archaeologists

In Greece, the best preserved ancient houses from the Classical and Hellenistic periods can be found in the ancient city of Orraon or Horreum in Epirus. There are four well-preserved buildings of the late Classical period, namely three private houses...

Archaeologists have reconstructed the face of a Paleolithic woman whose human skull was found buried inside a cave in 1881 in the hamlet of Mlade located in today's Czech Republic. The subject was identified as male at the time,...

Archaeologists are studying ancient Greek shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in 2016 in the port city of Faliro in order to understand the rise of the Athens city-state. Faliro cemetery is one of the largest such sites that...

A painting revealing a possible ancient version of the Italian pizza has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii. This 2,000-year-old fresco portrays a flatbread that may have served as a precursor to the modern-day dish. Italy's...

A recent study conducted by archaeologists in South Africa has made a significant discovery. They have found footprints belonging to Homo sapiens, dating back to 153,000 years ago. These footprints are the oldest tracks ever found that can be...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of the earliest known instance of horseback riding. This evidence, which would change history, was found in human remains that are 5,000 years old and were unearthed in central Europe. This important discovery was made when...

On Thursday (March 2, 2023), Egyptian antiquities officials confirmed the presence of a hidden corridor in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza. The corridor is 30 feet long and 6 feet wide near the main entrance of the Pyramid of Khufu,...

In an unlikely turn of events, police in Peru recently made a chilling discovery while patrolling a park - the 600-800-year-old remains of an ancient mummy. The body was found inside a red cooler bag carried by 26-year-old Julio Cesar...

An ancient ivory comb with an inscription has been discovered by Israeli archaeologists dating back 3,700 years ago. The evidence revealed that the finding may be the earliest example of a sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script. The inscription urged people during...

A wildfire on Easter Island severely damaged some of its notable stone-carved statues, officials said in a statement on Wednesday. After spreading across more than one hundred hectares (247 acres) surrounding the Rano Raraku volcano, a UNESCO world heritage site,...