12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (509+ words) Neolithic builders near Jerusalem mastered dolomitic lime plaster nearly 8, 000 years before its first known Roman use The site lies about five kilometers west of Jerusalem, between the Nahal Motza and Nahal Soreq streams. Excavations carried out ahead of highway construction…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (780+ words) In southeastern T'rkiye, a prehistoric landscape continues to reshape how we understand the origins of settled life. At Karahantepe, archaeologists have uncovered a growing body of evidence pointing to a sophisticated Neolithic community'one that combined symbolic art, architectural planning, and…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (846+ words) In the ruins of Ptolemais, archaeologists are uncovering something unexpectedly human. Not grand temples or monumental inscriptions, but the quiet traces of leisure. More than 100 stone-carved game boards, etched into the remains of an abandoned city, are offering a rare…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (798+ words) A Roman-era shipwreck resting off the Croatian coast is offering an unusually intimate look at how ancient shipbuilders protected their vessels from the relentless forces of the sea. By combining chemical analysis with pollen research, scientists have reconstructed not just…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (980+ words) A rare Roman bronze vessel known as the Berlanga Cup'one of only a handful of its kind ever found'has been discovered in central Spain, offering a striking glimpse into the movements and memories of soldiers stationed along one of the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (846+ words) A major breakthrough in African archaeology has revealed who created one of East Africa's most enigmatic rock art sites. At Kakapel Rockshelter in western Kenya, researchers have reconstructed a nearly 9, 000-year-long visual record'linking ancient paintings to specific human communities for…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (516+ words) Laodicea, located near modern-day Denizli, has long been recognized as one of the most important archaeological sites in Anatolia. Known in antiquity as a thriving center of trade, culture, and textile production, the city continues to yield discoveries that shed…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (810+ words) A remarkable Bronze Age gold jewelry discovery at Kolona on the island of Aegina is offering new insight into elite identity, trade networks, and burial customs in the ancient Aegean. Announced by the Greek Ministry of Culture, the find dates…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (804+ words) A newly analyzed collection of over 4, 000-year-old cuneiform tablets is shedding fresh light on how ancient Mesopotamian societies blended magic, medicine, and political power'while also offering rare clues about the historical roots of the legendary Gilgamesh. But among these findings,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1068+ words) High above the La'va River valley in central Bosnia, a quiet hilltop has begun to tell an unexpected story. What once appeared to be an unremarkable rise in the rugged Dinaric landscape is now emerging as one of the most…...