Archaeology

Iraq Races to Save Ancient Heritage Sites Threatened by Climate Change ………….. ((REPORT)) Iraqi officials are raising urgent concerns over the survival of the country’s ancient monuments as climate change accelerates the erosion of historic sites in southern Iraq, Reuters…

Archaeologists Dig for Answers in Senegal’s Thiaroye Massacre ————————————— Archaeologists in Senegal are conducting excavations at the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar in a bid to uncover evidence from a World War II-era massacre of African soldiers by French colonial…

Ancient Skulls and Bones Carved into Tools and Utensils in $5,000$-Year-Old Practice ——————————– Archaeologists have uncovered evidence from the Neolithic period in Europe showing that ancient communities carved human skulls and leg bones into everyday objects, including tools, bowls, and…

MIT Scientists Discover Remnants of Earth’s Lost Ancestor ———————— Scientists from MIT have discovered traces of a planetary body that collided with Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago, forming a layer deep within our planet’s mantle, as reported by Anadolu…

Archaeologists uncover 2,200-year-old necropolis in western Türkiye ———————————— Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Colossae in Türkiye’s Aegean region have discovered 60 tombs dating back around 2,200 years, forming what experts describe as one of Anatolia’s largest necropolises. Lead archaeologist…

Four Newly Discovered Assyrian Winged Bulls Unearthed at Nabi Yunus Hill in Iraq’s Mosul …………….. A joint Iraqi-German archaeological mission has uncovered four new Assyrian winged bulls at the Nabi Yunus archaeological site in Mosul, marking one of Iraq’s most…

Rare “Super Harvest Moon” to Light Up October Sky …………. Astronomers say the night sky will host a rare celestial event in October 2025, as the full moon reaches its largest and brightest appearance of the year. This unique occurrence…

Iraq Announces Discovery of Largest Assyrian Winged Bull in Mosul …………… Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani, announced on Friday the discovery of the largest Assyrian winged bull ever found, standing nearly six meters tall, inside…

Asteroid Impact Likely Created North Sea Crater, Say Scientists —————————- The Silverpit crater, a large crater located 700 meters below the seabed of the North Sea, was most likely formed by an asteroid or comet impact, according to new research…

Early German Efforts in Printing Holy Qur’an Marked by Interest and Controversy ………….. The 17th century witnessed the first German attempts to print the Holy Qur’an, reflecting both scholarly interest and contentious attitudes among early European orientalists. In 1694, Protestant…