Archaeologists have found a mass grave site in Vráble, Slovakia, containing 38 burials who were decapitated.
Excavations were conducted by a team from the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) at Kiel University (CAU), and the Archaeological…
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Researchers discover earth sized planet
Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a…
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Study reveals that “bog bodies” were part of a tradition that spanned a millennia
Archaeologists have conducted a study of hundreds of ancient “bog bodies” found in Europe’s wetlands, revealing that they were part of a tradition that spanned a millennia.
A bog body refers to a human corpse naturally preserved in a peat…
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Origins of the Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar from the Olmec and Maya regions
In a paper published in the journal, Science Advances, researchers have applied archaeoastronomical studies to demonstrate how the civic and ceremonial buildings in Mesoamerica were largely oriented to sunrises or sunsets on specific dates from…
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Secret of Roman concrete solved
Roman concrete, called opus caementicium, was used in the construction of countless monumental buildings throughout the Roman world.
Researchers have spent decades trying to solve the secret of the ultradurable building material, which has…
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Face of 19th-century ‘Connecticut vampire’ reconstructed
Researchers have revealed the face of the ‘Connecticut vampire’ using forensic facial reconstruction.
In 1990, archaeologists excavating a 19th century grave in the town of Giswold, located in Connecticut, United States, found that the human…
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Byzantine monk chained with iron rings uncovered
The remains of a monk, chained with iron rings has been uncovered during excavations at Khirbat el-Masani in Israel.
Khirbat el-Masani is an archaeological site, where archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority previously found a…
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The Art of Mummification
The art of (deliberate) mummification is a long, labor-intensive process, performed by many cultures from across the ancient world.
Ancient Egypt usually comes to mind; however, mummies have been discovered in Iran, China, Africa, the Canary…
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Archaeologists find ‘bog body’ skeletal parts from possible sacrifice
Human remains found during excavations in Egedal, Denmark, may have been from a ritual sacrifice more than 5,000 years ago.
The remains were found by archaeologists from the museum group ROMU, during preliminary works for construction of a new…
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Tree ring study suggests drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman Empire
A study of tree rings suggests that the Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman Empire.
Hungary…
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