Archaeologists have made an intriguing discovery—a 4,000-year-old rock slab that could be a “treasure map” of France’s Brittany region. Known as the Saint-Bélec slab, this large stone was found in an ancient burial mound in the city of Roudouallec in 1900. The engraved markings on the slab were previously unnoticed until researchers created a …
The early history of interpersonal violence has long been debated. According to a study published in Scientific American, there are two prevailing theories. One suggests that violence increased as humans transitioned from hunter-gathering to settled communities, while the other claims that violence was already rampant in early communities before the advent of farming led to …
Skeptics will have a harder time doubting the existence of humans in North America more than 20,000 years ago following an expanded look at footprints left by a group along the shores of an Ice Age lake in what is now New Mexico. The 2021 study, which dates seeds embedded in the prints at …
New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct evidence of human presence in the Americas, a finding that upends what many archaeologists thought they knew about when our ancestors arrived in the New World. The footprints were discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in White Sands …
The discovery of a wooden arrow with feather fletching and a quartzite tip in the Jotunheimen mountains of eastern Norway has caught the attention of glacial archaeologist Espen Finstad. According to the New York Times, Finstad suspects that the arrow is around 3,000 years old. This rare find adds to the numerous artifacts that …
Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery—a wooden structure that is believed to be the oldest in the world. This finding pushes back the history of woodworking by at least 175,000 years, long before our species even existed. The research team found these ancient pieces of wood in waterlogged sediment near Zambia’s Kalambo Falls, an …
The foothills of the Swiss Alps have revealed a remarkable archaeological find—a 2,000-year-old Roman building complex with well-preserved walls. This discovery is considered a significant archaeological sensation for the canton (state) of Zug and will provide valuable insights into the Romans in pre-Alpine Central Switzerland, as stated by the Office for the Preservation of …
The Battle of the Bulge, fought from December 1944 to January 1945, is considered one of history’s greatest battles. This last major German offensive of World War II took place across a 500-square-mile battlefield in Belgium and Luxembourg, where over 1 million Allied troops successfully defended against attacking Germans. Despite its significance, little has …
The debate surrounding an ancient Christian mosaic that contains an early reference to Jesus as God has captured the attention of archaeologists. The question at hand is whether this centuries-old decorated floor, discovered near the alleged site of Armageddon, should be uprooted and lent to a US museum that has faced criticism for its past …
In a surprising turn of events, Michigan State University discovered the remains of an observatory dating back to 1881 while attempting to install hammock poles near a dormitory. The construction crew stumbled upon a hard surface, prompting the university to investigate further. Upon reviewing old records, it was revealed that an astronomy observatory had once …