Archaeologists have found engravings from between 7,000 and 8,000-years-ago that depict nearby desert kites, vast structures used to trap animals. The ability to condense vast expanses of space onto a…
Category: Archaeology
2,000-year-old “receipt” uncovered in Jerusalem |
Archaeologists conducting works on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a 2,000-year-old stone “receipt” during excavations in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, Israel. The artefact has inscriptions written…
Amber beads suggest long-distance connections in the Early Bronze Age |
Archaeologists examining amber beads found under the great ziggurat of Aššur suggest that long-distance connections existed in the Early Bronze Age with the Baltic region or North Sea. Aššur (now…
Neolithic finds at Cambridgeshire quarry |
Archaeologists have made several new discoveries from the Neolithic period during excavations at the Needingworth quarry in Cambridgeshire, England. The quarry is one of the largest sand and gravel extraction…
Ritual hoard found in Ukraine’s Verteba Cave |
Archaeologists from the Borschivskyy Local History Museum have uncovered a ritual hoard in Verteba Cave in the Ternopil province, Ukraine. The cave contains up to 8km’s of passageways which was…
Archaeologists analyse remains of Roman purse found in Merida |
A team of archaeologists from the University of Granada (UGR), the Consortium of the Historical-Artistic and Archaeological Monumental City of Mérida, and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), have analysed…
The impact of the Mongol conquests on earthen cities in Central Asia |
The conquest campaigns of the Mongol Empire took place in the first half of the thirteenth century, deposing the Persianate Khwarazmian Empire and seizing its territories from Kazakhstan to the…
Research reveals longstanding cultural continuity at oldest occupied site in West Africa |
Although knowledge of human evolution in West Africa is limited, recent findings suggest that the region exhibits distinct cultural developments when compared to other parts of the continent. Shedding further…
Complex funerary monument found at foot of La Peña de los Enamorados |
A team of archaeologists have found a complex megalithic funerary monument at Piedras Blancas, located at the foot of La Peña de los Enamorados (“Lovers Rock”), a mountain near the…
Archaeologists discover submerged road from the Neolithic period |
A team of underwater archaeologists from the University of Zadar have discovered a submerged road from the Neolithic period off the coast of Croatia. The road is located at a…
