Archaeology

Rock art found on Kisar Island depicting people gesturing

Archaeology · 18. December 2017

Tiny Indonesian Island Full of Newly Discovered Rock Art

Rock art matches images found on 2,500 year old metal drums.

Aerial view of rock art panel found in Venezuela

Archaeology · 13. December 2017

Massive Rock Art Panels Discovered In Venezuela’s Amazonas State

Massive 2,000 year old rock art panels recorded using drone technology.

portrait mummy of young Roman Egyptian girl

Archaeology · 11. December 2017

‘Portrait Mummy’ Undergoes High Tech Testing Prior to Exhibition

A rare 1,900 year old Roman-Egyptian portrait mummy has been scanned using a high tech synchrotron machine in an effort to unravel the mummy’s mysteries.

sphinx head recovered from 1923 movie set

Archaeology · 04. December 2017

Sphinx From 95 Year Old Movie Set Uncovered in California Dunes

Archaeologists find an Egyptian world buried 70 miles north of Santa Barbara, California.

Votive to Osiris found near Heraklion, Egypt

Archaeology · 28. November 2017

Roman Shipwrecks Found Off Coast of Alexandria, Egypt

Archaeologists have found three Roman shipwrecks, a head, and some coins.

Buddha statue in Wat Si Chum in Sukhothai historical park

Archaeology · 16. November 2017

Cremation Found In Ancient Box, Inscription Says Remains Are the Buddha

The monks spent 20 years collecting remains of the Buddha.

Neolithic jar prepared for residue sampling

Archaeology · 15. November 2017

Bottoms Up: Oldest Wine Ever Found Discovered in Georgia

Archaeologists found 3,200 bottles worth of wine storage containers.

Papyrus fragment from the Tebtunis temple library

Archaeology · 13. November 2017

Black Ink: Ancient Egyptians Made it With Copper

Modern tech shows atomic structure of ancient ink.

3,500 year old sealstone with bas-relief image of a warrior

Archaeology · 07. November 2017

3,500 Year Old Greek “Miniature Masterpiece” Depicts Epic-like Battle Scene

Un-looted Mycenaean tomb contains exquisite sealstone.

Map showing location of skull and photo of tsunami victim

Archaeology · 26. October 2017

Scientists May Have Found the World’s First Known Tsunami Victim

Archaeologists say a skull found in 1929 is what remains of a person killed by a tsunami 5,000 years ago.

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