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900-Year-Old DNA Reveals Cacao Reached Ancient Georgia, Rewriting Chocolate’s History in North America
1+ week, 3+ day ago (684+ words) reached the Mississippian civilization of the eastern United States roughly 800 to 900 years ago. Because cacao cannot...traveled even farther into what is now the eastern United States remained unclear. However, Etowah offered an intriguing...
Newly Deciphered 1500-Year-Old Inscriptions Reveal Ancient Imperial Death Decree
4+ week, 1+ day ago (692+ words) Researchers from the University of Warsaw have successfully identified 1500-year-old inscriptions on an ancient Anatolian wall that detail charges by local citizens of tax fraud by local officials and a rare Roman imperial death decree against those found perpetrating the…...
Ancient Inca Complex with Surprisingly Advanced Ventilation System Uncovered High in the Andes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (458+ words) High in the Peruvian Andes, archaeologists working at an ancient pre-Hispanic settlement nearly 3,400 meters above sea level might not have expected to uncover evidence of sophisticated ancient technology. However, that is precisely what was unearthed during excavations at the Wancasanga…...
Lost Ancient Egyptian City Found? Archaeologists Unveil Mysterious Inscription Linking Excavations to a Fabled Lost City from Egyptian Texts
2+ week, 5+ day ago (547+ words) Researchers from the multi-organizational Egyptian archaeological mission working at Tell Abu Saifi in Qantara East, Ismailia, have unearthed numerous architectural elements and artifacts, including a previously undiscovered inscription, that the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities suggests may link the…...
Lost for 1800 Years, a Mysterious Altar Linked to an Ancient Roman Cult Resurfaces as Drought Drains Europe’s Rivers
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (586+ words) An unexpected discovery by archaeologists has revealed an ancient cult object in the suddenly shallow waters of one of Europe’s longest rivers. The discovery involves a portion of a limestone altar found near Dunaújváros in Hungary, uncovered during surveys of…...
Scientists Used Lasers and Citizen Scientists to Find a “Lost World” of Giant Trees
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (297+ words) After ten years of fieldwork in Taiwan’s remote mountain regions, researchers have identified an 84.1-meter (276-foot) Taiwania fir, now recognized as the tallest tree documented in East Asia. The team also found dense forests containing dozens of giant Taiwania firs,…...
Archaeologists Unearth 6,500-Year-Old ‘Sun and Moon’ Ritual Center That Predates Stonehenge by 1,000 Years
2+ week, 3+ day ago (716+ words) A University of West Bohemia (UWB)- led team of archaeologists has unearthed an ancient Czech ritual center linked to the movement of the Sun and Moon, predating Stonehenge by over 1,000 years. The UWB-led team behind the discovery said the site’s…...
4,000-Year-Old Tomb of Ancient Egyptian ‘Keeper of the Secrets’ Discovered at Saqqara
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (587+ words) More than 4,000 years ago, an Egyptian official named Sekhentiu-Ptah held a collection of titles that placed him remarkably close to royal power. He oversaw the king’s works and documents, supervised scribes, and even served as the “Keeper of the Secrets…...
Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Rare and Mysterious Runestone at an Ancient Site in the Faroe Islands
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (572+ words) Archaeologists in the Faroe Islands report the discovery of an ancient runestone, uncovered in the floor of a structure being excavated by archaeologists at Sondum on Sandoy. The find, according to staff from the National Museum of the Faroe Islands,…...
The Search for a "Second Earth," a Magnetic "Clock" in Ancient Pottery, and Alien Life Lurking in Venus's Clouds
1+ week, 4+ day ago (138+ words) The Debrief The Search for a “Second Earth,” a Magnetic “Clock” in Ancient Pottery, and Alien Life Lurking in Venus’s Clouds This week in stories we’re tracking here at The Debrief: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope was launched on Sunday,…...