phys.org/news/2025-12... The precise timing of the Neanderthals' extinction and the arrival of modern humans remains unclear, so a potential encounter between the two species cannot be ruled out.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t... In 2006, researchers began cleaning, restoring and scanning pieces of the statues before ultimately reassembling them in their original location.

www.sciencealert.com/plague-victi... The remains include a cluster of 14th-century individuals who may have been interred as part of a plague burial.

archaeology.org/issues/janua... Until recently, there had been no evidence that either men or women at Çatalhöyük had higher social status. A major genetic study has now convincingly demonstrated that a female-centered social structure pervaded the community.

www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/12/n... A complete skeleton, in exceptional preservation, of a dog, deliberately deposited around five millennia ago alongside a finely polished bone dagger.

phys.org/news/2025-12... The occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.

theconversation.com/how-we-unloc... To give thanks for their victory against the invading force, the locals filled one of the boats with the weapons of the invaders and sank it into a local bog as an offering to the gods.

phys.org/news/2025-12... Some 120 meters long, it was found off the Ile de Sein in Brittany along with a dozen smaller manmade structures from the same period.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... Researchers found the vessel’s sunken timbers near the now-underwater island of Antirhodos.

pasthorizons.com/collections/... New Product.

www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/ince... One of the most important and largest religious buildings of the ancient world, the Serapis Temple, is known from Ephesus, and from the second century AD onwards the god’s name and image appear across the settlement in inscriptions, graffiti and other artefacts.

www.bradshawfoundation.com/easter/birdm... The birdman cult festivities were held at one of the most dramatic locations on Easter Island, Orongo, on a narrow ridge between a 1,000 foot drop into the ocean on one side and a deep crater on the other.

archaeology.co.uk/articles/fea... Like the Northumbrian power centre at Yeavering, Bede depicts Rendlesham as a place of royally sanctioned baptism during the 7th century, and interest in its early medieval importance grew following the discovery of Sutton Hoo’s princely burials in 1939.

arkeonews.net/one-of-europ... The hoard consists of 56 medieval French silver coins originating from Limoges, Toulouse, Albi, and the diocese of Le Puy. Produced between the late 9th century and the mid-13th century, a time frame that intersects with the era of the First Crusade (1096–1099)

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r... The murals remained in production for over 4,000 years, and the rule-bound painting sequence persisted throughout that period.

le.ac.uk/news/2025/de... The mosaic’s images combine artistic patterns and designs that had already been circulating for hundreds of years across the ancient Mediterranean, suggesting that craftsmen in Roman Britain were more closely connected to the wider classical world than has been assumed.

www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-... The team plan to continue with a dating programme that examines tree rings in the wood to determine the exact age and time of year the trees were felled.

arkeonews.net/neolithic-sh... When Neolithic miners descended into the dark, twisting galleries of the variscite mines at Gavà, they did not rely solely on torches or shouted voices to coordinate their labour. According to a new study, they also used powerful Mediterranean sea snail shell trumpets.

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theconversation.com/dna-from-soi... Caves can preserve tens of thousands of years of genetic history, providing ideal archives for studying long-term human–ecosystem interactions. The deposits beneath our feet become biological time capsules.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It is believed to be where St Kentigern, also known as Mungo, established his cell and performed baptisms in the waters of the Molendinar Burn below. The natural well was later incorporated into the walls of Glasgow Cathedral, forming the heart of the Kentigern Shrine.

www.anatolianarchaeology.net/a-new-wave-o... Türkiye’s vast Taş Tepeler region has revealed some of its most enigmatic Neolithic discoveries to date. The announcements came this week in Şanlıurfa, where the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shared 30 previously unknown finds.

www.anatolianarchaeology.net/an-amphithea... Archaeologists have now exposed the entire floor, hewn directly into the limestone, alongside multiple human heads carved into the walls and several seated human statues positioned around the interior

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... The largest structure at Mezhyrich dates to 18,248–17,764 years ago, during the harshest phase of the last Ice Age. Even more intriguing, the occupation span was short.

www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive... Early findings confirm the pits are human-made and date to the Late Neolithic, around the time Durrington Walls was constructed. Most reach depths of 4.5–6.9 metres, with fine clay-silt layers suggesting gradual infilling over time.

www.cnrs.fr/en/press/nea... The biological profile of the victims, identified for the first time, reveals that they were part of a group originating from outside of the local community.

arkeonews.net/archaeologis... The mound covers more than six hectares and rises 8 to 10 meters above the surrounding landscape—dimensions that immediately suggested to researchers that they were dealing with a major architectural complex rather than an isolated outpost.

theconversation.com/perfectly-pr... The site of Windmill Way is one place where the conditions for organic preservation are “just right”. Excavated in 2022, this fascinating rock shelter has revealed more than 500 fragments of string and string objects made from plant fibres.

www.medievalists.net/2025/11/viki... The discovery was made at Val in Bjugn, a rural area in central Norway’s Trøndelag region, during a follow-up investigation prompted by a metal-detector find.

phys.org/news/2025-11... Analysis of the residues revealed definitive evidence for noscapine, hydrocotarnine, morphine, thebaine, and papaverine—well-known diagnostic biomarkers for opium.

phys.org/news/2025-11... The excavations, focused on the area of ancient Roman Cillium, on the border with present-day Algeria, concentrate on imposing structures linked to oil production, including two torcularia, olive pressing facilities.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Three of the nine excavated boats form the heart of a new permanent exhibition at Peterborough's Flag Fen Archaeology Park.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s... The roughly three-inch-tall goblet features two scenes: one of a human-animal hybrid and a snake, and a second of two human-like figures, a snake and the sun, which sits above a crescent-shaped object.

scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news... Argishtikhinili, founded in 774 BCE, was one of the main administrative and economic centres of the Kingdom of Urartu in the South Caucasus during the 8th and 7th centuries BCE.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal... New analyses of drone imagery and sediment samples that reveal numerical patterns in layout, potential parallels with Inca knotted-string records and the presence of crops and wild plants.

research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/the-york-wit... Between the 16th and 19th centuries, witch bottles were popular items of protective magic. During the early half of this period, when witch hunts and trials were most prevalent, protection magic was at its height.

theconversation.com/the-roman-em... A new, comprehensive map and digital dataset published by a team of researchers led by Tom Brughmans at Aarhus University in Denmark shows almost 300,000 kilometres of roads spanning an area of close to 4 million square kilometres.

news.artnet.com/art-world/be... The dig established a complete archaeological sequence from before the Benin kingdom’s founding to after its demise.

www.dailysabah.com/life/history... The monumental structure, consisting of multiple rooms connected by corridors, lies 6-7 meters below surface and accessible through a small entrance opened during the excavation. Wall paintings, estimated to be around 3,000 years old, are being carefully preserved.

www.uc.pt/en/uc-news/a... The discovery sheds new light on the early history of Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains, helping to clarify the sequence of human occupation over millennia, particularly during the 4th and 3rd millennia BC.

arkeonews.net/standing-swo... Among the most remarkable discoveries is a Viking Age cremation site in Rallsta, near Hallstahammar. Here, archaeologists uncovered two large funeral pyres built on a small mountain — an imposing site designed to be seen from miles away.

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r... While many of the fragments could have been for tanning and colouring clothing, repelling insects or crafting tools, a chunk of yellow ochre about 42,000 years old, had been shaped into a crayon through repeated sharpening.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11... The complex spans nearly 500,000sq metres (5,381,900sq ft) and will house more than 100,000 ancient artefacts from the 30 dynasties of ancient Egypt.

arkeonews.net/2000-year-ol... So far, the Dorset site has yielded three face-down burials, each belonging to young women.

arkeonews.net/sleeping-cup... Experts describe the find as one of the most significant examples of ancient Roman art ever discovered in Istria, and a testimony to the wealth and cultural sophistication of Roman-era Pula.

www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his... The book containing religious songs, now known as the Hagenes manuscript, is thought to be from the 13th century, but could be older.

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w... Though previous works have highlighted the diseases that affected the Egyptians thousands of years ago, this is the first book to be written from the perspective of the ancient equivalent of doctors, patients and nurses.

www.latimes.com/science/stor... Lashing winds and storm surge devoured dozens of feet of shoreline, disrupting a culturally significant archaeological site and washing away possibly thousands of unearthed artifacts.

theconversation.com/curses-whisp... While thousands of women – and some men – were executed for witchcraft across Scotland, England and mainland Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries, only five executions took place in Wales.