Read more about the article Discovery Of Ancient Priest Who Lived In Peru 3,000 Years Ago
Picture shows the remains of a priest that lived 3 thousand years ago in Cajamarca, Peru, undated. The remains found in a funerary context, correspond to the first priestly leaders of the temples of the region. (Ministerio de Cultura/Newsflash)

Discovery Of Ancient Priest Who Lived In Peru 3,000 Years Ago

These pictures show the skeleton of a religious leader in a tomb where he had been laid to rest some 3,000 years ago in what is now northern Peru. Local…

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Read more about the article Ancient Canoe Found In Mexican Well Had Ritual Use, Say Boffins
Photo shows the antique canoe discovered in the site of Mayan Train. It was found out that it was used for rituals, according to new research published in July 2023. (INAH/Newsflash)

Ancient Canoe Found In Mexican Well Had Ritual Use, Say Boffins

Mexican boffins who found an ancient canoe carved from a single tree trunk say it may have been used in rituals symbolising the entrance to the underworld. Underwater archaeologists found…

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Read more about the article Historic Discovery Of Fossilised Skeletons Of Humans’ 850,000-Year-Old Cannibal Ancestors
Picture shows part of a parietal bone of Homo Antecessor, undated. Scientist found Homo Antecessor remains from 800,000 years ago found in Atapuerca, Spain, during a 2023 campaign. (Maria D. Guillen, IPHES-CERCA/Newsflash)

Historic Discovery Of Fossilised Skeletons Of Humans’ 850,000-Year-Old Cannibal Ancestors

Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed the fossilised skeletons of humans' 850,000-year-old cannibal ancestors in a historic discovery. The Homo Antecessor remains, the first to be dug up in 20 years,…

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Read more about the article Shipwreck That Had World’s Oldest Computer Featured In New Indiana Jones Film Has 2nd Mystery Wreck Nearby
Image shows the underwater excavation work, undated photo. Swiss and Greek archaeologists recently completed the third season of excavations on the wreck of Antikythera, Greece. (GoPro Cam, ESAG-UNIGE/Newsflash)

Shipwreck That Had World’s Oldest Computer Featured In New Indiana Jones Film Has 2nd Mystery Wreck Nearby

Historians examining the Roman shipwreck where the Dial of Destiny from the new Indiana Jones film was found deep underwater and surrounded by skeletons have found a second ship nearby.…

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Read more about the article Walkers Find Severed Wolf’s Head In Middle Of Road
Picture shows a severed wolf's head near the Nabu species protection center in Leiferde, Germany on Friday, April 7, 2023. Police officers examined the head along with a wolf expert. (@wildes_leben_in_sachsen_anhalt/CEN)

Walkers Find Severed Wolf’s Head In Middle Of Road

WARNING: GRAPHIC AND DISTRESSING CONTENT This is the gruesome discovery made by nature lovers who found a severed wolf's head outside the headquarters of a wildlife organisation. The head was…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Medieval Complex Containing Unique Christian Murals
Photo shows one of the paintings called 'Scene with King David', undated. It was found in hidden medieval rooms discovered by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in old Dongola, Sudan. (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Uncover Hidden Medieval Complex Containing Unique Christian Murals

Archaeologists in Sudan made a "unique" and "unexpected" discovery when they came across a complex of hidden chambers under a medieval monastery that contain stunning Christian art. The complex -…

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Read more about the article Stone Marker From Mayan Ball Game Discovered That Incorporated Tenns, Football And Rugby
Picture shows the Mayan stone disc used as a marker for the Mesoamerican ballgame, undated. It was discovered in Chichen Itza, Mexico, despite being more than a thousand years old the carving was intact. (INAH/Newsflash)

Stone Marker From Mayan Ball Game Discovered That Incorporated Tenns, Football And Rugby

Archaeologists have unearthed a Mayan stone marker from an ancient ball game that was played thousands of years ago and incorporated elements of football, tennis, rugby and basketball. The discovery…

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Read more about the article Fury Over Hundreds Of Human Skeletons Dumped In Graveyard
Picture shows the human remains in the ossuary in Seville, Spain, undated. A candidate for Mayor of Seville, Jose Luis Sanz, denounced the abandonment of these bones, which are in an area that can be accessed without any impediment. (Newsflash)

Fury Over Hundreds Of Human Skeletons Dumped In Graveyard

Horrifying images of hundreds of human skeletons apparently illegally dumped in a cemetery are to be investigated by prosecutors in Spain. The grim discovery was close to a broken ossuary…

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Read more about the article Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study
Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the city of Leipzig, Germany, claimed that some accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. ( Lydia V. Luncz/Newsflash)

Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study

New research into ancient tools has revealed that cutting stones once believed to be made by early humans could actually have been the work of monkeys. Scientists from the Max…

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Read more about the article Historian Finds Unique 1,000-Year-Old Mediaeval Gold Treasure Using Metal Detector
Image shows four gold earrings, two gold strips and thirty-nine silver pennies, undated photo. Dutch historian Lorenzo Ruijter, 27, found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure in Hoogwoud, North Holland province, the Netherlands. (Archeology West-Friesland, Fleur Schinning/Newsflash)

Historian Finds Unique 1,000-Year-Old Mediaeval Gold Treasure Using Metal Detector

A 27-year-old historian has found a unique 1,000-year-old mediaeval gold treasure using a metal detector. One of the pieces is said to feature a depiction of Jesus Christ and the…

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