1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (449+ words) Geoscientists have shed light on the enduring mystery of how the modern Euphrates River " central to the origins of human civilisation " came to exist. Together with the Tigris, the Euphrates is one of the most historically significant river systems in…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago  (281+ words) A study including the involvement of the UAB reveals that communities of anatomically modern humans modified the selection, management and circulation of flint in response to technological, climatic and mobility changes over 25, 000 years. The team analysed lithic cores and retouched…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (358+ words) Collected from Mount Tarawera on Aotearoa's North Island with the verbal permission of a local M'ori elder more than a decade ago, the rocks and ash were studied to better understand why the 1886 volcanic eruption was so explosive and destructive,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1718+ words) For the past three decades, a team of prehistoric archaeologists have been uncovering some of the field's most recent monumental discoveries, relying on gut instinct, persistent hard work, and cutting-edge methods and technologies. Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor Lawrence Straus of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (298+ words) Having received a European Research Centre grant in 2025 the Connected Communities in Early Medieval Europe (COCO) project kicked off with a three-day long programme last month. From the 28th to the 30th of April the National Museum of Antiquities and the Faculty…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (345+ words) For decades, engineers have searched for underground tunnels by sending signals from the surface downward - an approach that can miss what lies below. By reversing that approach, researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (499+ words) Mirage News Despite distinct archaeological differences, the people from the Western Funnel Beaker culture were more closely related to neighboring Wartberg communities than previously understood, according to a genomic study of German burial sites. The findings reveal surprisingly long-distance family…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (191+ words) Mirage News During National Archaeology Week (NAW), we're spotlighting our work to protect archaeological heritage. This heritage is a record of human activity in Australia. Spanning more than 60, 000 years, it is unique and irreplaceable. From Indigenous rock art to colonial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (309+ words) New research shows pre-agricultural intensification of plant use in Pleistocene Sri Lankan rainforests Dr. Nicolas Bourgon preparing samples for zinc stable isotope analysis using a Thermo Scientific Neptune MC-ICP-MS, used to measure isotopic compositions in this study Entrance of Fa-Hien…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (187+ words) " New Tel Aviv University study offers a new explanation for a major technological shift in prehistoric human culture. " Researchers found that the disappearance of giant animals such as elephants and rhinoceroses likely led humans to abandon heavy-duty stone tools. " As…...