Archaeologists from Uppdrag Arkeologi have uncovered a phallic stone during excavations of Viking Age burials and dwellings from the Iron Age. The discovery was made during preliminary excavations for the…
Category: Archaeology
Chimú Culture constructed 10 km wall to protect capital against El Niño events |
Archaeologists conducting a study of the Muralla La Cumbre, a 10 km wall in northern Peru, have concluded that the Chimú Culture constructed the wall to protect the capital of…
Hunter gatherers used bone flutes to imitate raptors |
Bone flutes discovered at Eynan-Mallaha in Israel may have been used to imitate the call of raptors. Eynan-Mallaha was an Epipalaeolithic settlement belonging to the Natufian culture, built and settled…
Archaeologists use AI to identify new archaeological sites in Mesopotamia |
Archaeologists from the University of Bologna have developed a system of AI algorithms that can identify previously undiscovered archaeological sites in the southern Mesopotamian plain. Deep learning has found multiple…
Toltec settlement uncovered near Tula |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a Toltec settlement in the town of El Salitre near the Toltec regional centre of Tula. Tula was…
Maya ritual offerings discovered at Uxmal |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have discovered ritual offerings in the Maya city of Uxmal. Uxmal was a Maya polity, located in the Puuc region…
Rare textiles, basketry and cordage discovered at submerged Neolithic settlement |
Underwater archaeologists excavating at the submerged La Marmotta settlement near Rome, Italy, have uncovered textiles, basketry and cordage from the Early Neolithic Period. La Marmotta was first discovered in 1989…
Police seize dozens of clay pavement bricks with imprints of the Legio X Equestris |
Israeli Police in Jerusalem have seized dozens of clay pavement bricks with imprints of the Legio X Equestris during a raid against antiquities smugglers. The Legio X Fretensis “Tenth legion…
Nazca geoglyphs discovered used AI deep learning |
Archaeologists from the Yamagata University have used AI deep learning to discover new geoglyphs in the northern part of the Nazca Pampa in the arid Peruvian coastal plain. Geoglyphs in…
Archaeologists study fortress in southern Georgia to understand community resilience |
A team of archaeologists led by Cranfield University is conducting a detailed study of the fortress of Dmanisis Gora in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia. The study is part…
