3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (322+ words) Archaeology News is an international online magazine that covers all aspects of archaeology. Our commitment is to provide you with up-to-date information, enriching educational content, and a plethora of resources, delving into the fascinating realm of archaeological discoveries. Ancient DNA…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (243+ words) Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears. Geneticists…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (222+ words) Archaeology News Online Magazine 60, 000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings reveal humanity's earliest geometric designs More than 60, 000 years ago, groups of Homo sapiens in southern Africa carved patterns into ostrich eggshells. Archaeologists have recovered hundreds of these fragments from sites linked to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (372+ words) More than 40, 000 years ago, people in Europe carved repeated lines, dots, notches, and crosses into tools and small sculptures. A new study argues these sequences were not random decoration. They formed structured sign systems with a measurable capacity to encode…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (214+ words) Archaeologists at Gomolava in northern Serbia have documented one of the largest prehistoric mass killings in Europe. Inside a shallow pit dating to the ninth century BCE, they found the remains of 77 people who died in a single episode of…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (364+ words) For decades, archaeologists described European prehistory as a sequence of large migrations and rapid genetic change. A new ancient DNA study shows a different pattern in the Low Countries. Communities living in what is now the Netherlands, Belgium, and northwestern…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (248+ words) A small metal tool from a Predynastic cemetery in Upper Egypt is changing views on early Egyptian technology. Researchers have identified the object as the oldest known metal drill from Egypt. The piece dates to the late fourth millennium BCE,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (47+ words) Study of AI generated Neanderthal scenes reveals major gaps with modern archaeological research'Archaeology News Online Magazine Due to high traffic volume, our website is currently experiencing technical issues. Please check back again in a few minutes. We apologize for the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (481+ words) Archaeology News Online Magazine Scents of ancient Egypt: tracing embalming recipes by analyzing air around mummies Anyone who has stood near an ancient Egyptian mummy notices a persistent musty odor. Researchers once linked this smell to age and decay. New…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (282+ words) Archaeologists working in central Spain have documented strong evidence for a long-standing Neanderthal practice focused on the collection and placement of large animal skulls deep inside Des Cubierta Cave. The findings come from a detailed study of Level 3, a Middle…...