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News - Rare Roman Glass Re-created

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SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Sheffield, technician Lisa Hollands of […]

32,000-Year-Old Mammoth Bones in Germany Reopen an Ice Age Hunting Question

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Dense piles of mammoth bone, tusk and worked ivory have surfaced at Breitenbach for the first time since 1927. The finds are real. Whether the people who camped there hunted mammoths, or simply scavenged them, is a harder question.

2,900-Year-Old Clay Earring with 1-Millimeter-Thick Details Found in Japan

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Archaeologists in Japan discovered a 2,900-year-old Jomon clay earring featuring intricate spiral patterns and details just 1 millimeter thick.

Mysterious Skeleton at Westminster Abbey May Belong to Medieval Abbot

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New research suggests that a mysterious skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may belong to an Anglo-Saxon abbot.

What lies beneath: Why archaeological checks matter before construction

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Archaeological Impact Assessments composite image from NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU MANILA, Philippines — The National Museum of the

‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site

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The radar team had come from the US, Atila said, but due to heavy rain and other constraints, only had seven days to work on the site. He noted that the team is expected to return in 2027.

Malta’s Mysterious Cart Ruts May Be Roman, Not Prehistoric

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A new survey of Malta’s famous Maltese cart ruts argues that most were made during the Classical era rather than deep prehistory, bringing the long-running debate closer to the Roman world. The study

Drones help archaeologists find Aboriginal rock art sites hidden in Australia's rugged Blue Mountains

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Drone-mounted laser technology is helping archaeologists locate Aboriginal rock art sites hidden in the rugged, densely vegetated landscapes of Australia's Blue Mountains, demonstrating a new approach ...

Neanderthal hand fossils from a Spanish cave preserved 46,000-year-old DNA

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Six hand bones from a Neanderthal man found at Abauntz Cave in Spain yielded ancient DNA and direct radiocarbon dates.

Japan’s Ancient Eruption Had Uneven Human Costs

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The Kikai-Akahoya eruption did not produce one uniform human outcome across prehistoric Japan. A new study finds that populations collapsed near the volcano while others expanded, revealing how migrat

Preserving heritage is collective responsibility: Department of archaeology chief

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Department of archaeology, museums and heritage commissioner P Shivaraju on Saturday said that preserving heritage is a collective responsibility and that a sense of tradition should remain deeply rooted in society.

Bacoli Archaeology Festival: cinema and culture from October 27 to 30

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From October 27 to 30, 2026, the FAB! – Bacoli Archaeology Festival returns to the Parco Borbonico del Fusaro. Organized by TILE Storytellers under Nicola Barile’s direction, the fourth edition…

An Egyptian farmer found "an unusual stone." It led archaeologists to pieces of statues for an ancient king.

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​World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey, archaeologists say: "Time capsule at the bottom of the sea"

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Ancient gut microbes link hunter-gatherers in Africa and forager-farmers in South America

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Tsimané and Hadza share 1,231 gut microbe species, tied to ancient human migrations. Industrial life is erasing many of them.

Reader says tunnel would protect Stonehenge archaeology

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In a letter to the Salisbury Journal, A J Kirkup suggests extending a tunnel beyond Winterbourne Stoke while avoiding disruption to archaeological remains.

Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland

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Gnadental convent was built outside Basel's city wall for Franciscans around 1231, later becoming a temporary home for several orders.

WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work

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During the time of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the shelter was partially back-filled through the ventilation shafts, before a playground was built over it and the structure below forgotten.

News - More Stone Circles Uncovered at Ancient Burial Ground in Norway

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OSLO, NORWAY—Additional ring ditches have been discovered at the Hunn burial ground in eastern Norway […]

700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals the landscape that sustained early humans in the Levant

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A 700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals woodlands, wetlands, rivers and grasslands along an early human migration route in Israel

Two-Thirds of the World’s First Computer Is Still Missing Beneath the Sea

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Its gears may have tracked the stars, but who built it—and how it worked—remains a mystery.

News - Anglo-Saxon Community in Rome Revealed

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ROME, ITALY—Rare evidence of medieval Rome’s thriving community of Anglo-Saxons has been found close to […]

North Stokes tennis shares Greater Triad title, first championship in over a decade

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DANBURY — North Stokes’ tennis team has not won a championship in well over a decade. On Wednesday, Sept. 39, the Vikings ended the drought.

Father and daughter pull over in Norway—what they find stuns archaeologists - Futura-Sciences

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A Family Stumble Upon the Ancient It all started as a simple walk in the Norwegian countryside. A father and his daughter happened to stop by a coastal hill in eastern Norway. Within minutes, they spotted something extraordinary: rock carvings estimated to be around 3,000 years old. The engravings depicted...

Silver coin hoard found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim

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The coins are of the pre-1916 denga denomination, and were found hidden within a small, ceramic jug decorated with engobe buried in a shallow pit near the city’s trading district.

Lyme Anthropologist Works to Bring Nehantic Story to New and Old Audiences

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John Pfeiffer has spent decades researching Nehantic history, archaeology and descendants ahead of Saturday’s Nehantic Heritage Day.

Cambridge exhibition brings ancient Botai culture to Europe

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An international conference on nomadic civilizations began Wednesday in Cambridge, bringing together researchers from around the world, a Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports.