A Viking ship replica's voyage turned tragic when it capsized off the coast of Norway on August 28, 2024, leading to the tragic death of an American archaeologist. The victim of this tragedy is identified as 29-year-old Karla Dana from...
By Dylan Gaffney & Daud Aris Tanudirjo/The Conversation In the deep human past, highly skilled seafarers made daring crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands. It was a migration of global importance that shaped the distribution of our species – ...
A remarkable discovery has been made in the fields of Elsted, just north of Aarhus, Denmark, where a young archaeology student from Aarhus University stumbled upon a significant silver hoard dating back to the early Viking Age. This find, consisting...
The ancient Romans have been celebrated for their architecture and enduring infrastructure projects, many of which are still standing and could be functional even today. But despite their advanced knowledge in this area Roman architects and engineers did make mistakes,...
An international team of scientists has completed a new analysis of the anatomy of a worm larva fossil that lived 520 million years ago, during the incredibly remote Cambrian Period (540 to 485 million years ago). This exceptionally rare specimen...
Stonehenge has long been shrouded in mystery, with each new discovery adding another layer to its enigmatic history. Recent research led by Curtin University has unveiled a groundbreaking revelation about the origins of Stonehenge's massive six-ton Altar Stone, one of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQNjzBL1QM4 Ancient human genetics reveal that early humans, including Neanderthals, were far more athletic than modern humans. These ancestors were not primitive but exhibited superior physical abilities due to a population bottleneck that selected for strength, speed, intelligence, and adaptability....
It was more than a century ago that some extraordinarily rare cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia dating to the second millennium BC were discovered during an archaeological expedition in Iraq. Now, after decades of determined effort, scholars have finally been able...
Earlier this month, an art historian casually browsing X stumbled upon a post, shared by the British Crown’s representative in Warwickshire, featuring a reception at the local shire hall. In the background, next to a door marked by a neon...
Archaeologists conducting a routine survey in a field in Czechia (or the Czech Republic) have unearthed a significant hoard of Bronze Age artifacts, eight arm rings, two pins, eight axes, and a spearhead. Using metal detectors, the items have been...
