Articles tagged as Ancient Civilizations

Rachel Kalisher, a member of the physical anthropology team, measures a 10th-9th century BC skeleton

New Dig Shows the Philistines Weren’t Such Philistines

A graveyard containing over 200 sets of remains is giving researchers their first deep look into the little-known biblical tribe

July 12, 2016

Wolfgang Neubauer (at Carnuntum’s center) estimates the population at 50,000.

Austria

The Discovery of a Roman Gladiator School Brings the Famed Fighters Back to Life

Located in Austria, the archaeological site is providing rich new details about the lives and deaths of the arena combatants

July 2016

Preah Khan of Kompong Svay as seen by Lidar

Cool Finds

Laser Scans Reveal Massive Khmer Cities Hidden in the Cambodian Jungle

Using Lidar technology, researchers are discovering the extent of the medieval Khmer empire

June 14, 2016

Visitors sit in front of Petra's famous temple at night. Nearby, Google Earth and drones helped researchers find a previously undiscovered platform probably used for ceremonial purposes.

New Research

Archaeologists Find Gigantic Ancient Monument in Jordan

In the ancient city of Petra, Google Earth and drones helped uncover remnants of a platform the size of an Olympic swimming pool

June 9, 2016

Will a warming planet destroy humankinds’ most precious cultural treasures?

May 27, 2016

New Research

Geoarchaeologist Proposes There Was a “World War Zero”

Could an alliance among the “Luwians” have helped caused the collapse of eastern Mediterranean civilizations 3,200 years ago?

May 20, 2016

The Temple of the Plumed Serpent is adorned with carved snake heads and slithering bodies.

A Secret Tunnel Found in Mexico May Finally Solve the Mysteries of Teotihuacán

The chance discovery beneath a nearly 2,000-year-old pyramid leads to the heart of a lost civilization

June 2016

Cool Finds

Amateur Divers Find Huge Cache of Bronze Artifacts in Israel National Park

Recreational divers discover a Roman shipwreck full of rare bronze statues, coins and other artifacts in Caesarea National Park

May 18, 2016

New Research

Astronomers Recreate Ancient Skies to Date a Nearly 2,600-Year-Old Greek Poem

Researchers narrow down the dates for when the lonely poet Sappho wrote “Midnight Poem”

May 16, 2016

This 98-foot-long figure appears to represent an animal sticking out its tongue.

Cool Finds

“New” 2,000-Year-Old Geoglyph Spotted in Peru

There’s always more to learn about the mysterious Nazca lines

May 2, 2016

The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra after it was recaptured by the Syrian army in March.

The ancient city may have been destroyed, but it is still a treasured cultural site

April 28, 2016

Cool Finds

An Israeli Brewery Recreated a 2,000-Year-Old Beer

Beer brewed as in Biblical times

April 25, 2016

An artist's rendering of the 3-D Triumphal Arch in London

Using 3-D photos and computer guided stonecutters, researchers recreated the Triumphal Arch destroyed by the terrorist group last year

April 20, 2016

Some of the shackled skeletons found at Phalaeron outside Athens

Cool Finds

Shackled Skeletons Unearthed in Greece Could Be Remains of Slaughtered Rebels

Three dozen skeletons in shackles may be the followers of Cylon, an Olympic champion who tried to take over Athens in 632 B.C.

April 18, 2016

This gold appliqué, more than six millennia old, appears to be a bull but has buffalo-like horns.

Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?

Treasure found in prehistoric graves in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social hierarchy, but no one knows what caused the civilization’s decline

April 18, 2016

New Research

Machine Learning May Help Determine When the Old Testament Was Written

Using computer algorithms to analyze handwriting, researchers discover citizens of ancient Judah were much more literate than previously thought

April 12, 2016

Cool Finds

Researchers Crack Open the Mysterious Plain of Jars

After 80 years, archeologists get the chance to explore the Laotian plateau dotted with giant stone jars

April 6, 2016

Researchers once thought these holes were from food prep. They were wrong.

Cool Finds

Neolithic People Were Also Strip Miners

Quarries are changing how archaeologists think about the Stone Age

April 5, 2016

Researchers have found a large deposit of horse manure in the Col de Traversette pass, likely left by the ancient general’s army

April 5, 2016

The interior of an ancient Egyptian tomb.

New Research

3,400-Year-Old Necropolis Hints at Ancient Egyptian Life

Dozens of tombs and a temple were uncovered in an ancient quarry

March 31, 2016