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Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France. The discovery suggests sophisticated projectile technology may have appeared in Central Asia long before modern humans became firmly established in Europe, pote…

Roman amphitheaters hosted far more than gladiator fights. Animal hunts, known as venationes, drew large crowds across the empire. A new study from Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) examines the laws and state systems behind these shows. The research focuses on two imperial constitutions from Late Antiquity, preserved in the Theodosian Code and later […]

This megastructure survived thousands of years without anyone knowing it was there. When it was finally discovered, it raised more questions than answers, about who built it, why they chose that spot, and what it was really for.

Using technology that can see through solid jungle canopy, a team of researchers has uncovered nearly two miles of ancient roads near Machu Picchu, winding toward structures no one knew existed on a part of the mountain long assumed to be empty.

Historians worthy of their craft must portray the past and present honestly, as accurately as possible, and ideally be unbiased. They should verify the truth of each subject to eliminate inaccuracies and establish the correct facts, or, at worst, as close to them as possible if no further research material is available. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as there can be too many inconsis…

A Stone Age burial of a man with a toothy necklace and human skulls surprised archaeologists excavating in Poland.

Does Bart Ehrman have good evidence that Jesus was not buried on the day He died? Bart Ehrman has videos on his YouTube channel where he claims that Jesus was not buried on the day that He died. He ...

_British Journal for the History of Philosophy_. forthcomingCrusius’ work on physics has recently become the target of well-deserved scholarly attention. In this paper, I aim to challenge a recent interpretation of Crusius’ physics as a merely probable science defended by Hein van den Berg and Boris Demarest. By inquiring into the sense of ‘probable’ in Crusius and systematizing his often-missed …

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For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani -- an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the North American prairies and steppe terrains more than 13,000 years ago -- as North America’s answer to the African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The post Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’ appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .

Sometime around 400 C.E., the man climbed into this storage vessel, known as a dolium, while clutching one knife in his hand and leaving another hanging from a ring on his belt. The post Archaeologists In Bulgaria Just Found The Remains Of A Man Who Died Inside A Gigantic Jar As He Tried To Hide From Invaders appeared first on All That's Interesting .

A 5,000-year-old burial mound found near Wrocław in southwestern Poland has given archaeologists a rare look at people linked to the Corded Ware cultural circle. The grave held an almost complete male skeleton, parts of two adult skulls, a necklace made from 42 animal teeth, amber and bone beads, flint tools, and a stone battle […]

Archaeologists working at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a lavish Roman bath built inside a palace tower. The bath belonged to an imperial residence linked to Maximinus Daza, a Roman emperor who ruled from 310 to 313. The find comes from the lowest level of the palace’s massive southwest corner tower. Researchers say they […]

UDINE, ITALY—La Brújula Verde reports that a team of researchers led by Daniele Morandi Bonacossi […] The post Archaeologists Map Lower City of Nimrud appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .

DEBELT, BULGARIA—According to a Live Science report, remains of a man, two iron knives, and […] The post Human Remains Found in Jar at Roman Fort in Bulgaria appeared first on Archaeology Magazine .

An inscription written in the time of Ramesses II may indicate the location of a lost ancient Egyptian city.

The Pacific War (1941-45) was the theatre of the Second World War that saw Imperial Japan and the United States, with its allies, fight for control of various island archipelagos from the Solomon Islands in the south to the Ryukyu Islands in the north. In this article, the experiences of those directly involved in the air, land, and sea battles are presented.

The discovery was made in a fourth-century residential complex that was occupied by the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daza.