archeology

New research reveals ancient humans used animal bone tools much earlier than thought

5:11pm March 07, 2025

The handcrafted tools found in Tanzania were made 1.5 million years ago and were fashioned primarily from the bones of elephants and hippopotamuses.

The petition calling for the return of the ancient Egyptian works states, "The presence of these artefacts in the British Museum to this day supports past colonial endeavors of cultural violence and deprives Egypt as the country of origin of not only the physical return of these objects, but also of their important role as Egyptian cultural heritage that spans a millennia of rich history."

Arts

Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts

12:54pm October 12, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.

"By bringing archaeological perspectives to an active space domain, we're the first to show how people adapt their behavior to a completely new environment," Associate Professor Justin Walsh of Chapman University said of the experiment.

Archaeologists launch first-ever 'dig' into life on the International Space Station

11:42am January 20, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The project, a first of its kind, aims to study the social and cultural dimensions of living in space and how people adapt their behavior when they're living in a completely new environment.

A reconstruction drawing of the Suontaka grave from 1,000 years ago and that is now thought to be the final resting place of a nonbinary warrior.

Science

1,000-Year-Old Remains May Be Of A Highly Respected Nonbinary Warrior, Study Finds

7:07pm August 09, 2021

by Xcaret Nuñez

Researchers using DNA analysis say a body buried in feminine clothing and with a sword was neither strictly male or female. The grave shows the high status of some nonbinary people in their community.

Archaeologists discovered the ancient structure in the Egyptian town of Mit Rahina, the Ministry of Antiquities announced Tuesday.

Archaeologists Discover 'Huge' Ancient Building In Egypt

3:34pm September 25, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Experts say the ruins are part of a residential community in what was the ancient capital city of Memphis. They also found a Roman bath and an ornate basin perhaps used for religious rituals.

Buried together, a child and a llama were part of a mass sacrificial killing that included more than 140 children and over 200 llamas in the Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site in coastal Peru near Trujillo.

World News

Remains Of More Than 140 Children Who Were Sacrificed Found In Peru

6:29pm April 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

They died 500 years ago in what may be the world's largest sacrificial killing of children, reported National Geographic.

A Przewalski mare with her foal at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland, in 2013. It turns out that Przewalski's horses are actually feral descendants of the first horses that humans are known to have domesticated, around 5,500 years ago.

Science

Why The Last 'Wild' Horses Really Aren't

6:40pm February 22, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A story from the journal Science suggests that the only "wild" horses in existence aren't actually wild at all but rather are the feral descendants of an early domestication.

Here's what archaeologists think the Upward Sun River camp in what is now central Alaska looked like 11,500 years ago.

Ancient Human Remains Document Migration From Asia To America

10:47pm January 03, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

A discovery of the remains of two infants in central Alaska provides evidence of the earliest wave of people to move from Asia into the Americas.

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A neolithic jar from Khramis Didi-Gora, Georgia. The country has long prided itself on its winemaking tradition. A new analysis of ancient Georgian jars confirms that tradition goes back 8,000 years.

Georgian Jars Hold 8,000-Year-Old Winemaking Clues

4:58pm November 13, 2017

by Dan Charles

Scientists have found evidence of ancient winemaking in Georgia, a country which prides itself on its vino. It's the earliest trace of viniculture using wild grapes similar to those used today.

This June 2008 photo shows an ancient Aboriginal rock carving in the Burrup Peninsula in the north of Western Australia.

Science

Animal Images In Prehistoric Rock Art: Looking Beyond Europe

8:25am August 03, 2017

by Barbara J. King

Animals are depicted in rock art in more than 100 countries, not just in the famous "painted caves" of Europe. Barbara J. King talks to an archaeologist with a global view of human meaning-making.