12,000-year-old village discovered in Jordan Valley It is a rich and fertile land where agriculture is supposed to have started before spreading around the world. Now archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric village that may have belonged to some of the first...
Researchers discover evidence of 7,000-year-old head surgery Poznań archaeologists working in Sudan unearthed one of the oldest known cases of trepanation of the skull in North East Africa, dating back roughly 7,000 years. Dr. Maciej Jórdeczka, the project’s leader, told PAP...
Alternative Theories of Why the Neanderthals Died Out They are often depicted as dim-witted evolutionary losers, but Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by their lack of brains. Instead, it now seems more likely that they disappeared because of interbreeding and...
Archaeologists Found a 40,000-Year-Old Bracelet Made by an Extinct Human Species in a Siberian Cave New pictures show the beauty and craftsmanship of prehistoric jewellery that dates back 40,000 years to the Denisovan species of early humans. It’s made of polished...
Archaeological Evidence for 1,700-Year-Old Chemical Warfare One of the unique features of the First World War was the widespread use of chemical arms. Chemical gases of a variety of lethality, including mustard gas, phosgene and tear gas, were used to disable...
Pyramids Discovered Under Water Off Coast of Cuba, Might be Atlantis The remains of what may be a 6000-year-old city immersed in deep waters off the west coast of Cuba was discovered by a team of Canadian and Cuban researchers. Offshore...
The 2,500-year-old baby grave that still contains a toy rattle made of clay In a mass grave in Poland, tiny urns containing the remains of babies cremated two and a half millennia ago were uncovered. Archaeologists discovered the remains of thousands...
This 1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Were Nanotechnology Pioneers According to experts, a Roman goblet could be a 1,600-year-old example of nanotechnology. The mysterious Lycurgus Cup is made of dichroic glass and appears green when lit from the front and...
Hoard of Roman coins declared ‘treasure’ in Shrewsbury An amateur metal detector enthusiast discovered a huge haul of more than 10,000 Roman coins on his first-ever treasure hunt. The silver and bronze ‘nummi’ coins, which date from 240 to 320 AD,...
