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5 days ago · Archaeology This ancient stick may be the world’s oldest handheld wooden tool These 430,000-year-old wooden tools from Greece are a rare find and provide a glimpse at the technical …
Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a ...
Dec 17, 2024 · From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.
A race to save Indigenous trails may change the face of archaeology
Oct 29, 2024 · As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.
Rethinking archaeology and place - Science News
Nov 2, 2024 · Pompeii. Machu Picchu. Stonehenge. Angkor Wat. The Great Pyramid of Giza. Those of us who grew up in Western cultures tend to think of archaeology as the study of a place — a point on …
Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been surprisingly skilled seafarers
Apr 9, 2025 · New archaeological finds in Malta add to an emerging theory that early Stone Age humans cruised the open seas.
Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found
Jun 3, 2020 · Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found Excavations and airborne mapping unveil a society that from its beginnings built big
AI reveals new details about a famous Latin inscription
Jul 23, 2025 · An analysis of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti using AI reveals its legal tone and imperial messaging, offering new insights missed by historians.
King Tut’s tomb has secrets to reveal 100 years after its discovery
Nov 2, 2022 · 4. Tut’s tomb changed archaeology and the antiquities trade. Carter’s stunning discovery occurred as Egyptians were protesting British colonial rule and helped fuel that movement.
How an ancient solar flare illuminated the start of the Viking Age
Jul 23, 2023 · Improved radiocarbon dating aided by a solar flare in the year 775 sheds light on the early days of Vikings and global trading in medieval times.
Ancient ‘smellscapes’ are wafting out of artifacts and old texts
May 4, 2022 · In studying and reviving long-ago scents, archaeologists aim to understand how people experienced, and interpreted, their worlds through smell.