April 2023 - Now Archaeology

The Montevideo Maru torpedoed by an American submarine in 1942.

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Montevideo Maru, Japanese ship torpedoed in Australia found in the Philippines

ByElif Duluk
April 30, 2023

The wreckage of a Japanese ship torpedoed during World War II with more than 1,000 people on board, including Australian prisoners, has been found off the coast of the Philippines.

The skeletal remains of a adolescent mummy and parts of a burial bundle found in Cajarmarquilla.

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An adolescent mummy wrapped in a bundle found in Peru

ByDilek Yazıcı
April 25, 2023

A pre-Inca mummy more than 1,000 years old, wrapped in a burial bundle, has been discovered in Peru.

Anthropology

Digesta, newly discovered food source of Ice Age people

ByElif Duluk
April 24, 2023

Research at the University of Michigan has found that Ice Age food theories and models fail to take into account an important source of calories and carbohydrates.

A jar containing cacao beans near Santa Ana, La Florida. A replica will be exhibited at the Szamos Chocolate Museum in Budapest.

ByElif Duluk
April 22, 2023

Ecuador, known as the birthplace of cacao and chocolate, has confirmed this with ancient ceramic jars.

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Dismembered and decapitated bodies in the Mayan pyramid

ByDilek Yazıcı
April 20, 2023

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) found decapitated and dismembered bodies on the steps of a pyramid at Moral Reforma, a Maya archaeological site about 70 miles northeast of Palenque, Mexico.

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Second excavation begins at 5,500 year old neolithic site in Sanxingcun, China

ByElif Duluk
April 19, 2023

Excavations in the village of Sanxingcun in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are resuming after a 30 year hiatus.

ByElif Duluk
April 17, 2023

The ruins of a Quintilii Villa just outside Rome have been uncovered as a lavish 2,000-year-old winery. It may have served as both a wine-making facility and an entertainment venue for wealthy Romans.

Ancient Greek temple discovery sheds light on ancient Paestum

ByDilek Yazıcı
April 15, 2023

A temple was recently discovered during excavations in ancient Paestum in southern Italy. In the temple, a treasure trove of artifacts was unearthed, containing new information about ancient rituals.