Archaeology
Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study
The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study
Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum
China's largest artifact made of meteorite iron found in Bronze Age ritual site - study
TV murder series rekindles interest in the mysteries of the Nebra sky disc
The real story of its finding unfolded in the late 1990s on the forested crest of the Mittelberg in Saxony-Anhalt, where the object lay concealed for thousands of years.
Passenger paid for an English bus ride with a coin dating back two millennia
The coin’s age and iconography identify it with Gadir, a settlement founded by the Phoenicians and considered Carthage’s first colony in Western Europe.
Study: Neanderthal-human interbreeding mostly male Neanderthals, female humans
Most people of non-African ancestry carry about 2% Neanderthal DNA, and researchers report a mirror image pattern with more human DNA on the Neanderthal X chromosome.
Real-life Indiana Jones: British Museum to hire ‘treasure hunter’ to find stolen artifacts - report
Since the original 2023 announcement of the theft, the museum has recovered 654 of these, the most significant of which was 268 gems returned all at once by the United States.
Ancient Polish 'princess' burial date revealed after decades of archaeological mystery - study
In 1899, the young woman’s coffin, made of a hollowed-out oak log, had tumbled from an eroding cliff above the Baltic coast village. She was nicknamed by locals as the “Princess of Bagicz.”
Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study
The fragments had been excavated from the Teleilat el-Ghassul archaeological site near the Dead Sea in Jordan between 1931 and 1938.
Rare half-shekel coin used in biblical census count discovered by archaeologists in Judean Desert
The survey is an ongoing project by the IAA meant to protect archaeological sites in the Judean Desert from looting and unauthorized excavations.
‘Secrets of ancient Egypt’: Old Kingdom tombs, artifacts discovered on Nile's west bank
The tombs, discovered in the Qubbet el-Hawa site, were complete with shafts and burial chambers.
CT scans unlock secrets of mummified Inca children ritually sacrificed over 500 years ago - study
Researchers examined four frozen mummies recovered from the Ampato and Sara Sara volcanoes in southern Peru during the 1990s using CT scans.
Meet Britain's oldest Northerner: The ‘Ossick Lass' buried over 11,000 years ago - study
In addition to the Ossick Lass, the remains of at least seven other individuals had also recovered from the cave.
