An unusual nose ornament used during ceremonies made of human bone was found in an ancient Mayan city in Mexico.
Month: August 2023
Dartmoor excavations
The results of excavations carried out by archaeologists investigating a hill in the Dartmoor region of England provide us with new information about the region.
A burial site used by two different civilizations unearthed in Poland
Unusual burial site that were used by two distinct cultures in two historical eras separated by a thousand years have been discovered in Poland.
Pleistocene extinctions in Southern California caused by humans and fires
The Pleistocene extinctions of 13,000 years ago were caused by a warming and drying environment and human caused fires.
A Roman temple discovered in Plautus’ city
In Sarsina, Italy, the birthplace of the famous playwright Plautus, a perfectly preserved triple a roman temple with adjacent early medieval buildings has been unearthed.
A new ape fossil found at an 8.7 million year old site in Türkiye
A new fossil ape discovered at an 8.7 million year old site in Turkey is questioning long accepted beliefs about human origins.
A large Roman complex discovered in a gravel quarry in Switzerland
A team of archaeologists uncovered a large Roman complex during excavations at a gravel pit near Cham Oberwil in the Swiss canton of Zug.
Evidence of 6500 year old British festival
Archaeologists have discovered evidence at an ancient British festival site that could provide new documentation to the distant origins of British identity.
Pre Inca people worshiped thunder god on a unique dance floor
Nearly a century before the Inca Empire came to power in 1400 AD, people worshipping the god of thunder may have lived high in the Andes.
Oldest known village in Europe, 8,500 years old, found under an Albanian lake
Under one of the oldest lakes in the world, scientists may have discovered one of Europe’s earliest sedentary village.