Tiny flakes tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago Tübingen University and Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment team analyze flint chips found in Schöningen, Lower Saxony. When prehistoric people re-sharpened cutting tools 300,000 years ago, they dropped tiny chips of flint – which today yield evidence of how the wood was … Continue reading Tiny flakes tell a story of tool use 300,000 years ago →

A princely tomb discovered in the infrastructure project of the A7 Ploieşti-Buzău highway in Romania An impressive archaeological discovery took place on the Ploiești-Buzău section of the Moldova Highway. The excavations uncovered a princely tomb, most likely belonging to a warrior from the migration period. The discovery of the warrior princely tomb, which contains various … Continue reading A princely tomb discovered in the infrastructure project of the A7 Ploieşti-Buzău highway in Romania →

In Turkey’s Gedikkaya Cave, a stone figurine was discovered inside a 16,500-year-old votive pit A stone figurine was discovered in a 16500-year-old votive pit belonging to the Epi-paleolithic period, the transition phase from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age, during the archaeological excavation carried out in the Gedikkaya Cave in the İnhisar district of … Continue reading In Turkey’s Gedikkaya Cave, a stone figurine was discovered inside a 16,500-year-old votive pit →

See a stunning, life-like reconstruction of a Stone Age woman A Stone Age woman who lived 4,000 years ago is leaning on her walking stick and looking ahead as a spirited young boy bursts into a run, in a stunning life-size reconstruction now on display in Sweden. Although her likeness is new — it debuted … Continue reading See a stunning, life-like reconstruction of a Stone Age woman →

Vatican Will Return Parthenon Sculptures to Greece Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held for two centuries, in the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution of artifacts to their countries of origin. In announcing the decision Friday, … Continue reading Vatican Will Return Parthenon Sculptures to Greece →

Archaeologists uncover an ancient mosaic of the living room of brutal Publius Vedius Pollio In the Pausilypon Archaeological Park, archaeologists from the University of Naples’ “L’Orientale” uncovered an ancient mosaic. The park is located in Posillipo, which was an elite quarter of Naples in modern-day Italy during the Roman period. The park is accessible via … Continue reading Archaeologists uncover an ancient mosaic of the living room of brutal Publius Vedius Pollio →

Human ‘bog bones’ discovered at a Stone Age campsite in Germany Archaeologists in northern Germany have unearthed 10,000-year-old cremated bones at a Stone Age lakeside campsite that was once used for spearing fish and roasting hazelnuts, major food sources for groups of hunter-gatherers at that time. The site is the earliest known burial in northern … Continue reading Human ‘bog bones’ discovered at a Stone Age campsite in Germany →

Study Hints at Heavy Toll of Illness in a Medieval German Village More than one-third of the individuals buried in an early medieval cemetery in Germany suffered from infectious diseases, a new study reveals. Researchers from Kiel University in Germany examined the DNA and skeletal remains of 70 people who were buried in the community … Continue reading Study Hints at Heavy Toll of Illness in a Medieval German Village →

3,500-Year-Old Cairn Discovered in Finland Further excavations may reveal if the stones of the previously unrecorded cairn were raised to honour the dead or to display dominance over the area. An archaeological survey has identified a previously unrecorded Bronze Age monument in the Haaga district of the city of Turku on Finland’s southwest coast. The … Continue reading 3,500-Year-Old Cairn Discovered in Finland →