A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around the same time as Lucy, roughly 3.4 million years ago.
Archaeology Around the World
3000-year-old burial site uncovered in Scotland sheds light on devastation in the Bronze Age
Ancient Greek masterpieces sealed off as Louvre’s southern wing deemed ‘fragile’
Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose
Harvard's $27 manuscript identified as rare Magna Carta original
The manuscript is one of seven surviving originals from King Edward I's issue of the Magna Carta.
African figurines illuminate Early Christian life in the Negev, Israel
Ebony and bone pendants carved in the likeness of African men and women have been documented in three sixth–seventh-century Christian graves at Tel Malḥata, south-east of Beersheba.
Roadworks uncover 3,000-year-old Bronze-Age hamlet on England’s Europa Way
Roundhouses and 18 cremation graves reveal a sophisticated farming community in Suffolk.
Heidelberg archaeologists uncover monumental King Ashurbanipal bas-relief in ancient Nineveh site
Professor Aaron Schmitt says it's unique among Assyrian palace reliefs as it depicts major deities.
Finland returns looted Katakle royal stool to Benin
This stool is the final piece of 27 looted artefacts returned to Benin's royal treasure.
Hidden-tunnel letter rekindles hunt for Poland’s fabled Nazi ‘Gold Train’
The “gold train” allegedly left Breslau in 1945 with treasures—possibly Amber Room panels—then vanished into the Riese tunnels beneath the Owl Mountains as Soviet forces advanced.
Mysterious University of Michigan 'Chupacabra' with human-like hands fascinates researchers
The creature's most striking feature is its almost human-like hands, which has made it a subject of interest; it has five fingers, nails, and everything, looking almost humanoid.
Vandal defaces Peru's ancient Chan Chan site with obscene graffiti
Peruvian Ministry of Culture condemned the act of vandalism, calling it a 'serious insult to our history and cultural heritage'.
MrBeast faces backlash over Mexican temple video
Institute confirms visit had proper permits and supervision, denies any unauthorized activities occurred.
New three-eyed Cambrian predator Mosura fentoni discovered
Mosura fentoni possessed a unique abdomen-like segmented body region not seen in other radiodonts.
