Digital digs: Technology preserving Europe’s cultural heritage
Technological advancements such as 3D scans based on drone images are helping archaeologists document Europe’s heritage before sites and artefacts are lost to future generations.By …
Archaeologists unearth rare serpent carvings depicting ‘powerful snake dynasty’ on ancient Mayan ball court
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed rare carvings on an ancient Mayan ball court depicting a powerful snake-themed dynasty.Excavators have uncovered three stucco reliefs that depict scenes of…
Tracing the journey from Egyptian cat mummies to modern house pets
EU-funded researchers are testing DNA from archaeological cat remains to help unravel the tale of cat domestication.By Ali JonesIt probably will not surprise cat owners,…
Archaeologists find ANOTHER ‘child vampire’ graveyard where kids were decapitated to ‘stop them climbing out of grave’
RESEARCHERS have uncovered a medieval graveyard of "vampire children" buried with protections to stop them rising from the dead.The site was dug up in Koszalin,…
Reconstruction shows tiny Ice Age teenager from 11,000 years ago with dwarfism as new study sheds light on ancestors
SCIENTIFIC reconstruction has revealed how an Ice Age teenager with dwarfism who lived 11,000 years ago would have looked.And new research reveals how youngsters who…
Archaeologists find the ‘lost’ survivors of Pompeii who made it through horror 18-hour volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago
ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe they have discovered the "lost" survivors of Pompeii who made it through the horror 18-hour volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. It's often been…
Ancient Egyptians attempted brain surgery to remove cancer 4,000 years ago as experts discover cut marks on skulls
ANCIENT Egyptians attempted brain surgery to remove cancer, experts have said. They discovered cut marks — believed to be from metal tools — on the…
Mystery of ‘pharoah’s curse’ finally SOLVED after experts claim they know reason for string of Tutankhamun tomb deaths
THE chilling mystery of Tutankhamun's cursed tomb has puzzled archaeologists for centuries after a string of suspicious deaths when it was opened up. But experts…
Unassuming cave with ‘doors & windows’ once housed England’s ‘Hermit KING’ who moved in after losing throne in battle
AN unassuming cave with "doors and windows" once house England's "Hermit King". The monarch during Medieval Britain was exiled and forced to take refuge in…
Archaeologists uncover Pompeii fresco depicting mythological Greek siblings
In short: Archaeologists have unearthed a fresco depicting a Greek myth in Pompeii's ruins.The fresco was found as part of restoration efforts of the House…
Phallus and the boar: Türkiye digs yield clues to human history
The dry expanses of south-eastern Türkiye, home to some of humanity's most ancient sites, have yielded fresh discoveries in the form of a stone phallus…
World’s oldest wooden structure discovered in Zambia, dating back 476,000 years, archaeologists say
Archaeologists say they have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating from nearly half a million years ago, which suggests that our ancestors may have…
The Artificial Intelligence which looks back to the past: The development of contemporary archaeology
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Adrian Zakhary* Prologue: A Midnight Dream in Jakarta Imagine walking through Jakarta at midnight, a city that never sleeps, filled with…
Egypt unveils tombs, statues, and gold covered mummy after excavation of necropolis near Saqqara pyramids
A mummy "completely covered" in gold is among dozens of new archaeological discoveries unveiled by Egypt just outside of the capital Cairo.Key points:The Saqqara site…