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Researchers identify bird species depicted in ancient, finely detailed Egyptian painting

A masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art has been discovered in a palace. It is so detailed that researchers have identified the bird species it...

Looted ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt from US

According to Egyptian officials, an ancient wooden sarcophagus displayed at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined...

Characterizing red pigment in ancient bone samples in Peru to reveal their sources

A group of researchers from several universities in the United States and one in Canada have characterised a large number of red pigment samples...

Huge 2,000-year-old Mayan civilization discovered in northern Guatemala

A team of researchers from multiple institutions in the United States have discovered a massive 2,000-year-old Mayan civilization in northern Guatemala. The group used...

Ancient goldworking toolkit from burial near Stonehenge revealed

There are many grave goods at the important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge. Archaeologists had discovered a 4000-year-old goldworking toolkit from there. The toolkit was...

Archeologists find ancient Peruvian fresco, lost for a century

This Peruvian Huaca Pintada was last seen over a century ago. A group of daring archaeology students and their professor have painstakingly rediscovered the...

Gold from Troy, Poliochni and Ur found to have the same origin

Scientists said that gold found in ancient Troy, Poliochni, and UR had the same origin. They have used an innovative mobile laser method to...

One of Europe’s most ancient domestic dogs lived in the Basque Country

According to all available evidence, humans domesticated the dog first. Furthermore, he was the closest to man, who buried him alongside humans 14,000 years...

Footprints claimed as evidence of ice age humans in North America need better dating, new research claims

The footprints were discovered in an ancient lakebed alongside evidence of giant sloths and mammoths. The study concluded that they were the "earliest unequivocal...

Tattoos found on ancient Egyptian women appear to ask for protection during childbirth

According to a new study, ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect themselves during and after childbirth. The theory is based on the...

Teen Develops Algorithm Which Can Help Archaeologists and Forensic Scientists Determine Age Estimation of Skulls

In a quiet room in Chicago, 17-year-old Maya Joshi examines a post-mortuary cranial CT scan.  After she uploads the scan into her online database,...

Blue fibers found in teeth of ancient Mayans suggest sacrificial victims were gagged before being killed

A team of researchers from California State University, Los Angeles, and the PaleoResearch Institute in Colorado discovered evidence of possible gagging of Mayan sacrificial...

Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered the remains of a pregnant tortoise that sought refuge in the ruins of a home destroyed by an earthquake in...

Bronze Age women altered genetic landscape of Orkney

University of Huddersfield researchers used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands. They wanted to show Orkney experienced large-scale immigration during...

Archaeologists discover ancient highway in Arabia

University of Western Australia archaeologists have discovered 'funerary avenues' built by the people who lived in north-west Arabia in the Early to Middle Bronze...