Ecuador, known as the birthplace of cacao and chocolate, has confirmed this with ancient ceramic jars.
Author: Elif Duluk
Second excavation begins at 5,500 year old neolithic site in Sanxingcun, China
Excavations in the village of Sanxingcun in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are resuming after a 30 year hiatus.
Wineries of the Romans
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.
Mysterious carved rock symbols found at Al Jassasiya in Qatar
The Al Jassasiya rock carvings in Qatar are full of ancient symbols, but experts are still not entirely sure what they mean or how old they are.
Contagious fungus alert from mummies
Alarming fungal growths have been noticed on mummies at the Guanajuato Museum of Mummies.
Do you want to see the recreated face of an Egyptian man who lived 35,000 years ago?
The oldest known Homo sapiens skeleton in Egypt has been reconstructed by Brazilian researchers using a technique called photogrammetry.
Signs of tuberculosis adaptation discovered in ancient Andeans
Indigenous communities in modern-day Ecuador may have developed resistance to tuberculosis bacteria thousands of years before European settlers.
The oldest necklace found in the name of the Norse god Odin
Uncovered in 2020, a gold necklace was re-examined and found to bear the inscription “He is Odin’s man”. This necklace is the oldest object ever found bearing the name of the Norse chief god (Odin).
Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resistant than previously thought for Viking occupations
Archaeologists have discovered that Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resistant to Viking invasions than previously believed.
Roman tomb equipped and sealed with magical ‘death nails’
A 2,000-year-old tomb unearthed in Turkey was strewn with “dead nails” and sealed most likely to “protect the living from the dead.”