These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, bits of pottery and the remains of a possible temple to Athena at an archaeological excavation of the ancient Greek city of Velia, reports Frances D’Emilio … Continue reading These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago →

1,500-year-old bakery structure found in Turkey’s Perre In the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Perre, located in the southeastern province of Adıyaman, archaeologists found a 1500-year-old bakery structure on Monday. Starting in 2001, the excavations have been carried out at intervals in the ancient city of Perre. A historical Roman fountain, large block … Continue reading 1,500-year-old bakery structure found in Turkey’s Perre →

The World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Has Been Discovered at the Bottom of Black Sea The oldest intact shipwreck ever has been found resting on the bottom of the Black Sea. Protected by the oxygen-free water at the seafloor, the ship has been sitting undisturbed since 400 B.C., researchers from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project … Continue reading The World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Has Been Discovered at the Bottom of Black Sea →

Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian, Ancient DNA Study Shows The term “Viking” tends to conjure up images of fierce, blonde men who donned horned helmets and sailed the seas in longboats, earning a fearsome reputation through their violent conquests and plunder. But a new study published in the journal Nature suggests the people known as Vikings didn’t exactly … Continue reading Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian, Ancient DNA Study Shows →

Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf The source of the materials used to make the Venus of Willendorf, a 30,000-year-old figurine that counts among the world’s oldest artefacts, have long eluded experts. The figurine, which resembles a woman with fulsome breasts and round hips, is made of a rock known … Continue reading Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf →

Holey cow! Evidence of Stone Age veterinary ‘surgery’ A hole in the skull of a Stone Age cow was likely made by humans about 5,000 years ago, probably by a primitive veterinarian or trainee surgeon, scientists said. The hole appears to have been painstakingly carved into the animal’s head, but whether it was an operation … Continue reading Holey cow! Evidence of Stone Age veterinary ‘surgery’ →

Evidence of Surgery Some 5,300 Years Ago Identified in Spain A team of several researchers from the University of Valladolid, in Spain and one from the Spanish National Research Council in Italy, has found evidence of the earliest ear surgery performed on a human being. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the … Continue reading Evidence of Surgery Some 5,300 Years Ago Identified in Spain →

Prehistoric Site in Portugal Yields 350-Year-Old Remains An African man who lived just 350 years ago was buried in a prehistoric shell midden in Amoreira in Portugal. This was very surprising because Amoreira and other midden sites in the Muge region are well known by archaeologists for the cemeteries of the last hunter-gatherers living in … Continue reading Prehistoric Site in Portugal Yields 350-Year-Old Remains →

Ancient Hunting Blinds Found in Norway If you want to kill a reindeer with a bow and arrow you have to get as close to the animal as you possibly can. You probably can’t be further away than 10-20 metres. Which is difficult, with an animal that will flee at the smallest sound or movement. … Continue reading Ancient Hunting Blinds Found in Norway →