1+ week, 3+ day ago   (656+ words) A 10th-century chamber grave found near Suzdal has given archaeologists new evidence of an early elite presence in northeastern Rus’. The burial contains the remains of a man, a horse, and a dog, along with weapons, riding gear, and other…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (574+ words) Ancient paintings on limestone cliffs in southern China have survived more than 2,000 years of heat, rain, and storms. A new study suggests their unusual durability came from a paint binder made from lime and blood. The Huashan rock art belt…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) A gene inherited from Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago is linked to greater muscle mass in some people today. A new study found the gene affects how cells respond to growth hormone. The gene came from Neanderthals through…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (529+ words) Two ancient genomes from Japan are giving researchers a closer look at how migration, climate and diet shaped the ancestors of modern Japanese people. A team led by Koji Ishiya of Kanazawa University recovered unusually detailed DNA data from two…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) Archaeologists working at the Zvyaginsky II burial ground in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region have uncovered what they believe are the earliest known Murom burials on the right bank of the Oka River. The finds give new clues about the rise…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) Bronze Age hoard found in Czech wetland points to ancient ritual offering Archaeology News Online Magazine Bronze Age hoard found in Czech wetland points to ancient ritual offering Bronze Age tools buried in an ancient wetland near Kojetín in the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (459+ words) For people living along the Silk Road a thousand years ago, sheep were a steady source of food and income. A new study shows how one medieval town in present-day Kazakhstan kept its flocks healthy in a dry and demanding…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (513+ words) A 25,000-year record from Cloggs Cave in southeastern Australia shows how the GunaiKurnai people’s Old Ancestors used plants during ritual activities. Researchers studied tiny plant remains called phytoliths to trace how grasses were brought into the cave, burned, and placed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) The finds came from rescue excavations before the construction of a hotel in the northern part of historic Vladimir. The excavation covered about 400 square meters and revealed cultural layers from the second half of the 12th century to the early 13th century....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (458+ words) A medieval cemetery in Lithuania is changing what historians know about the early history of Vilnius. A new isotope study found that some of the city’s earliest Christians came from hundreds of kilometers away, showing that Europe’s last pagan state…...