www.livescience.com/archaeology/... Where Neanderthals ultimately died out, several mitochondrial DNA lineages existed until about 65,000 years ago. After this point, these groups were replaced by a single Neanderthal mitochondrial genetic lineage originating from southwestern France.

archaeology.org/news/2026/03... The residues and phytoliths recovered from the ash within the burner contained traces of wine and frankincense, ingredients for a ritual practice called praefatio intended to invite the gods to bless the proceedings.

www.niku.no/en/2026/02/m... A central question in the project is how large empires emerge from small herding groups — and to understand that researchers must first understand how these groups collaborate.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... According to historical records, the shield was found buried upright in peat alongside six others – though the whereabouts of those remains unclear.

scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news... The manuscript, found during excavations at the medieval site of Old Dongola in Sudan, is a written order issued on behalf of King Qasqash.

www.sciencenorway.no/botany-clima... The study shows that plant species all over the world are moving at a rapid pace, with a median shift of 5.6 kilometres per year.

www.medievalists.net/2026/03/scie... Since his death in 973, Otto has been buried in Magdeburg Cathedral, where his tomb has remained a focal point of historical interest. However, questions about the authenticity of the remains persisted—until now.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... D'Artagnan is believed to have been hit in the throat by a musket ball as Louis XIV sought to capture Maastricht.

arkeonews.net/fire-preserv... According to archaeological analysis, the loom was destroyed and instantly sealed by a fire event dated to approximately 1507–1428 BC.

gulfnews.com/uae/study-fi... Multiple phases of human presence were identified at the site, dating to approximately 125,000, 59,000, 35,000, and 16,000 years ago. The latter three occupation phases were previously undocumented, filling critical gaps in the archaeological record of the region.

arkeonews.net/first-four-w... The excavated elements strongly resemble structural components seen in continental European four-wheeled wagons, particularly those dated to the late Iron Age.

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-... Known as the Finnmark witchcraft trials, the proceedings continued throughout the 17th century. By 1692, 111 women and 24 men had been prosecuted for practicing witchcraft; 91 of these individuals, the vast majority of them women, were sentenced to death.

www.wessexarch.co.uk/6000-year-ol... Trackways were raised wooden walkways used to cross the marshes that once covered the British Isles.

www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve... It is often assumed that democratic practices started in Greece and Rome, but the new research shows that many societies around the world developed ways to limit the power of rulers and give ordinary people a voice.

english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/... The inscriptions, written in several scripts and languages, document a wide range of activities, including tax payments, delivery orders, accounts, administrative lists, and writing exercises used by students.

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026... By analyzing teeth, a new study reconstructed the life history of four straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), the largest terrestrial mammals of prehistoric Europe.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Wood from the bottom of the ditch was radiocarbon dated to AD 127–247, which is within the period of use and immediate aftermath of the Antonine Wall.

archaeology.org/news/2026/03... The graves, dated to between the fourth and third centuries BC, were grouped by family, and most of them consisted of a pit covered with tiles arranged like a small roof.

www.medievalists.net/2026/03/did-... Literary narratives, medical treatises, and archaeological evidence all indicate that medieval people were aware of dental problems, and were attentive to the appearance of their teeth.

archaeology.org/news/2026/03... In a new study, scientists tested the chemical composition of two black-line images in Font-de-Gaume Cave—a bison and a figure that may represent a face or a mask—with Raman microspectrometry and hyperspectral imaging.

www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-... Driving whales into bays is mentioned in the Gulating Law, which applied in Western Norway in the 900s.

www.nature.com/articles/d41... Molecular fossils include leaf waxes and fats from bacterial membranes that contain clues about past climates, while coprostanol and pollutants from fires can help to reconstruct ancient human activities. DNA lingers in sediments, too.

archaeology.org/news/2026/03... The team identified eight earthen mounds, which likely supported large structures, and a large limestone platform.

blog.historicenvironment.scot/2026/02/the-... This intended garden was once drawn in surveys, sketched in letters, but is now lost to time apart from its two surviving follies.

phys.org/news/2026-03... By plotting patterns of biodiversity changes from sites with different Black Death land use histories, scientists discovered that biodiversity collapsed in landscapes where arable was abandoned, whereas landscapes with growing or stable arable farming became more biodiverse.

phys.org/news/2026-03... An international team discovered a 7.2 million-year-old Graecopithecus femur in Bulgaria. The owner of the thighbone was likely a female weighing about 24 kilograms. She lived beside a river in what was then a savanna landscape similar to that of present-day East Africa.

www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve... The funding is designed to help with the rescue of "at-risk" data, harnessing cutting edge technology to protect the datasets from historic sites ranging from 15th-century shipwrecks to Antarctic explorers' huts.

theconversation.com/arrowhead-po... Depending on climatic conditions, Central Asia has served as a corridor facilitating movement between the western and eastern parts of the continent or as a refuge zone. The archaeological record in this region includes several significant Palaeolithic sites.

www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20... The real game changer is that archaeologists and heritage specialists control the narrative by feeding curated knowledge to the characters, which they can update as new insights appear.

A dark chapter in Dirleton Castle’s history. As witch trials in Scotland escalated during the 16th and 17th centuries, Dirleton and the wider region became embroiled in false accusations, interrogations and executions – with women being disproportionately targeted. music.youtube.com/watch?v=iCbE...

www.livescience.com/archaeology/... The researchers analysed 139 soil samples from Skateholm graves. First, they identified fragments of bone, flint, charcoal and seeds in the soil. Then, they sieved and centrifuged the samples and looked at the remaining microparticles — fibres, hair and feathers.

partner.sciencenorway.no/history-ntnu... Among the sources of inspiration were the Oseberg Chair from 834 CE, a gift chair from 875 CE located in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, the myth of ‘Thor’s fishing trip,’ and a decorated bone tube from a cave in Nordmøre.

jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/03... Progress towards the new law gained momentum after the discovery of a Celtic coin and jewellery hoard in Grouville in 2012, which started a complex series of negotiations which took almost a decade to resolve.

www.mpg.de/26205607/022... By focusing on rare inhumation burials from Germany, Czechia and Poland, an international team was able to provide new insights into patterns of ancestry, mobility, diet, physiological stress and mortuary practices of LBA communities.

www.medievalists.net/2026/03/viki... The grave contained the skeleton of a woman placed inside a boat measuring about 5.5 metres in length.

news.griffith.edu.au/2026/01/28/d... The research team said the Xigou findings reshaped our understanding of human evolution in East Asia, proving early populations possessed cognitive and technical abilities comparable to their counterparts in Africa and Europe.

www.gu.se/en/news/six-... In total, six Bronze Age mining sites were documented. Particularly remarkable was one mine where approximately 80 grooved stone axes were discovered—tools used to crush and process ore.

phys.org/news/2026-01... During the Plague of Justinian, the people affected lived in diverse and often unconnected communities. But the plague brought them together in death, with countless bodies deposited rapidly atop layers of pottery debris in an abandoned civic space.

research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/winter-in-jo... What was the reality of winter in Jorvik (York)?

www.ed.ac.uk/news/mass-ki... The majority of the remains of more than 77 individuals found in the grave located in the south Carpathian Basin were of women and children.

www.medievalists.net/2026/02/disc... Homs, located in western Syria north of Damascus, was known in antiquity as Emesa.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Investigations found traces of Mediterranean-style plantation agriculture, including vineyards and orchards, as well as Roman roundhouses and burial trenches.

www.anatolianarchaeology.net/bronze-age-b... Microscopic and chromatographic analyses revealed something extraordinary. The textile was not woven on a loom. Instead, it had been constructed using nålbinding, a technique in which yarn is looped with a single needle to create a dense, durable fabric.

www.medievalists.net/2026/02/earl... Archaeologists have uncovered a burial ground thought to date to the 6th century AD, along with two Iron Age roundhouses that may be up to 3,000 years old.

www.uni-saarland.de/en/news/stei... Using a computational approach, the team examined over 3,000 signs found on 260 objects to reveal insights on the origins of writing.

scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news... According to the researchers, the findings suggest that the ritual significance of the children continued after death.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The public appeal has been launched by the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, which said the item was possibly originally worn around its owner's waist, and was later modified to be worn around the neck.

www.uu.se/en/press/pre... DNA analyses suggest that the people were well aware of family lineages and that relationships beyond the immediate family played an important role.

www.sciencealert.com/neanderthals... According to multiple lines of evidence, the skulls weren't all placed there at the same time but were likely carried into a narrow gallery repeatedly over a prolonged period during the late Middle Palaeolithic, between around 70,000 and 50,000 years ago.