Archeologists find evidence of a 5,000-year-old earthquake in Turkey
Assoc. Prof. Savaş Sarıalioğlu said no burned debris, charcoal, or domestic waste was found under the collapsed slab, and the pottery matched the structure’s construction phase.
Archaeology
Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe
Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted
103 gold coins found under Shiva sanctum in India temple renovation
5,000-year-old building found in Kani Shaie, Iraq, reshapes view of Uruk-era networks
Researchers say verifying the structure's monumentality could transform understanding of early Mesopotamian exchange, revealing how sites like Shaie linked distant regions.
Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old winepress, Canaanite folk worship evidence near Tel Megiddo
Discoveries near Tel Megiddo offer insight into ancient Canaanite life and urbanization. Finds include a 5,000-year-old winepress and ritual offerings positioned in sight of the city's main temple.
Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo
Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists found first clear proof of early winemaking and folk worship outside the city, with offerings buried beside a rock altar along a 1.2 km excavation.
Ancient 4,000-year-old limestone mural vanishes from 'cursed' Khentika tomb in Egyptian necropolis
A British mission working in the tomb discovered that a mural was missing in May, and officials only publicised the disappearance on Sunday.
Origins of Egypt’s Karnak Temple revealed
"The new research provides unprecedented details about the evolution of the Karnak Temple - from a small island to one of the defining institutions of ancient Egypt."
Crimean Neanderthal ochre crayon reveals earliest symbolic artistry
The shaped and reused crayons, engraved patterns, and tool marks suggest that some ochre materials were intentionally used for symbolic activities.
Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers
The teenage boy found in a Bologna villa cellar in 1987 was preserved by copper's antimicrobial action, which halted decay and infused his skin and bones with a vivid green patina.
6-Million-Year-Old Mega-Bear Discovered: Alexey Lopatkin Presents 'Urokan Borysiaka'
Size estimates put the bear in the range of the largest modern brown bears, exceeding 700 kg.
Agile and vicious Nanotyrannus was not just a teenage T. rex
Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus both were members of a lineage of meat-eating dinosaurs called tyrannosaurs, but were not the same genus, the researchers said.
Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht
Prime minister Rutte told president el-Sisi that the artifact, looted amid the 2011 Arab Spring, will be handed to the Egyptian ambassador in the Netherlands before year’s end.
