Archaeologists using LiDAR have discovered 5,000-year-old fortified settlements in Romania’s Neamț County.
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a method of remote sensing using light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable…
Category: Arch/ Anthro
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Shipwreck reveals ancient trade routes with Palestine
Recent underwater excavations off the coast of Türkiye have revealed a shipwreck which set sail from Palestine 1,100-years-ago.
The excavations are part of the Heritage to the Future Project, an initiative by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism…
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Lost city discovered in historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima
A research project led by Prof. Dr. Santi Pailoplee from Chulalongkorn University has discovered the traces of a lost city in the historic centre of Nakhon Ratchasima in Northeastern Thailand.
An analysis of aerial photographs taken in the…
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Punic necropolis discovered during gas construction works
A Punic necropolis dating to the 4th or 3rd century BC has been discovered during gas construction works in Sestu, a Comune in Sardinia, Italy.
During antiquity, Carthage extended its influence into Nuragic territories in southern Sardinia,…
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Moorish camp where last of the Morisco chiefs was captured identified
A research project led by the University of Granada (UGR) has identified a 16th century Moorish military camp where Abén Aboo, the last of the Morisco chiefs, was captured during the Second Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571).
Up until…
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Melting permafrost is exposing whaling-ear graves on Svalbard
Whaling-era graves from the 17th and 18th centuries are being exposed as Svalbard’s permafrost melts due to climate change.
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rock-cut cellars discovered beneath Paderborn’s historic centre
Archaeologists from the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL) have uncovered several cellars and a quarry beneath the historic centre of Paderborn, a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Since November 2024, archaeologists have…
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1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tool ‘Factory’ Discovered in Tanzania
Paleoanthropologists have documented a bone tool assemblage from a single horizon dated to 1.5 million years ago at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. These bone tools precede other evidence of systematic bone tool production by more than 1 million…
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Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago
Ancient human relatives crafted sharp-edged tools out of animal bones around 1.5 million years ago, researchers say.
Discoveries at Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, a famous East African fossil location, represent the oldest known…
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First Bronze Age settlement in Africa’s Maghreb region discovered
University of Barcelona archaeologists have discovered the Maghreb region’s first known Bronze Age settlement.
While the historical narrative credits the Phoenicians as the first complex culture to settle the region around 800 BC, excavations at…
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