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Learn your lesson." 2, 100-year-old projectile with sarcastic inscription discovered
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (353+ words) The projectile is notable for having a humorous message, given that most similar inscribed projectiles were often named after generals or commanders. Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a lead projectile about 2100 years old which may contain one of the oldest…...
Specialised and persistent raw material procurement by humans in the Middle Pleistocene - Nature Communications
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1749+ words) a View on the excavation of Jojosi 6 in 2023. b Primary hornfels outcrop as a raw material source for stone tool knapping. c Exemplary view of the erosional landscape of the Jojosi Dongas. d Map icons in (a) by Dong Ik Seo,…...
Native Americans created dice more than 12, 000 years ago, study finds
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (319+ words) A new Colorado State University study reveals that'the earliest known dice'in human history were made and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12, 000 years ago. This was at the end of the last Ice Age…...
A Shaman and Animal Helper, 12, 000 Years Ago
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (113+ words) Get full access to all content on the ARCHAEOLOGY website and our PDF archive going back to the first publication in March 1948. Digs & Discoveries May/June 2026 Digs & Discoveries March/April 2026 Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer's great tales of the…...
A 5, 000-Year-Old Bronze Age Bread Found in T'rkiye Reveals an Unusual Ritual Use
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1318+ words) A team of archaeologists has unearthed at the site of K'll'oba, in Anatolia, a charred bread dating between 3200 and 3000 BC. The discovery reveals that our ancestors were already mixing cereals and legumes and making possibly fermented breads for ceremonial purposes....
15, 000-Year-Old Clay Beads Show Children Helped Craft Some of the First Ornaments
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (781+ words) Home " Science " History Beads modeled on plants and marked by fingerprints suggest symbolism and social learning predate agriculture by thousands of years. Fifteen thousand years ago, someone pressed their fingers into soft clay'never knowing those tiny ridges would outlast millennia....
Carefully placed skulls of giant bison found deep in a cave provide a glimpse into the spiritual lives of Neanderthals
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (798+ words) Deep inside Des-Cubierta Cave, Neanderthals left behind something strange: a massive cone-shaped pile of stones topped with the horned skulls of ancient animals. It sat there untouched for thousands of years, and for a long time archaeologists debated what it…...
Amateur Archaeologist's Unauthorized Dig at Metilstein Castle: Heritage Debate - News and Statistics
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (410+ words) Index Box Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories. Unauthorized Dig at Metilstein Castle Ruins Sparks Heritage Debate An incident involving an amateur archaeologist at a German castle site has prompted a significant discussion among heritage professionals, as reported…...
Ancient loom found in Spain reveals Bronze Age textile revolution
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (945+ words) A wooden loom that survived a devastating fire 3, 500 years ago has revealed key aspects of the Bronze Age textile revolution. Most of the weights as well as components made from wood and plant fibers, remained remarkably intact despite the blaze…...
Yorkshire's mysterious 'Stonehenge of the North' which has stumped historians
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (758+ words) The three henges at Thornborough, with the southern closest, the central visible in the distance, and the northern henge covered by trees towards the left(Image: Historic England) Thousands of years ago, people living in what eventually became known as…...