Archaeology Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent international study published in Scientific Reports has identified a previously unknown Neanderthal site on Portugal’s Algarve coast. This site features the first

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage (NRIMH) has announced the successful completion of a significant underwater archaeological project. South Korean archaeologists have retrieved

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Hallie Meredith, an art history professor and glassblower at Washington State University, made a significant discovery about ancient Roman glasswork while examining a private

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  The Avars, originating from Central and Inner Asia, arrived in the Carpathian Basin around 567/568. They were the first to unify this region

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Monte Sierpe (also known as the Band of Holes), meaning "serpent mountain," is a remarkable archaeological site in the Pisco Valley of the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working within the ScanPyramids research project, have discovered two hidden air-filled anomalies in

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - In the summer of 2020, an international research team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist announced the discovery of the largest known

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Over 2,000 years before Europeans arrived in the Americas, indigenous civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala had already developed sophisticated calendrical systems. They used

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Dating from 1000–800 BCE, the Peebles Hoard is a significant archaeological find consisting of over 500 distinctive bronze and organic objects, many of

Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - For decades, numerous scientists held the view that dinosaurs had already been declining in both population and diversity well before the asteroid

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Sardis in Türkiye has a history marked by frequent changes in rule, from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire. Despite this

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For many years, researchers have discussed two main theories about how people first migrated to North America: one suggests migration across the Siberian

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com - Cahokia emerged as the largest city north of modern-day Mexico around 1050 CE, with a population exceeding 20,000. It was composed of three

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During an excavation at Tel Al-Jaruba in northern Sinai, an Egyptian archaeological team uncovered the stone foundations of a massive fortress from the New

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An international study has reshaped the understanding that exposure to the toxic metal lead is mainly a post-industrial occurrence. This research indicates that our

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Shamash, the Sun god in ancient Near Eastern mythology, was revered for his associations with truth, justice, and healing. He played a significant role

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A dugout canoe that surfaced on Florida’s Gulf Coast following Hurricane Ian may have origins outside North America, according to experts. In 2022,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During this year’s excavations at Karahantepe, one of the leading Neolithic settlements under the Taş Tepeler Project, three T-shaped pillars were identified within a

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -  The ancient history of North America is more thrilling than ever, urging us to reconsider our previous beliefs about the first Americans. During

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Researchers are expanding on evidence suggesting that a fragmented comet exploded over Earth nearly 13,000 years ago, potentially contributing to the extinction of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For years, researchers have been intrigued by the mystery of how the ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui managed to move their massive moai statues.