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Photo shows Russian scientists working with the unique mummy of an ancient wolf at the laboratory of the Mammoth Museum of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The mummy is allegedly more than 44 thousand years old. (Press Service of NEFU/Newsflash)

44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Unearthed

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:July 2, 2024

A "unique" mummified wolf that died 44,000 years ago has been unearthed with its fur and teeth perfectly preserved from a Russian ice field. The ancient predator was discovered 120ft…

Photo shows a burial in a birch bark bundle on the territory of the burnt Uspenskaya church in Kondopoga, Republic of Karelia, Russia, undated. Archaeologists discovered an intact necropolis. (Institute of Archeology of RAS/Newsflash)

Ancient Graveyard With Bodies Wrapped In Tree Bark Found Beneath Burned Down Church

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 27, 2024

An ancient graveyard with bodies buried wrapped in ritual birch bark has been unearthed by archaeologists under a burned-down church in Russia. The cemetery, which dates back to the 1100s,…

Image shows a chess piece, a game piece, and dice from the 11th/12th century, undated photo. The finds were discovered at an archaeological excavation at Burgstein, Germany, in 2022. (University of Tuebingen, Victor Brigola/Newsflash)

1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 20, 2024

An ancient chess knight dating back 1,000 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ruins of a long-lost castle in Germany. The previously unknown site, in the mountains of…

Image shows OeAI archaeologist Hanna Parow-Souchon (right), undated photo. She explained the location of the mammoth bones to the Langenlois City Councillor for Culture Sonja Fragner (centre) and the owner of the wine cellar Andreas Pernestorfer (left). (OeAW-OeAI, Th. Einwoegerer/Newsflash)

Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:June 3, 2024

An Austrian vintner has made a remarkable discovery after stumbling upon 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his cellar for the coming harvest. Winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer was stunned when he came…

Photo shows Yonatan Frankel, 16, from Hod Hasharon, Israel, and the lamp that he found, undated. He made the find in early March, while his school group was breaking for lunch near an old Roman fort along the Scorpions Ascent, a hiking trail in the desert Arava region south of the Dead Sea. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

School Trip Hiker Finds 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lamp

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 2, 2024

A 16-year-old high-school pupil has amazed experts after unearthing a 1,600-year-old Roman oil lamp during a class hike. Yonatan Frankel, from Tamar High School, in Hod Hasharon, Israel, was on…

Photo shows Elazar HaCohen coin, undated. The coin dating back nearly two millennia has been discovered in the Judean Desert. (Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Rare Coin From 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Revolt Against Romans Discovered In Judean Desert

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 13, 2024

A rare coin dating back 2,000 years to a Jewish revolt against the Romans has been discovered in the Judaean desert bearing the inscription "Year one of the redemption of…

Photo shows a 2,800-year-old scarab seal found in Lower Galilee, Israel, undated. The seal has a beetle shape. (Anastasia Shapiro, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Israeli Soldier On Two-Day Hike Finds Priceless 2,800-Year-Old Scarab Carved Into Precious Stone

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 21, 2024

An Israeli soldier who went for a hike in the rain while taking a two-day break from the army discovered an almost 3,000-year-old scarab beetle carved into a precious stone…

An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission discovers a collection of Roman pots in Tell el-Maskhuta, Ismailia, Egypt, undated. The pots date back to the late period of ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman eras.. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Incredible Roman Amphorae Unearthed At Archaeological Site In Egypt

Post author:William McGee
Post published:May 13, 2023

These are the incredible Graeco-Roman ceramics and amphorae unearthed at an archaeological site in Egypt. The find was made by a joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission at the Tel El-Maskhuta site…

Image shows snail shells of the Columbella species, undated photo. People used snail shells as jewellery 45,000 years ago, Austrian researchers claim. (Marjolein D. Bosch/OeAW)

Small Sea Snail Shells Were Used As Jewellery 45,000 Years Ago

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:April 9, 2023

Sea snail shells discovered during excavation work in Lebanon had been taken there to be used as jewellery some 45,000 years ago. The fact that the items were so used…

Picture shows the stucco scene depicting the subjugation of a captive discovered in the upper part of the Ek' Balam Acropolis, Mexico, undated. In the scene, ruler can be seen, who wears a skirt decorated with crossed bones, taking a male character by the hair. (INAH/Newsflash)

Gruesome ‘Sacrifice’ Unearthed At Ancient Mexican Temple

Post author:William McGee
Post published:March 8, 2023

History when the brutal ancient past of Mexico's Mayan people is seen again for the first time in more than a thousand years. The sculpture was unearthed during preservation work…