Ancient Roman coins reveal long-lost emperor
A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian, according to a new study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher.
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Cover Stories
1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico
Researchers found thousands of other items, but the skeletal remains of the monkey point to the earliest evidence of primate captivity, translocation, and gift diplomacy between Teotihuacán and Mayan elite.
Researchers discovered Egypt’s oldest tomb oriented to winter solstice
Located in the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, it is precisely oriented to the sunrise of the winter solstice, in such a way that the sun's rays bathed with its light the place that was...
Footprints claimed as evidence of ice age humans in North America need better dating, new research shows
The preserved footprints found in New Mexico’s Lake Otero Basin would upend scientific understanding of how, and when, humans first arrived in North America, if they are accurately dated. A new study brings the...
World Famous Hegra’s Tomb enters the Metaverse
The Royal Commission for AlUla enters the Metaverse with first fully explorable 3D model of Hegra’s Tomb of Lihyan, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Footprints indicate the presence of humans in Southern Spain in the Middle Pleistocene, 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
This discovery is vitally important for the study of the evolutionary model of hominins in the Middle Pleistocene in Europe.
First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered: Plea to eradicate beard lice
Hebrew University unearths ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with plea to eradicate lice—"May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard”.
Ancient DNA from pre-pottery Neolithic people gives new genetic insights on Mesopotamian culture
A Stone Age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibers and fur
Cocoa: Not Just for Kings and Priests
A study shows that cacao was not the exclusive province of the ancient Maya elite at El Pilar.
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
Multispectral imaging reveals ancient Hebrew inscription undetected for over 50 years
Military correspondence from the First Temple period discovered on reverse side of well-studied artifact at The Israel Museum, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
