12,000-year-old rock art in Arabia reveals traces of a lost civilization

The art acted as ancient ‘road signs’ to water sources.

Hidden clues reveal the mysterious origins of an ancient Egypt’s Karnak temple

New evidence on the age of the temple, tantalising links to ancient Egyptian mythology.

Researchers discovered a 62-million-year-old skeleton of Mixodectes pungens

Ancient Mammal Mystery Solved: Mixodectes’ Fossil Sheds Light on Primate Evolution

A house in England identified as a lost site from Bayeux Tapestry

Archaeologists believe they have located a power centre belonging to Harold Godwinson.

Neolithic people sacrificed unique ‘suns stones’ due to a volcanic eruption

A large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe.

World’s oldest 3D map discovered

Located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin.

The story of lives and deaths: Neolithic Cucuteni-Trypilla people

New study reveals unique insights into the life and death of Stone Age individuals from modern-day Ukraine.

Europe’s first farmer lived in an egalitarian society

New study reveals that the people of Linear Pottery Culture were not stratified on the basis of family or biological sex.

Researchers reconfirm fossil as the world’s oldest modern lizard

A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.

The oldest alphabetic writing in human history unearthed in ancient Syrian City

Archaeological findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries.

Culinary evolution in the Late Neolithic fertile crescent

Focaccia: a Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago.

The Archeological Survey of the International Space Station

Study finds discrepancies between intended and actual use of certain areas aboard the space station.

Ancient monument carvings may be the world’s oldest calendar

This interpretation allowed researchers to count a solar calendar of 365 days.

Giant Armadillo: Evidence of early human exploitation in Argentina

Tool marks could be among oldest known evidence for human occupation in southern South America.

The Ancient Mystery of Neolithic Boats

Canoes from Italy reveal early development of advanced nautical technology.

DNA extracted from ancient feces can provide insights into the gut environment of ancient Japanese

The samples also contained evidence of bacteria and viruses from the ancient human gut microbiome.

Archaeologist uncovers ancient Maya king’s tomb

Revealing rare treasures and royal lineage.

The mystery of the origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza is solved

Did nature have a hand in the formation of the Great Sphinx?

Study confirms the age of oldest human footprints found

New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park.

Chicken Or Dinosaur? New fossil link in bird evolution

The new species exhibits a bizarre assembly of morphologies that are shared with other avialans.

Ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick extracted

Revealing a time capsule of plant life.

DNA study provides fresh insights into Machu Picchu’s diverse community

Team has conducted the first genome-wide study of retainers who lived and worked at Machu Picchu.

Scientists discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain

Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent.

Study identifies oldest known scaled building plans in human history

Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures.
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