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Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Iron Age Necropolis Filled With 88 Tombs And Extravagant Grave Goods

The Iron Age site near Amorosi, Italy dates to the 7th or 8th century B.C.E. and features dozens of tombs of high-status individuals from the "Pit Burial Culture."

By Amber Morgan • May 6, 2024

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Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Iron Age Necropolis Filled With 88 Tombs And Extravagant Grave Goods

The Iron Age site near Amorosi, Italy dates to the 7th or 8th century B.C.E. and features dozens of tombs of high-status individuals from the "Pit Burial Culture."

By Amber Morgan • May 6, 2024

Rare Chunk Of Tyrian Purple, The Prized Pigment Used To Dye The Robes Of Roman Royalty, Unearthed In England

This discovery marks the first time that Tyrian Purple dye, an expensive pigment reserved for Roman elites, has been found in Northern Europe.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 6, 2024

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Rare Chunk Of Tyrian Purple, The Prized Pigment Used To Dye The Robes Of Roman Royalty, Unearthed In England

This discovery marks the first time that Tyrian Purple dye, an expensive pigment reserved for Roman elites, has been found in Northern Europe.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 6, 2024

2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond • May 5, 2024

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2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond • May 5, 2024

The Oldest Virus In A Human Skeleton Was Just Found — And It’s Still Afflicting People Today

Researchers found 12 ancient hepatitis B genomes, including one variation of the virus that's now-extinct.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 4, 2024

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The Oldest Virus In A Human Skeleton Was Just Found — And It’s Still Afflicting People Today

Researchers found 12 ancient hepatitis B genomes, including one variation of the virus that's now-extinct.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 4, 2024

Villagers Just Uncovered 2,500-Year-Old Ruins Belonging To The ‘Cloud People’ On A Mexican Mountaintop

The 6,000-foot mountaintop once held temples, the homes of rulers, and a games court.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2024

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Villagers Just Uncovered 2,500-Year-Old Ruins Belonging To The ‘Cloud People’ On A Mexican Mountaintop

The 6,000-foot mountaintop once held temples, the homes of rulers, and a games court.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 4, 2024

Researchers Uncover Evidence That Ice Age Europeans Carried Turtles As An Easily Transportable Food Source

Archaeologists analyzing turtle shell fragments found near Magdeburg, Germany, believe they may have been carried to the area by Ice Age hunters as a living food source.

By Amber Morgan • May 3, 2024

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Researchers Uncover Evidence That Ice Age Europeans Carried Turtles As An Easily Transportable Food Source

Archaeologists analyzing turtle shell fragments found near Magdeburg, Germany, believe they may have been carried to the area by Ice Age hunters as a living food source.

By Amber Morgan • May 3, 2024

These Prehistoric Monuments Found In Ireland May Have Served As ‘Routes For The Dead’

Using LiDAR technology, archaeologists found that prehistoric monuments across County Wicklow may have served as routes to guide spirits to the afterlife.

By Austin Harvey • May 3, 2024

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These Prehistoric Monuments Found In Ireland May Have Served As ‘Routes For The Dead’

Using LiDAR technology, archaeologists found that prehistoric monuments across County Wicklow may have served as routes to guide spirits to the afterlife.

By Austin Harvey • May 3, 2024

An Ancient Roman Burial Of An Embracing Mother And Daughter Has Been Uncovered In Austria

The remains were thought to belong to a couple until DNA analysis revealed that they were a Roman-era mother and daughter from the second or third century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2024

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An Ancient Roman Burial Of An Embracing Mother And Daughter Has Been Uncovered In Austria

The remains were thought to belong to a couple until DNA analysis revealed that they were a Roman-era mother and daughter from the second or third century C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 3, 2024

Researchers Discover That The Maya Likely Blessed Their Ballcourts With Hallucinogenic And Medicinal Plants

Archaeologists used environmental DNA to make this "extraordinary" discovery beneath a 2,000-year-old ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah.

By Amber Morgan • May 2, 2024

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Researchers Discover That The Maya Likely Blessed Their Ballcourts With Hallucinogenic And Medicinal Plants

Archaeologists used environmental DNA to make this "extraordinary" discovery beneath a 2,000-year-old ballcourt in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah.

By Amber Morgan • May 2, 2024

This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024

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This Massive Lava Tube Beneath The Arabian Desert Sheltered Prehistoric Humans For Thousands Of Years

Starting at least 7,000 years ago, prehistoric humans in the Arabian Desert used the Umm Jirsan cave as shelter from the blistering heat of the arid landscape above.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2024

‘Great Enigma’: 12-Sided Roman Artifact Unearthed In England Baffles Experts

Over one hundred Roman dodecahedrons have been found in Northern and Western Europe, but no one is sure what they were used for.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 1, 2024

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‘Great Enigma’: 12-Sided Roman Artifact Unearthed In England Baffles Experts

Over one hundred Roman dodecahedrons have been found in Northern and Western Europe, but no one is sure what they were used for.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 1, 2024

The True Story Of Atlantis, The Fabled Lost City That May Lie On The Floor Of The Atlantic Ocean

In 360 B.C.E., Plato wrote that Atlantis was once a powerful civilization — but the gods sent earthquakes to destroy the island nation when its people became greedy and proud.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 30, 2024

The True Story Of Atlantis, The Fabled Lost City That May Lie On The Floor Of The Atlantic Ocean

In 360 B.C.E., Plato wrote that Atlantis was once a powerful civilization — but the gods sent earthquakes to destroy the island nation when its people became greedy and proud.

By Austin Harvey • April 30, 2024