A recently analyzed vase is the only representation of an actual gladiatorial contest in Roman Britain. The location of the event remained a mystery until recently, but according to research by archaeologists from several British universities, the two gladiators probably fought near a town in what is now eastern Essex.
A smiling sphinx-like statue with two dimples and a smile was unearthed at the Temple of Hathor, along with other ruins of the temple.
At one site near Granada in Spain, scientists discovered bones that contain the oldest human genome yet discovered in the area.
On an island in the Philippines, Daanbantayan construction workers found human remains from a tomb and Chinese pottery at the burial site.
Milk was consumed by Central European farmers in the early Neolithic period around 7,400 years ago. This improved people’s ability to feed on milk and laid the foundations for the early dairy industry.
An international archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq.
