneath Medieval Church in EnglandFragments belonging to a remarkable hexagonal glass Roman jug were also uncovered.ByGeorge Dvorsky11/01/21 1:19PMComments (4)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeology1,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Tomb Was Painted With Human BloodAn analysis of red paint on a Peruvian mask turned up some interesting additives, including human blood proteins.ByIsaac Schultz10/29/21 10:15AMComments (3)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyAmazingly Preserved Mummies in China Yield New Clues to Bronze Age LifeThe Tarim Basin mummies are immaculately preserved, well-dressed, and buried in boats. Now scientists have analyzed…ByIsaac Schultz10/27/21 2:40PMComments (9)Save
ScienceArchaeologyScienceArchaeologyArchaeologists Map Nearly 500 Mesoamerican Sites and See Distinct Design PatternsA sweeping survey of ancient settlements offers new clues to pre-Columbian life in Mexico.ByIsaac Schultz10/25/21 12:48PMComments (24)Save