An international genomics study led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) at the Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and...
John Long /The Conversation The emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans. Our new discovery, published today in...
In a mountainous area of eastern Turkey, a team of American researchers believes they may have uncovered the remnants of one of history's most legendary vessels—Noah’s Ark. Working at a mysterious...
At the far end of South Africa's fossil record, two fossil hands recount the story of evolution as a twisted climb—literally, sometimes! New evidence about the fossil finger bones of Australopithecus...
Human history begins not with written words, but with images. Long before there were books or hard drives, ancient civilizations worked with a different kind of memory: murals. When examining ancient...
A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists discovered...
Marianne Ham Eriksen /The Conversation Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers – and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or...
Under the volcanic heart of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, obsidian glittered like frozen flame—black, knife-edged, and imbued with religious meaning. To the Mexica, people commonly referred to as the...
Its a big story whenever metal detectorists uncover a valuable archaeological treasure—not just an interesting trinket here or there, but an actual cache of precious items that reveal the presence of...
A team of archaeologists and scientists led by Karen Hardy, Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, has discovered evidence for one of the earliest human populations yet...
Beneath the ancient Maya city of Dos Pilas in northern Guatemala, archaeologists recently made a grim discovery that reveals the lengths the Maya would go to in order to curry the favor of the gods...
Two remarkably well-preserved ancient wooden boats discovered in Bac Ninh Province are drawing national and international attention for their unprecedented design, historical significance, and...
Dina Khapaeva /The Conversation Beginning in September 2025, Russian middle and high school students will be handed a new textbook titled “My Family.” Published in March 2025, the textbook’s co-...
In a heavily forested area near Măgura Călanului hill in Romania, an extraordinary archaeological discovery has come to light. While digging at this site, researchers unearthed a rare set of iron...
The choice of Chicago native Robert Prevost as the new pope is a historic one, as he is the first North American to occupy the most important position in the Catholic Church. But more than 1200 years...
Long before modern humans arrived in Europe, early members of the human family tree were engineering wooden spears to hunt prey along the shores of an ancient lake in central Germany. Nearby animal...
The most famous of all the predatory dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, likely evolved in a different part of the world than its immediate ancestors. It seems that T. rex was American made, originating in...
A groundbreaking new study has conclusively shown that southwest Britain was a major supplier of tin to Bronze Age civilizations across Europe and as far away as the Eastern Mediterranean. Using...
For centuries, scholars have been fascinated by the way the Parthenon, the crown jewel of Athens’ Acropolis, was illuminated, especially given the stories of how the massive statue of Athena...
The Herculaneum scrolls, which were entombed along with the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum during the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, have fascinated archaeologists and...
In the northern Sinai Desert, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery. At a site known as Tell Abu Saifi, they unearthed the ruins of an ancient Egyptian fortress, accessed by an elaborate...
Konstantine Panegyres /The Conversation It’s almost impossible to go a day without seeing or hearing about sports. Walk around any city or town and you will almost always catch a glimpse of people...
Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common art, architecture, and materials throughout modern-day Peru. Through...
Archaeologists in Hungary uncovered a treasure trove of valuable metal artifacts during excavations at a site known as Somló Hill, a prominent volcanic outcrop located in the western part of the...
