Ancient history
Frescos from famed Etruscan tomb go on display in Rome after multi-million euro purchase by Italy
The Italian state spent €15 million on a series of celebrated frescoes found in the central hall of the tomb, which were painted between 340 and 320 BCE.
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Turkey places site of Alexander the Great’s first battle with Persians under historic protection
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Archaeologists uncover long-lost Temple of Zeus in ancient Limyra
Ceramic finds within the precinct indicated habitation dating back 5,000 years and urban development about 2,400 years ago.
Study of 50,000-year canine skulls shows dogs diversified millennia before modern breeding
Researches links early Holocene dog lineages to human migrations across Eurasia as far back as 11,000 years ago.
Atlantis-like city found under Silk Road lake; scientists say a 15th-century quake caused its fall
The Russian Geographical Society says brick ruins, grain mills and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis at Toru-Aygyr beneath Issyk-Kul show a lost Silk Road center now lies 1–4 meters underwater.
New genetic study reveals indigenous lineage isolated for 8,500 years in central Argentina
Published in Nature, the research traces the lineage's dominance in the Pampas until about AD 1800 with scant genetic mixing from surrounding peoples.
15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant
Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.
Excavations resume at ancient Ugarit near Latakia after 14-year pause
Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life.
'New chapter in the history of the pharaohs': Zahi Hawass teases 2026 Great Pyramid reveal
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said advanced scanning and robotic tools opened hidden spaces and predicted "a great archaeological discovery that will write a new chapter in the history of the pharaohs".
Ancient shipwreck appears on Hoi An beach, dated by experts to 14th–16th century
Researchers say the 17m hybrid craft, found 400m from former Cẩm An ward office, is among Vietnam’s best-preserved underwater relics and will undergo urgent excavation.
