Humans hid in this lava tube in Saudi Arabia for thousands of years
The site has been known for decades but this is the first proper investigation, and it yielded some notable finds.
Tag: Archeology
Many Stone Age people were murdered with the same method used by the Italian Mafia — and it was all part of a ritualistic sacrifice
An investigation spanning decades has revealed a strange pattern of violence during the Neolithic.
This 2,000-year-old Roman helmet used to look like a ‘rusty bucket’. Now it’s restored almost to its former glory
A unique Roman cavalary helmet has been restored 20 years after its discovery. It's now on display.
The oldest fortress in the world may force us to rethink agriculture
Cities and agriculture go hand in hand— or so we thought.
Massive 100,000 archaeological coin stash found at a construction site in Japan
The newest coin dates to 1265 AD and the oldest to 175 BC
We’ve found the oldest drug wrappers ever: 3,500-year-old opium jugs from graves in Israel
Humans and opium have a long history together.
Famous Egyptologist reports the discovery of a whole ancient settlement
Not everyday that you find a city.
Archeologists find 1,700-year-old Roman board game in Norway
This could have be a precursor of a popular Ancient game.
Cannabis was used for religious rites in Israel, archeologists find
It’s not only about discovering temples and ancient civilizations. Archeologists can sometimes discoverunexpected surprises, such as the use of cannabis ...
Sustainable harvesting practices 4,000 years ago still shape shellfish eating today
The study focused on a large shell ring -- essentially, a shellfish waste dump.
This sandstone cube may be the oldest chess piece we’ve ever found
One tiny piece of sandstone found in Jordan could be the world's oldest known chess piece ever found. Chess is ...
People used marijuana in rituals 2,500 years ago
High up in the mountains of China.
Two newly-discovered Egyptian tombs look almost as fresh as the day they were painted
Jewels in the desert.
A Czech dog just made a stunning archaeological discovery
Indiana Bones!
Wild oats might be the first cereal consumed by humans, as early as the Stone Ages
While analysing starch grains on ancient stone grinding tools from southern Italy, Marta Mariotti Lippi at the University of Florence ...
A massive 3,600-year-old palace was found near Sparta
Ongoing excavations at a site in the southern Peloponnese are offering rare insight into the ancient past of Laconia, about ...
Fifteen ton Monolith found under the Mediterranean Sea, estimates put its carving at 9350 years ago
Zvi Ben-Avraham of Tel Aviv University and Emanuele Lodolo of the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics in Trieste, ...