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Ice Age Artists Turned the Natural Patterns of Mammoth Tusks into Art 18,000 Years Ago
Around 18,000 years ago, artists living in what is now northern Ukraine carved small human figures from mammoth ivory. A new study suggests that the patterns covering these objects were shaped by the natural structure of the ivory itself. Researchers made the discovery after examining…
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Mysterious Deer-Decorated Ossuary and Fire-Scarred Altar Unearthed in Uzbekistan
Archaeologists excavating the ancient settlement of Odirmon in southern Uzbekistan have uncovered a decorated ossuary and a ritual altar still bearing traces of fire. Dating from a period between the third century BC and the third century AD, the discoveries could reveal how the settlement’s…
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5,000-Year-Old Drainage System Reveals Early Planning in Western Türkiye
Archaeologists excavating Liman Tepe, a prehistoric coastal site in western Türkiye, have uncovered a stone drainage system built approximately 5,000 years ago. The channels ran between terraces at different elevations and probably directed rainwater toward a designated part of the site. Located in Urla, İzmir,…
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Rare 2,600-Year-Old Cube-Shaped Tomb in Italy Held Cremated Remains Inside a Greek Wine Vessel
A rare Etruscan-era burial built around an imported Greek wine vessel has been discovered beneath the modern town of Pontecagnano Faiano in southern Italy. Dating to the first half of the sixth century BC, the tomb is believed to have belonged to a high-ranking member…
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3,600-Year-Old Kurgan in Azerbaijan Reveals a Bronze Age Symbol of Power
Archaeologists excavating a 3,600-year-old kurgan in western Azerbaijan have uncovered a polished stone staff head that may once have served as an emblem of authority. A bronze dagger and finely worked arrowheads found in the same burial suggest that the person laid to rest there…
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First Excavation of a Slavic Stronghold in Germany Reveals Iron Age and Neolithic Activity
The first archaeological excavation at the Pilatsch Slavic stronghold in eastern Germany has uncovered evidence that people used the site long before its medieval defenses appeared. Alongside material linked to the Slavic occupation, archaeologists recovered finds from the pre-Roman Iron Age and the Neolithic period.…
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Inca Builders Sealed a Doorway with 18 Vessels and a Sacred Stone
Archaeologists excavating the Inca site of Wancasanga in northern Peru have uncovered evidence of an Inca closing ritual in which a doorway was deliberately sealed. The deposit contained 18 ceramic vessels, 11 stone implements and an upright sacred monolith. The discovery was made at Huaman…
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Archaeologists Unearth Giant 6,000-Year-Old Pottery Kiln in Europe
A giant 6,000-year-old pottery kiln unearthed at Ursoaia in north-eastern Romania is revealing just how large and technically sophisticated ceramic production had become in prehistoric Europe. With a working surface of about 7.5 square metres, it is the largest securely documented kiln of its type…
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After 46 Years, Mozia’s Famous Marble Youth Has Company
A female marble statue found at Mozia in the summer of 2025 has given Sicily’s famous marble Youth an unexpected companion 46 years after his discovery. Yet the newly named “Young Woman of Mozia” emerged not from a sanctuary or grand public building, but from…