3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (438+ words) Humans may have been using psychoactive substances thousands of years earlier than previously thought. Archaeologists studying the teeth of an ancient hunter-gatherer in Indonesia have found what could be the oldest evidence of habitual drug use, dating back as far…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (736+ words) Archaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered an extraordinary 1,600-year-old mystery: a human skeleton found at the bottom of a giant Roman storage jar, apparently left there during a violent event that devastated the site. The remains were discovered on August 10 inside…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) A tiny grave is giving archaeologists a rare glimpse into an ancient civilisation’s rituals. Researchers have uncovered the 1,500-year-old burial of a young child in northern Peru. The grave contained two whistles, a rattle and a striking sculptural ceramic vessel....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (385+ words) It began as an ordinary day of manual labour turned into a once-in-a-lifetime discovery for an 18-year-old student in Belgium. While helping excavate trenches for a new sewage system at a construction site, the teenager unexpectedly uncovered a hidden cache…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (337+ words) Construction workers in Belgium have discovered gold worth around Rs 98 crore during renovation work, leaving everyone at the site shocked. The treasure was found in Dendermonde, around 18 miles north of Brussels, while workers were carrying out groundworks to build a…...