China has long been considered one of the locations for original domestication of wild boars (Sus scrofa) but tracking the initial process has always been challenging. In a new study, archaeologists analyzed pig dental calculus (mineralized…
Category: Arch/ Anthro
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Excavations reveal a vast Roman villa complex
Archaeologists from Inrap have revealed a vast Roman villa complex during excavations in Auxerre, France.
The site was first recognised for its archaeological potential in the 19th century, but it wasn’t until 1966 that the first excavation took…
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A 43,000-year-old Neandertal fingerprint has been found in Spain
In a rugged landscape in central Spain, archaeologists have discovered a unique granite cobblestone marked with a red ochre dot that preserves the mark of a Neandertal fingerprint. Dating back approximately 43,000 years, it could be the…
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Unprecedented Roman discovery in Ireland
Archaeologists have made an unprecedented Roman discovery during excavations at Drumanagh in north Dublin.
Located on a coastal headland, Drumanagh is an Iron Age promontory fort with trace evidence of Roman activity.
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Exquisite marble sarcophagus unearthed near Caesarea
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), working on behalf of the Caesarea Development Corporation, have unearthed an exquisitely sculptured marble sarcophagus near the coastal city of Caesarea, Israel.
According to experts, the…
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Viking-Era boat burial uncovered on Senja
Archaeologists have uncovered a Viking-Era boat burial on the island of Senja in northern Norway.
Senja was on the Viking world’s northern frontier, and although not mentioned often in the Icelandic sagas, the island’s strategic location along…
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Secrets to crafting the Nebra Sky Disc revealed
Using a blend of forensic material analysis with experimental archaeology, researchers have successfully reconstructed the techniques and processes behind crafting the Nebra Sky Disc.
The Nebra Sky Disc is a bronze, disc-shaped object, first…
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Precolonial farmers thrived in one of North America’s coldest places
A laser eye-in-the-sky has uncovered vast, ancient farm fields in an unlikely place — the frosty forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Ancestors of present-day Menominee people, a federally recognized Native American tribe, grew…
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Royal tomb unearthed in Gordion could belong to King Midas’ family
Archaeologists from the Gordion Project have uncovered a Phrygian royal tomb, potentially belonging to a member of King Midas’ Family from the 8th century BC.
Gordion was the capital city of Phrygia, situated at the modern-day site of…
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Bronze Age tombs reveal wealth from ancient trade
The discovery of three Bronze Age tombs at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia has shed light on ancient trade routes connecting Cyprus with the Aegean, Anatolia, Egypt, and the Near East.
Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke (abbreviated HST), was a Late Cypriot…
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