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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New research reveals what Ancient Egyptian faience has to do with gold
Researchers from the University of Warsaw, and the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, have found that powdered quartz for the production of faience vessels from the ancient city of Athribis in the Nile Delta in Egypt, came from tailing heaps…
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New study of Uluburun shipwreck reveals ancient trade network
A new study of the 3,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck has revealed a complex ancient trading network during the Late Bronze Age.
The Uluburun shipwreck was discovered by a local sponge diver in 1982, close to the east shore of Uluburun (Grand…
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