Archaeology

4,000-Year-Old Handprint Discovered on Ancient Egyptian Burial Model ………………… Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, have uncovered a 4,000-year-old human handprint on the base of an ancient Egyptian burial model known as a “soul house.” The discovery was…

Ancient Human Migration Routes Revealed Beneath the Sea ———————————- New research has uncovered ancient landscapes submerged beneath rising seas that once served as migration pathways for early humans, Earth.com reported. Termed “aquaterra” by Professor Jerome Dobson of the University of…

Ancient DNA Study Traces Origins of Human Pathogens to 6,500 Years Ago ……………. A groundbreaking study led by Professor Eske Willerslev from the Universities of Copenhagen and Cambridge has identified DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric remains across…

Ocean Discovery Sheds Light on Earthquake Patterns —————————— Scientists have found unusual pockets of super-salty water deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean, a discovery that could explain why a major undersea fault experiences regular earthquakes, Earth.com reported. Researchers using special…

Ancient Riverbeds Reveal Mars Was Once Far Wetter, Study Finds ……………. New research has uncovered nearly 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of ancient riverbeds in Mars’s southern highlands, suggesting the red planet was once much wetter than previously believed. Using high-resolution…

Retreating Glaciers May Trigger Explosive Volcanic Eruptions in Antarctica and Beyond ———————————– New research reveals that melting glaciers could unleash hundreds of powerful volcanic eruptions worldwide, including in Antarctica, SciTech Daily reported. Scientists studying six volcanoes in Chile’s Andes found…

Ancient Wooden Tools in China Reveal Early Humans’ Plant-Based Survival Strategy ………………….. A collection of 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in southwest China suggests that early humans in the region relied heavily on roots and tubers for food. Published in Science,…

Archaeologists in Türkiye discover earliest known human activity in northern Mesopotamia —————————– Archaeologists in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province have uncovered rare Paleolithic artifacts at Ulukoy Cave, revealing the earliest known human activity in northern Mesopotamia, Anadolu Agency reported. The excavation…

Indonesian Researchers Discover 500,000-Year-Old Elephant Fossils in Central Java —————————– Indonesian researchers have uncovered fossils of a prehistoric elephant estimated to be around 500,000 years old at the Patiayam archaeological site in Central Java, Arab News reported. The site, located…

Contractor in Syria uncovers ancient tomb complex beneath the rubble ————————————– In northern Syria’s Maarat al-Numan, a contractor uncovered an ancient Byzantine tomb complex dating back over 1,500 years while clearing rubble from a war-damaged house, Arab News reported. The…