Ancient history

9,750-year-old ‘street’ found in Central Anatolia’s Canhasan 3 mound

Turkish excavations reveal 8-meter-long street structure and systematic passages providing settlement access, showing sophisticated urban planning in pre-pottery Neolithic period.

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The reconstructed skull of a man who died 12,000 years ago in what is now Vietnam.

A 12,000-year-old cold case: is this earliest murder recorded in Southeast Asia?

Aarhus Bay.

8,500-year-old village frozen in time: rising seas reveal a rare archaeological site in Denmark

The 2019 excavations in Toda Cave.

Did farming begin outside the Fertile Crescent? 9,200-year-old grains found in Uzbek cave


Lost for centuries: Ottoman shipwreck packed with swords, pipes, and royal seals

A winter storm, a fiery end - and an underwater museum waiting to be opened.

A member of the diving team with part of the treasures found.

Buried beneath Jerusalem: a massive First Temple dam and the ancient climate crisis that sparked it

A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought?

The huge uncovered dam.

Only the second of its kind: what this ancient seal reveals about Yaroslav the Wise

Experts are calling it one of the oldest Russian seals ever found.

On both sides of the seal, Saint George is represented with a lance and a shield.

Elite roman tomb found after 2,000 years - could it reveal the identity of a forgotten power player

The grave may belong to someone close to Emperor Augustus, and it still holds its secrets.

Ruins of ancient Roman buildings and houses in the archeological Gallo-Roman site of Saint Romain en Gal.

Lost Egyptian city rises from the deep

Divers uncover sunken treasures and a forgotten harbor from ancient Canopus off the coast of Alexandria.

Illustration: Alexandria harbor.

Ancient interbreeding secret: why Indigenous Americans carry a disease-fighting Denisovan gene

One in three people of mexican ancestry carries the variant, which reached modern humans via neanderthals.

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This 5,000-year-old cow tooth offers new clues to Stonehenge's origins

Isotopic data points to a journey from the Preseli Hills, possibly supporting stone transport theories.

Sheep grazing near Stonehenge.

Israel used money 1,500 years before coins were invented, study reveals

New research shows ancient traders used weighed silver like cash in a thriving early market economy.

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Fire Clears the Way for Faith: Ancient Village Linked to Jesus' Apostles Emerges from Ashes

A wildfire near the Sea of Galilee exposed Roman-era ruins and early Christian clues that may confirm the true location of Bethsaida.

The main excavation site.

2,000-year-old Greek artifact seized in Jerusalem antique shop raid

A lead weight from 147 BCE—marked by a powerful market official—may tie to a major political dynasty in Edom’s ancient capital.

The weight of one Mina, equivalent to 100 Greek drachmas.

Smuggled No More: Egypt Reclaims Ancient Artifacts Hidden in Dutch Museums

A group of rare star-incised vessels and knife-shaped pottery has been returned to Cairo, a win in Egypt’s fight against antiquities trafficking.

The returned artifacts.