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Unprecedented Carved Skulls Discovered at a Stone Age Temple in Turkey
Three carved skull fragments from Gobekli Tepe offer tantalizing hints about the lives of Neolithic people
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A Legendary Photographer Visits an Isolated Christian Community in Ethiopia
High in the mountains of eastern Africa, an ancient way of life continues apace
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Explore Ancient British Isles Hill Forts with a New Online Atlas
The atlas lists over 4,000 of the structures that dot the landscape, used as gathering spots for Bronze and Iron Age Britons
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This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics
Crafted from leather and wood, the ancient Egyptian prosthesis was was adjusted to precisely fit its wearer’s foot
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Making Cents of Currency’s Ancient Rise
Cash has been king for over 40,000 years
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Massive Wooden Fire Monument Is Older Than Stonehenge
Carbon dating shows that the site dates back to 3300 B.C.
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Domestic Rice Was Grown in China 9,400 Years Ago
A new study offers evidence that prehistoric villages in the area of Shangshan were growing half-domesticated rice
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Researchers Analyze Burial of Ancient Celtic Prince
French researchers are looking at the construction, composition and origin of artifacts found with the 2,500-year-old skeleton
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Ancient Engineering That Kept One of the Driest Cities Wet
The ancient Nabataeans’ water storage and irrigation system was a marvel of engineering
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Did a Flood Wipe Out the Mysterious Ancient City of Petra?
Why did the ancient Nabataeans desert the city of Petra? The answer lies in traces of white sand found in its rubble, suggesting a massive flood
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New Pyramid Discovered in Egypt
Earlier this week the interior structure of pyramid was uncovered at the Dahshur Necropolis, home to some of Egypt’s earliest pyramids
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Naval Base Believed to Have Been Used in the Legendary Battle of Salamis Found
Researchers have discovered the harbor in Salamis’ Ampelakia Bay where the Greek fleet prepared to battle the much larger Persian navy
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Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad’s Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area’s rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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Scientists Shoot Stones to Study War’s Impact on Heritage Sites
The bullets caused hidden networks of fractures beneath the stones’ surfaces
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Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?
Newly discovered evidence is upending our understanding of how early settlers made a life on the island — and why they suddenly disappeared
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See the Ancient World Through Virtual Reality
An archaeological VR company wants to show you what ruins looked like before they were, well, ruins
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What Maximum Security Meant for Ancient Tomb Raiders
The Han dynasty tombs were packed with some of the empire’s most valuable relics. To guard against theft, colossal stones, each weighing six tons
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This Device Unearthed an Ancient Gladiator School
With its abundant greenery, you’d have no idea there was once an ancient city located just outside of Rome
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Archaeologists Might Have Found Another Dead Sea Scroll Cave
It could be cave number 12
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LiDAR Scans Reveal Maya Civilization’s Sophisticated Network of Roads
Detailed aerial images reveal a remarkably ambitious transportation network consisting of 17 roads
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