Ancient Nubian metalworkers left a unique personal mark on industrial foundry tools
Excavations at an ancient Kushite temple in Sudan have uncovered rare metalworking waste from the Meroitic period. The analysis of ...
Ancient DNA sequences linked to the evolution of human spoken language
A new genetic analysis reveals that ancient, fast-evolving DNA sequences strongly predict modern human language abilities. The study connects the ...
First fossil of elusive ant genus discovered in 16-million-year-old Dominican amber
Researchers have identified a new species of ancient ant trapped in 16-million-year-old Dominican amber. The discovery confirms the prehistoric presence ...
Roman aqueducts reveal a hidden mathematical pattern in ancient city growth
A new analysis of 57 ancient settlements reveals a predictable mathematical relationship between the population of Roman cities and the ...
Scandinavia’s largest prehistoric mound may have originated as a ritual response to a natural disaster
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric earthen mound has long baffled archaeologists due to its lack of human remains. New research suggests the ...
First evidence of four-wheeled wagons uncovered in Late Iron Age British hoards
Archaeologists have uncovered immense deposits of deliberately destroyed metalwork in North Yorkshire, providing the first potential evidence of four-wheeled wagons ...
Ancient Chinese jade artifacts reveal Bronze Age resource scarcity and social hierarchy
A recent analysis of Bronze Age jade artifacts from ancient China reveals how the Shang Dynasty royal family maintained power ...
Genetic testing solves a medieval burial mystery under a Greek basilica
Two mysterious skeletons buried under the mosaic floor of a Byzantine basilica on the Greek island of Chios were long ...
Ancient pottery reveals Viking settlers abandoned traditional fish stews in England
Chemical analysis of early medieval cooking pots reveals that Scandinavian migrants in Viking Age England largely abandoned their traditional fish ...
Ancient hunters used toxic plant poison on stone arrowheads tens of thousands of years ago
Scientists have identified traces of toxic plant extracts on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from southern Africa, providing the earliest direct chemical ...