New evidence suggests that early humans reached the Jordan Valley at least 1.9 million years ago, hundreds of thousands of ...

It provides another window into how engineers about 2,000 years ago ensured that the city would have an adequate supply of water for residents and pilgrims.

A total solar eclipse visible over China in 709 BCE reveals how much Earth's spin has slowed and insight into the history of ...

As archaeologists work to uncover more about how our ancestors lived, ancient cooking methods are also being excavated — giving us clues as to how they ate.

X-ray tomography (Freeth et al., Nature 2006, Scientific Reports 2021) shows the Antikythera mechanism, recovered in 1901 ...

A Neanderthal who died 75,000 years ago may have been killed by a wooden spear deliberately aimed at the heart, revealing ...

A 2,600-year-old lead-filled anchor found off Israel reveals one of the earliest examples of advanced maritime technology in ...

A sharp cold spell began about 12,900 years ago, with a platinum spike in Greenland ice at its start: Established A comet impact or airburst caused the cold sp ...

New excavations reveal a previously unknown offering chapel belonging to the wife of high priest Sabu and a limestone ...

October 15, 2026Hello everyone. Thank you for reading as always. 🪐When we gaze at the sea, what kind of world do we imagine beneath its surface? Schools of fish, reefs, deep blue. Even further beyond ...

From drilling skulls in prehistoric Peru to ancient Egyptian wound care, discover how crude early medical techniques evolved ...