Archaeology The Discovery of an Ancient Horn’s Mouthpiece Gives Insight Into What War Sounded Like in Roman Days A replica of the cornu has been used to recreate the sounds of the Roman battlefield. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 26, 2022
Archaeology A 3,000-Year-Old Gold Burial Mask Found in Shangcheng Dates to One of China’s Earliest Recorded Dynasties The exceptional archeological find tells a tale about one of the earliest periods in China's long history. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 24, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Mysterious Stone Roundel in Prague That’s Older Than Stonehenge and the Pyramids Construction workers originally discovered the historic structure in the 1980s. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 23, 2022
Archaeology Opium Traces Found in 3,500-Year-Old Pottery Suggests the Ancient Canaanites Were the First Humans to Use Psychoactive Drugs The archaeologists discovered the vessels at a necropolis in modern-day Israel. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology One Great Mystery of the Pyramids’ Construction Has Been Solved. It Involves Boats No, it does not involve aliens. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology A Palestinian Farmer Planting an Olive Tree Accidentally Unearthed an Exquisite Byzantine Tile Floor The mosaic may be just the first in a whole series of discoveries at the site. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2022
Archaeology 5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles (Including the Existence of a Near-Perfect Replica in Nashville) From robots to diplomatic embarrassments, the sculptures have a colorful history. By Hannah Cunningham, Sep 20, 2022
Archaeology After a Decades-Long Quest, Researchers Believe They’ve Finally Found the Lost Mayan City of Sak Tz’i The fabled Maya dynasty's land spanned 100 acres of jungle and dates back at least 2,500 years. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 19, 2022
Archaeology Viking Women Were Power Weavers Whose Textiles Provided Vital Trade Across Europe, Researchers Say One archaeologist has discovered that Viking women made a highly standardized cloth that was valued as a currency. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 19, 2022
Archaeology A Renowned Egyptologist Believes He Has Found Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb at Last Zahi Hawass says he will be ready to make the declaration this fall. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 16, 2022
Archaeology Neolithic Pottery Suggests That Scotland’s Helpless Love of Porridge Has Endured for Thousands of Years Traces of cereal, milk and meat were found on crockery from underwater sites on the Isle of Lewis. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 15, 2022
Archaeology An Ancient Structure in Israel Long Thought to Be a Synagogue Is Actually an 1,800-Year-Old Roman Temple The building could help fill in a gap in the historical record of the region. By Artnet News, Sep 14, 2022
Archaeology A Massive Railroad Project in Mexico Has Led to the Discovery of the Ancient Maya City of Paamul II The government is teasing a new museum in Mérida for 'Maya Train discoveries.' By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 13, 2022
Archaeology A Missing Scrap of a Dead Sea Scroll That Mysteriously Ended Up in Montana Has Been Returned to Israel The relic, which is just about the size of a postage stamp, ended up an ocean away from Israel in unclear circumstances. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 9, 2022
Archaeology In a 17th-Century Polish Grave, Archaeologists Have Discovered the Shackled Bones of a Woman Once Believed to Be a Vampire The woman had a pointy front tooth. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2022
