Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery in a Roman-era cemetery in Pommerœul, Belgium, revealing a skeleton composed of bones from at least five individuals, representing a span of over 2,500 years. Unearthed in the 1970s and first thought to date…
Malaysian archaeologists have uncovered over a dozen prehistoric burials in the limestone caves of Nenggiri Valley, located approximately 135 miles (215 kilometers) north of Kuala Lumpur. These findings include human remains dating back up to 16,000 years. The archaeological team,…
Recent geological dating techniques have determined that human remains discovered in the Orce region of southern Spain are the oldest in Europe, dating back approximately 1.3 million years. This discovery supports the hypothesis that early humans arrived in Europe via…
Researchers have revealed two infant burials beneath a prehistoric monument known as a dragon stone, or Vishapakar, at the Lchashen site near Lake Sevan in Armenia. Dragon stones are prehistoric basalt stelae adorned with animal imagery such as fish heads…
An international team of researchers, led by Peruvian bioarchaeologist Luis Pezo-Lanfranco, has shed new light on a tumultuous period in the Central Andes, specifically in the Supe Valley region of present-day Peru, during the transition from the fifth to the…
Recent research led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic anthropologist from the University of Oxford, challenges long-held beliefs about the decomposition of human brains after death. Contrary to long-held beliefs that the brain swiftly decomposes following demise, this study, published in…
Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg and Kiel University have unearthed a 5,500-year-old stone chamber in the village of Tiarp near Falköping, Sweden. The findings reveal intriguing details about a dolmen, a prehistoric tomb constructed from large stones, believed to…
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Archaeological Unit has recovered well-preserved human remains from a bog in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, dating back over 2,000 years. The find, initially reported in October 2023, has been described by Detective Inspector Nikki…
Decades ago, two large Neolithic stone tombs in northern Spain, known as Los Zumacales and La Cabaña, were excavated, revealing the remains of over two dozen individuals along with flint arrowheads, bone awls, stone tools, and pottery fragments. A recent…
Archaeologists in Eisleben, Germany, have uncovered the 1,000-year-old remains of an elite couple, adding a layer of mystery due to the missing facial bones of the woman. The graves, found near the former royal palace of Helfta, have sparked intrigue…
