Previously, the use of ivory was thought to date back about 120,000 years. But a new study, published in the International ...

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Obsidian does not naturally occur in Alberta where the artifacts are being unearthed at Early Prehistoric archaeological ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

Ancient Origins reported. The sweeping cache of artifacts has been dubbed the Melsonby Hoard after the Yorkshire village in which the discovery was made. Items which likely belonged to the town ...

The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron-Age metal artifacts, which was found ... soil is not just a collection of ancient objects, but signals a need for a significant ...

The team used cutting-edge X-ray technology to identify how artifacts were positioned in the ground and plan the best way to excavate without causing unnecessary damage. Researchers date objects ...

Archaeologists in the Judean Desert have unearthed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating back 2,200 years. The evacuation was a joint mission between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

As its name suggests, this ritual is based on the death and resurrection of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god ... and archaeological context of the artifacts enables another interpretation of ...

filled with thousands of priceless artifacts — some of which experts now believe were previously overlooked. Experts believe they have uncovered the secret of an ancient Egyptian ritual inside ...