One of the world's oldest preserved human settlements has been significantly damaged by pouring rain in Pakistan as the country battles the worst floods in its history. Moenjodaro, a World Heritage site in the Indus River Valley 508 kilometers(316 miles) from Karachi, was built in the Bronze...
The founding of Susa corresponded with the abandonment of nearby villages. Potts suggests that the settlement may have been founded to try to reestablish the previously destroyed settlement at Chogha Mish. Previously, Chogha Mish was also a very large settlement, and it featured a similar massive ...
All F3 statistics can be found in Table S8. (B) The zoomed map shows the location of individuals from Lebyazhinka and Khvalynsk. Thus, ancient human DNA from the Nalchik cemetery, the oldest Eneolithic cemetery in the North Caucasus, and the Lebyazhinka site suggest that the West Asian...
Scientists are uncertain why the Chinchorro mummified their dead, but they are aware that the mummies they have found are now rapidly decaying. Like the Incans' mummy sacrifices, the Chilean mummies could have served as a reflection of the civilization's belief in the afterlife. Living in...
Mummies buried in the Atacama desert of Chilenearly 7,000 years ago have become one with the terrain. They lurk underneath new developmentsand disrupt attempts to forge new pipes—and are sometimes found less than three feet below ground. ...
Scientists were finally able to analyze the DNA in the world’s oldest cheese, which was found two decades ago smeared on 3,500-year-old mummies. New technology allowed the team to trace the fermented dairy product, and they were surprised to discover that the substance is kefir. The find...
A few weeks before the end of the excavation season, the archaeologists cleared away rocks from an entrance to the temple and found themselves staring at a mural. It was staring back. A catlike eye was the first thing they saw, and when they exposed the rest of the mural they found tha...
A 15,000 year old stemmed point. Credit: Texas A&M University Texas A&M University researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America: ancient spear points that are 15,500 years old. The findings raise new questions about the settlement of ear...
The intact bottles and bottle glass found in the bow section also point to British manufacture ca. 1820–1830, and further reinforce the site’s identity. South Australian’s historical and archaeological significance cannot be overstated. As South Australia’s oldest recorded European shipwreck, and...
A 6,500-year-old copper smelting furnace was found in the desert around Beersheba. Mastery of copper and smelting technology was key to the next step in human development. The furnace was found 60 miles from the mine, indicating secrecy about the technology. Israeli researchers have uncovered ...