New study suggests Homo sapiens were not the first to use fire
For decades, archaeologists have agreed that Homo sapiens were the first to create and use fire some 400,000 years ago, marking a profound turning point...
Archaeology
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Was this underwater pyramid in China constructed before the Great Flood?
There is always an ongoing dispute about how old the ancient pyramids really are. Mainstream archaeologists tend to follow an agreed-upon timeline, while others continuously...
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Archaeologists confirm that dogs can successfully sniff out ancient tombs from 800 BC
In a new effort to find ancient tombs and burials, archaeologists are turning to the oldest form of detection technology that humans have been using...
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Evidence of hidden pyramid discovered in Saqqara near Egypt’s oldest pyramid
Dr. Vasko Dobrev is an archaeologist with 30 years of experience working on sites in Egypt, and he recently revealed that he believes he’s found...
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Researchers uncover exquisite ancient Byzantine church dedicated to mysterious martyr in Israel
During ancient biblical times, when a religious person sacrificed themselves fighting for their beliefs, that person became a martyr, and sometimes a church was built...
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Remarkable Bronze Age hoard in the United Kingdom uncovered by stunned archaeologists
Just when you think there can’t possibly be any more really incredible Bronze Age discoveries left to find, archaeologists in the United Kingdom hit the...
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Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old street built by Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem
An underground excavation in Jerusalem has revealed an ancient street built by Pontius Pilate, known most by Christians around the globe as the biblical villain...
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Archaeologists uncover secret ‘passage to the underworld’ at Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan
The mystery surrounding the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico continues to unfold after archaeologists found a hidden tunnel beneath the Pyramid of the Moon...
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Ancient battlefield in Germany reveals unheard of large-scale warfare in the Bronze Age
A massive find in Northern Germany by a group of researchers has confirmed that a battle was fought at the Tollense river and is now...
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Roman chariot buried with the two horses that pulled it found in Croatia
People around the world are obsessed with just about anything that has to do with the Roman Empire. Every find helps us learn even more...
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How did the last Woolly Mammoths die out on this Russian island near Alaska?
When we think of woolly mammoths, we think of creatures that walked the Earth tens of thousands of years ago before the entire species became extinct...
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Inscription Found On Egyptian Coffin Provides A Detailed Map Of The Underworld
An Egyptian coffin that was discovered in an ancient burial chamber several years ago turns out to have been more than just an incredible archaeological...
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Stunning fresco featuring gruesome gladiator combat uncovered in Pompeii
If you think sporting events today are intense, try being a gladiator during the days of the Roman Empire. The top athletes of their day,...
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New DNA study gives researchers a fascinating look at the Neolithic Battle Axe Culture
Around 5,000 years ago, a culture known as the Battle Axe Culture (BAC) existed in Scandinavia and Germany as part of the larger Corded Ware...
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Archaeologists find the ‘New York City’ of the ancient world in Israel, changing the timeline of urbanization
Israeli archaeologists are busy excavating a massive ancient Bronze Age city after road construction crews discovered it by chance. And an even older city has...
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Temple built during reign of Ptolemy IV discovered in Egypt
For hundreds of years, researchers and random people have been uncovering archaeological sites in Egypt. So many, that would think all of them have been...
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Priceless looted artifacts and tablets from Mesopotamia are slowly finding their way back home
When we examine the ancient texts of Mesopotamia and Sumer, we are talking about the location of modern-day southern Iraq. The tablets and artifacts found...
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Archaeologists confirm that the Edomites pre-date Israel as told in Genesis
A study of ancient copper mines in the Levant has produced evidence that the Edomites existed prior to the early Israeli kingdoms as described in...
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Evidence of three human species and dangerous animals in one ancient Siberian cave
As technology advances, the archaeological field is utilizing new tools to make discoveries that otherwise would have been missed. And thanks to new microscope technology,...
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Ancient Roman fort found during ongoing construction at a British bus station
During the construction of a bus station in Exter, England, recently, workmen with Kier Construction who were preparing to build a new bus station found...
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Researchers use ‘game-changer’ method to easily analyze ancient bones without risking damage
Anthropologists at the University of Colorado at Boulder have discovered a groundbreaking new technique that will allow them and their colleagues around the world to...
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Ridiculously cute prehistoric animal-shaped baby bottles found in Europe
For the first time, researchers have analyzed residue within small clay bottles with spouts dating back to the Neolithic era thousands of years ago, and...
