The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of the Sky
Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linked to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut. This fits within multicultural myths about our home galaxy
Archaeology
How a Rare Islamic Astrolabe Helped Muslims, Jews and Christians Tell Time and Read Horoscopes
A rare Islamic astrolabe discovered in Verona, Italy, reveals how the instrument passed through different countries and cultures
Ancient Malaria Genome from Roman Skeleton Hints at Disease’s History
Genetic information from ancient Roman remains is helping to reveal how malaria has moved and evolved alongside people
Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibalism?
A newly examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real Pleistocene whodunit.
The Life and Gruesome Death of a Bog Man Revealed after 5,000 Years
Vittrup Man, who was bludgeoned to death in a Danish bog, was a Scandinavian wanderer, according to new research
Could Neanderthals Make Art?
Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the abilities of Neanderthals and other archaic humans
Europe’s Oldest Human-Made ‘Megastructure’ Discovered under Baltic Sea
Archaeologists have discovered what may be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure, submerged below the Baltic Sea and dubbed the Blinkerwall
AI Unravels Ancient Roman Scroll Charred By Volcano
AI helps decipher the text of a 2,000-year-old scroll burned at Pompeii
Ancient Jewelry Shows Ice Age Europe Had 9 Distinct Cultures
Prehistoric artifacts used in jewelry, such as beads made from shells, amber and ivory, have shed light on the cultural groups that were present in Europe tens of thousands of years ago
Cleaning Water Naturally the Ancient Maya Way
The ancestral Maya lived in better harmony with the environment and kept water clean naturally. We can learn from them
Ancient Amazon Civilization Developed Unique Form of ‘Garden Urbanism’
Traces of an ancient civilization that had a unique urban infrastructure with cities set amid fields have been rediscovered in the Amazon
Ancient Indigenous ‘Songlines’ Match Long-Sunken Landscape off Australia
Researchers have found ancient watering holes that were long ago buried by rising seas. The watering holes may be ones referred to in an Indigenous Australian songline