7-million-year-old teeth add new layer to human origin story
Maria Gallucci
Ancient tooth fossils found in Europe may represent a new chapter in the human origin story.
The fossils, which date back more than 7...
Tunnel Discovered Under Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacán Mexico
By Heather Brady
Archaeologists have discovered a secret tunnel under a famous and massive pyramid in the ancient city of Teotihuacán, northeast of Mexico City.
The...
Life After Death? –Physicists Says “It’s Quantum Information that Transcends from One World to...
While scientists are still in heated debates about what exactly consciousness is, the University of Arizona’s Stuart Hameroff and British physicist Sir Roger Penrose...
Humans bred with this mysterious species more than once, new study shows
by Ben Guarino
We rarely portray Neanderthals, our close relatives, as telegenic. Museum exhibits give them wild tangles of hair, and Hollywood reduces them to...
Archaeology 2020 – July – August
Welcome to the fourth edition of Archaeology 2020. Every two months the Archive publishes a new update covering some of the most important archaeological,...
The World’s Oldest Pyramid Is Hidden in an Indonesian Mountain
PETER DOCKRILL
When Dutch colonists became the first Europeans to discover Gunung (Mount) Padang in the early 20th century, they must have been awestruck by...
4000 Year Old Sumerian Riverboat Unearthed
The Archive wanted to relay a bit of archaeology news that may have flown under the radar back in 2018 when archaeologists discovered an...
History’s 1st Emoji? Ancient Pitcher Shows a Smiley Face
By Laura Geggel
The iconic smiley face may seem like a modern squiggle, but the discovery of a smiley face-like painting on an ancient piece...
Castle of the Sealand kings: Discovering ancient Iraq’s rebel rulers
The Kings of the Sealand sound like they come straight out of a fantasy novel but it’s the name given to a royal dynasty...
Sprawling Maya network discovered under Guatemala jungle
From BBC:
Researchers have found more than 60,000 hidden Maya ruins in Guatemala in a major archaeological breakthrough. Laser technology was used to survey digitally...