3000-year-old Wine Vessel Unearthed in Shaanxi Wine dating back 3,000 years has been unearthed in a nobleman’s tomb in Shaanxi province, northwest China, and is said to be the earliest wine in China’s history. According to Chinese news wire Xinhua, the wine was found inside an ancient bronze vessel from the West Zhou Dynasty (1046 … Continue reading 3000-year-old Wine Vessel Unearthed in Shaanxi →

Eighth-Century Imperial Structure Uncovered in Japan Archaeologists have excavated one of the largest ruins of a building ever found at the former site of the Heijokyu palace in this ancient capital. The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties announced the findings at the government-designated special historic site on June 30. It believes the structure … Continue reading Eighth-Century Imperial Structure Uncovered in Japan →

These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us about this? A team of researchers from the … Continue reading These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free-market more than 3000 years ago →

Massive Early Human Skull Found in China Examined According to a Science Magazine report, palaeontologist Qiang Ji of Hebei GEO University and his colleagues have examined a hominin skull discovered on the banks of the Songhua River in northeastern China in 1933. Almost 90 years ago, Japanese soldiers occupying northern China forced a Chinese man … Continue reading Massive Early Human Skull Found in China Examined →

The Largest Cave ever found on earth. so big, it has its own ecosystem The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the largest cave passage in the world. This huge and intricate cave system was created by water that percolated down from a rainforest above, ultimately carving into the rock. Deep inside the cave sits … Continue reading The Largest Cave ever found on earth. so big, it has its own ecosystem →

New early human discovered in 130,000-year-old fossils at Israeli cement site Researchers in Israel have discovered a previously unknown type of ancient human who coexisted with our species around 100,000 years ago. They believe the remains discovered near Ramla are those of one of the “final survivors” of a long-extinct human race.  A team from … Continue reading New early human discovered in 130,000-year-old fossils at Israeli cement site →

Remains of a 3000-year-old shark attack victim discovered in Japan Newspapers regularly carry stories of terrifying shark attacks, but in a paper published today, Oxford-led researchers reveal their discovery of a 3,000-year-old victim – attacked by a shark in the Seto Inland Sea of the Japanese archipelago. The research in the Journal of Archaeological Science: … Continue reading Remains of a 3000-year-old shark attack victim discovered in Japan →

Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia Science Magazine reports that analysis of more than 700 soil samples from Siberia’s Denisova Cave has detected traces of modern human DNA, which suggests that modern humans may have occupied the cave alongside Denisovans and Neanderthals. The group was … Continue reading Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia →

Two Historic Shipwrecks Discovered Off Coast of Singapore Two centuries-old shipwrecks packed with ceramics and other artefacts have been found off Singapore in a rare discovery that will shed light on the city-state’s maritime heritage, archaeologists said Wednesday. The prosperous island nation has long been a key trading hub on global shipping routes connecting the … Continue reading Two Historic Shipwrecks Discovered Off Coast of Singapore →