2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (441+ words) LONDON " Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a "prototype" for the 5, 000-year-old Neolithic monument. A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (316+ words) Ancient peoples were celebrating the solstice at Bulford 500 years before the stones were arranged at Stonehenge, researchers say. Richard Whiddington Jun 19, 2026 Share Share This Article Every summer, thousands gather at Stonehenge to watch the solstice sun rise over the monument's…...

12+ hour, 18+ min ago  (240+ words) Archaeologist Phil Harding, who gained prominence through the Channel 4 television series "Time Team," led the excavation efforts at the site. The 76-year-old expert noted that the location yielded a significant collection of artifacts, including animal bones, pottery, and an uncommon…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (617+ words) For centuries, a remote cave settlement in northern Spain remained hidden from history. Now, archaeologists and geneticists have uncovered evidence that is changing what researchers thought they knew about the people who lived there. A new study of human remains…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (462+ words) A burial site uncovered by archaeologists in southern Siberia has revealed a series of unusual discoveries, which include ritually broken artifacts surrounding human and horse remains. The burial site was uncovered in the Sayan Mountains and was discovered during a…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (678+ words) Home " Uncategorized " 8 Times Ancient History and Prehistory Overlapped in Unexpected Ways History often feels neatly divided into chapters, with prehistory fading away just as the first written records emerge. Yet the boundaries blur more than we expect, revealing moments when…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (337+ words) The Times of India However, recent research on the "al Saflieni Hypogeum has led historians and archaeologists to reconsider the building skills of prehistoric builders Contrary to the popular perception of it as a cave burial ground, the underground complex,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (337+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered more than 40 additional headless human skeletons at a 7, 000-year-old settlement near Vr'ble in southwestern Slovakia, adding to a remarkable discovery that has already revealed at least 77 headless individuals buried in a ditch surrounding one of Europe's earliest…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1072+ words) A stone tower in Scotland has stood for more than 2, 000 years, even though it was erected without mortar on a remote island. The monument is the Mousa Broch, located on the island of Mousa, in the Shetland Islands. Historic Environment…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (667+ words) For archaeologists there's something wonderfully strange about 'Cave 338', high up in the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern Europe. As remote and inhospitable as it is, it seems that prehistoric people returned time and time again to the spot. The cave is…...