HORTEN, NORWAY—An excavation in eastern Norway has uncovered traces of a dwelling and thousands of artifacts marking a shift some 9,000 years ago from nomadic hunting and gathering to a more sedentary ...

COLOGNE, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the University of Cologne, a new study of grains grown by Neolithic farmers who lived in what is now Germany suggests that they diversified their ...

The grave of a philanthropist named in an inscription has been identified in southwestern Turkey’s ancient city of Sillyon, according to a Türkiye Today report. Murat Taşkiran of Pamukkale University ...

Live Science reports that researchers from the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University have virtually reconstructed the faces of four people whose mummified remains were recovered in the Eastern ...

The iconic Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland and has even appeared in Hollywood films. According to a statement released by National Museums Scotland, an exquisite ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known traces of blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old stone artifact recovered from the site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim in central Germany, ARTnews reports. Using a ...

Researchers were recently surprised when they encountered more than 60 ancient rock art panels lining the mountainous terrain of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports. Overall, ...

GUILAN, IRAN— Phys.org reports that Mohammad Reza Eghdami of the University of Guilan and his colleagues examined the poorly preserved remains of a man unearthed in northwestern Iran at the ...

Why are archaeologists constructing a thirteenth-century fortress in the forests of France?

Saudi Arabian officials announced that archaeologists discovered the oldest known human settlement on the Arabian Peninsula, the Saudi Gazette reports. The site, known as Masyoun or Musaywin, was ...

CRANFIELD, ENGLAND—The development of iron metallurgy was one of the most pivotal moments in human history, as it allowed for the creation of stronger tools and weapons. Yet scholars have long debated ...

Dating back more than 12,000 years, the Neolithic site of Göbeklitepe is considered the world’s oldest monumental religious sanctuary. It is famous for its enigmatic enclosures featuring T-shaped ...