Ancient history

"I feel like Michelangelo" – NIS 1M for preserving the ancient fortress of Yehiam

When past meets present: The Nature and Parks Authority team restores the glory of the 900-year-old crusader fortress – complex work funded by the Ya'ara Foundation.

Preservation work at Yehiam Fortress
Virtual reconstruction of the artificially elongated skull AC12.

Secrets of the Arene Candide Cave: How Ancient Europeans Practiced Body Art

Dinosaur tracks revealed after floods.

Texas Floods Reveal Ancient Dinosaur Footprints

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From Bronze Age to Byzantium: Ancient DNA Maps 5,000 Years of Life in the Caucasus


Rival Clans Devoured Their Enemies 5,700 Years Ago, New Atapuerca Evidence Shows

Researchers found at least 11 local victims - children and adults - whose skinned, dismembered, and cooked remains show cut marks, fractures, and human bite traces, indicating systematic cannibalism.

An infant’s femur with crush marks consistent with bone marrow extraction.

Beach of Bones: Archaeologists Dig Up 3,000-Year-Old Mass Sacrifice Site North of Lima

Some of the 14 bodies were found face down with their hands tied behind their backs near a Cupisnique ritual temple.

Illustration: Ruins in Peru.

Paleontologists Reveal How a 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Rewrites East Asian History

Researchers recovered three adult skeletons, five egg clutches and well-preserved bones from Wuding County’s Lower Jurassic strata.

Illustration: A sauropodomorph at an Australian museum.

From Hattusa to Your Table: A Turkish Municipality Serving 3,500-Year-Old Hittite Bread

A cooperative uses heirloom wheat, stone mills and oak-fired ovens to recreate the ritual loaf and aims to put it on global tables.

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Evidence of First Mixed-Species Dinosaur Herd Found in Canada's Badlands

In just 29 square meters researchers documented footprints from at least five ceratopsians, one ankylosaurid, one small theropod and two large tyrannosaurids moving in the same direction.

Views of the Skyline Tracksite. shortly after discovery (A) and following excavation (B).

Researcher Uncovers Lost Maya Rebel City Deep in Chiapas

Archeologist Josuhé Lozada Toledo said, "it was the most exhausting field experience of my career, but in the end, we found the archaeological evidence just where the computer model predicted."

Location of the lost city of Sak-Bahlán.

Mosaic with Star of David and Hidden Messages in Ancient Greek Found in Turkey

Turkish archaeologists found a 35 sqm mosaic in Diyarbakır with a Star of David, cross motif, six lines of Ancient Greek text, and geometric patterns during a grave excavation in Ergani district.

Illustration: Star of David mosaic.

4,000-Year-Old High: Unveiling Betel Nut Use in Southeast Asia's Burial Grounds

Researchers uncover ancient evidence of psychedelics use in ancient Thailand.

Piper betel leaf, the areca nut, limestone paste, tobacco and bark filaments. These elements are often combined to get a psychoactive effect.

Sunken Secrets: The Untold Story of Cuba's Ancient Underwater Structures

Despite excited talk of Atlantis connotations, researcher Paulina Zelitsky stated 'It would be completely irresponsible to say what it was exactly before we have evidence.'

A computer-generated image based on the sonar imaging of the underground structures off the coast of Cuba

Before the teeth: How early humans adapted their diet 700,000 years ago

"This discovery confirms the hypothesis that behavioral adaptations, such as the deliberate choice to eat new foods, can precede morphological changes, playing a key role in evolution."

Chronologically from left, the molars of human ancestors got longer over millennia to suit a diet of high-carb grassy plants.

When the future decodes the past: How artificial intelligence helps solve the "giant puzzle"

A new AI model helps historians accurately reconstruct ancient Latin inscriptions, reviving lost texts, instructions, and untranslated languages - bringing the past vividly back to life.

Artificial Intelligence – Illustrative Image