Discovery
The first kebab? 3,000-year-old meat oven discovered in Turkey
Francesca Balossi Restelli: "They put the meat inside, covered it with a baked clay lid, and cooked it for hours, even all night."
‘Good fortunes’: 1,600-year-old Samaritan estate with mosaics unearthed in Kafr Qasim, Israel
Archaeologists uncover site that could be older than Göbeklitepe
3,000-year-old axe discovered in Indonesia might have come from Outer Space
Unearthed in Morocco's Atlas Mountains: a 165-million-year-old 'porcupine' dinosaur
The unique and striking neck armor of Spicomellus Afer must have been energetically expensive to form and carry, suggesting it served a display function rather than practical use.
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Georgia; a key ‘to Eurasia's first colonies’
The Orozmani site, 100 kilometers from Tbilisi, contains layers dated 1.77-1.84 million years old and could reveal the lifestyle of Eurasia's first human colonies outside Africa.
Lost for centuries: Ottoman shipwreck packed with swords, pipes, and royal seals
A winter storm, a fiery end - and an underwater museum waiting to be opened.
Scientists rebuild ancient south indian faces - and discover traces of Middle Eastern ancestry
The first facial reconstructions from Keeladi hint at forgotten migrations and surprising diversity.
Farmers were digging potatoes - then they found a 3,000-year-old bronze treasure
16 kilograms of ancient metal - offered to the gods or hidden from enemies?
Lost for over 150 years: the forgotten will that sparked a Shakespearean legal battle
A historic legal twist buried in the archives finally comes to light.
Only the second of its kind: what this ancient seal reveals about Yaroslav the Wise
Experts are calling it one of the oldest Russian seals ever found.
Elite roman tomb found after 2,000 years - could it reveal the identity of a forgotten power player
The grave may belong to someone close to Emperor Augustus, and it still holds its secrets.
Israel used money 1,500 years before coins were invented, study reveals
New research shows ancient traders used weighed silver like cash in a thriving early market economy.
“Like time stopped”: second-deepest shipwreck ever discovered off the Côte d’Azur
Preserved wreck reveals secrets of 1500s trade - and the shocking presence of modern plastic trash alongside priceless relics.
11-year-old boy uncovers 50,000-year-old skull on river walk
What Marcel thought was just a bone turned out to be a priceless Pleistocene relic - and scientists are thrilled.