When and where the earliest modern human populations migrated and settled in East Asia is relatively well known. However, how these populations moved between islands on treacherous stretches of sea...
High in the hilly French city of Alès, in the Gard region, archaeologists have found an incredibly well-preserved Gallo-Roman settlement , with remains of dwellings, hydraulic systems, a domus with...
Deep in the peaceful countryside along Poland 's Baltic shore, where the Parsęta River flows toward the ocean, a farmer unearthed a find that would rewrite northern Europe's prehistory. In the sandy...
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman fort of Magna, near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, have uncovered a remarkable personal artifact: a nearly complete Roman leather shoe...
In the city of Xi’an , where the soil once concealed one of China’s greatest archaeological treasures for over two millennia, a 21st-century act of intrusion has brought both alarm and sorrow. Just...
Where the Shatt al-Arab River winds through the southern floodplains of Iraq , a forgotten lattice of ridges, canals, and abandoned earthworks sprawls silently beneath the modern landscape. For...
A new study published by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that the bodies recovered from a ‘war-cemetery’ previously attributed to the Roman Conquest of Britain at Maiden Castle...
2024 has been a great year for archaeology, uncovering incredible stories from humanity’s distant past. From the dense forests of Brazil to the ancient battlefields of Turkey, these discoveries offer...
In the 1970s, the remains of at least 37 individuals were discovered deep within a 15-meter (49-foot) shaft at Charterhouse Warren in Somerset, England. Recent analysis of over 3,000 bone fragments...
In this episode, Dr. Brian S. Bauer, a Full Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, takes us on a journey through his archaeological investigations of...
In this episode, Dr. Robert Weiner, an archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, offers a deep dive into the ancient Chacoan road networks in the U.S...
Archaeologists in the Archaeological Zone of Dzibanché, Mexico, have unearthed three ancient relief facades depicting motifs tied to the powerful Kaanu'l dynasty, a ruling Maya lineage represented by...
In this engaging podcast episode, Dr. Robert Barratt, a research scientist at Queen’s University in Belfast, discusses his innovative application of computer code to investigate the astronomical...
University of Witwatersrand Strewn across the Namib desert is a treasure trove of stone tools of which little is known because getting to them is so difficult. There are few roads and vehicles have...
In this engaging episode, we delve into the world of Neolithic and early Bronze Age Scotland through the insights of Dr. Kenneth Brophy, a distinguished senior lecturer in the Department of...
Excavations conducted over the month of September at Castro de San Vicenzo in Plane, Ourense, Spain, has led the uncovering of several well-preserved artifacts connected to the Castro culture from...
In this episode of our podcast, we delve into the rich tapestry of ancient Andean societies with Charles Stanish, a prominent scholar whose career has spanned influential roles in archaeology and...
Interview excerpt A sparkling green emerald in a turquoise sea, crowned by an azure sky and formed by volcanic rock, Mauritius is a small independent island nation of 787 square miles in the Indian...
In this latest episode of our podcast, we delve into the intriguing concept of the Chaco Meridian, a north-to-south alignment that traverses the southwestern United States and is marked by the...
The Pythagorean Cup ( also known as the Pythagoras Cup) is one of Pythagoras’s lesser-known inventions. Depending on who you speak to, this rather plain looking cup was either meant to teach people a...
While there are still uncertainties about how exactly the three gigantic pyramids on Egypt’s Giza Plateau were built, no one doubts that the work involved was intensive and difficult. But as revealed...
In this episode, I interview Professor Giulio Magli, a leading astrophysicist and archaeoastronomer who heads the Department of Mathematics at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Magli, a prominent...
Ancient Origins Premium is now featuring select episodes of the History Fuzz Podcast hosted by historian, adventurer, author, broadcaster, Ashley Cowie! Each episode will be featured bi-weekly and...
The collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD marked a transformative period in European history. As the centralized power of Rome faded, new communities and social structures began to...
