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Archaeologists Uncover A Centuries-Old Pottery Workshop In France With Cookware Still In The Kiln

Archaeologists discovered a large kiln used for making cookware and serving dishes and a second, smaller kiln used to hold pottery waste.

By Amber Morgan • May 8, 2024

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Archaeologists Uncover A Centuries-Old Pottery Workshop In France With Cookware Still In The Kiln

Archaeologists discovered a large kiln used for making cookware and serving dishes and a second, smaller kiln used to hold pottery waste.

By Amber Morgan • May 8, 2024

New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2024

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New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 7, 2024

Scientists Observe Wild Orangutan Treating Wounds With Medicinal Plants For The First Time

Rakus, an adult male orangutan, was observed by researchers in Indonesia applying potent medicinal plants to an open wound — a behavior that has never been seen in a nonhuman animal before.

By Amber Morgan • May 7, 2024

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Scientists Observe Wild Orangutan Treating Wounds With Medicinal Plants For The First Time

Rakus, an adult male orangutan, was observed by researchers in Indonesia applying potent medicinal plants to an open wound — a behavior that has never been seen in a nonhuman animal before.

By Amber Morgan • May 7, 2024

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

A Drought In The Philippines Just Dried Up A Reservoir — And Revealed A Forgotten, Centuries-Old Town

About 50 years after it was intentionally flooded, extreme heat and low rainfall have revealed the forgotten town of Pantabangan in the Philippines.

By Austin Harvey • May 6, 2024

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A Drought In The Philippines Just Dried Up A Reservoir — And Revealed A Forgotten, Centuries-Old Town

About 50 years after it was intentionally flooded, extreme heat and low rainfall have revealed the forgotten town of Pantabangan in the Philippines.

By Austin Harvey • 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