News Finger Amputation in Prehistoric Cave Art May Have Been for Religious Rituals, New Study Finds A new interpretation of Paleolithic cave art proposes that prehistoric people cut off their fingers for religious rituals. By Francesca Aton Dec 28, 2023 1:59 pm
News 7,000-Year-Old Civilization Found on Chinese Coast, Illuminating Great Maritime Migration Mystery Austronesians could have geographically larger origins than previously believed. By Francesca Aton Dec 27, 2023 11:53 am
News The Most Impactful Archaeological Discoveries of 2023 This was a busy year for the archaeological field. By Francesca Aton Dec 22, 2023 12:32 pm
News The Excavation of an ‘Unpromising’ Site in Central Italy Reveals the Strength of the Roman Empire The 13-year-long excavation of a Roman town in Central Italy has revealed that it thrived for 900 years. By Daniel Cassady Dec 20, 2023 3:00 pm
News Prison Bakery Identified at Pompeii Sheds Light on Slavery in the Ancient World The enslaved were locked up with donkeys and forced to grind grain essential to the baking of bread. By Francesca Aton Dec 12, 2023 12:47 pm
News Campaigners Lead Legal Battle Against Controversial Plan to Build Tunnel Near Stonehenge In September, UNESCO asked the UK government to "not proceed" with the controversial plan, to no avail. By Tessa Solomon Dec 12, 2023 11:33 am
News Vatican Museums Open Ancient Roman Necropolis to the Public for the First Time The ancient Roman burial ground lies beneath Vatican City, and is replete with marble sarcophagi, open burial graves, and Roman mosaics and frescoes. By Francesca Aton Nov 17, 2023 1:33 pm
News Remains of Henge Monument and Roman Pottery Center Discovered in England The pottery finds make it a site of "national importance". By Francesca Aton Nov 16, 2023 8:35 am
News The Unearthed Remains of 19th-Century London Workhouse Suggest a Different Reality Than Charles Dickens Depicted Unlike a Charles Dickens' novel, the St Pancras workhouse maintained colorful walls and fireplaces. By Francesca Aton Nov 15, 2023 1:07 pm
News Hoard of 100,000 Ancient Coins Unearthed at Building Site in Japan Some of the coins date back to the Chinese Empire more than 2,000 years ago. By Francesca Aton Nov 14, 2023 2:32 pm