Rare tomb from Hellenistic period (330 BC-30 BC) in Istanbul holds partially cremated body

The grave was found almost empty. Only a few sherds and a shell were recovered from the soil surrounding the burials, but they were probably part of the fill of the grave pit

These are the results of the Kurdish-Italian Faida Archaeological Project, co-directed by Prof Daniele Morandi Bonacossi (University of Udine – Italy) and Assis. Prof Dr Hasan Ahmed Qasim (Directorate of Antiquities of Duhok – Kurdistan Region of…

The rarity of such artefacts in the prehistoric Near East suggests a profound symbolic meaning for this practice and these objects, and provides new insights into the funerary customs and symbolic importance of the use of human body parts during the…

The findings support existing evidence that the village site of La Consentida was transitioning from a broad, Archaic period (7000-2000 BCE) diet to one based on agriculture.

An ancient DNA study and carbon-14 test will reveal the exact dates of the skull and femur, as well as the genetic make-up and racial kinships.

Archaeologists have found the first evidence showing Christianity was practised in Bahrain, a discovery which sheds light on a missing part of the country’s history.

A pyramid-like structure at least 5,000 years old, allegedly devoted to ceremonial purposes, was unveiled thanks to excavation works conducted at Sechin archaeological complex in Casma Province of Ancash Region in northern Peru.

A total of 48 ancient Roman-era oil lamps found in southeast Turkey. Oil lamps found in archaeological excavation area of ancient Zerzevan Castle in present-day Diyarbakir province

"Fire was presumed to be the domain of Homo sapiens but now we know that other ancient humans like Neanderthals could create it," says Daniel Adler, associate professor in anthropology.

Study of Belize Archaeological Project shows ancient Mayas had greater environmental impacts than previously believed

Aarchaeologists located a tank used to store drinking water, possibly for the needs of the workforce. The team found a scarab ring, hundreds of inlay beads and golden objects which were used to decorate royal coffins. Some of the inlays are shaped in…

Burial site of Urartian nobles revealed in East Turkey. The burial ground with a 538 square feet area, is believed to be the resting place of Urartian aristocrats. Excavation work at Urartian castle located in Van province, continue to offer new…

The archaeological site will be made accessible to the public and its protection will be ensured, by not permitting extensions or additions of new buildings to the project in the future.

Archaeological Finds tell who the owner of Babylonian Villa was. His name was Sîn-nada, and he was essentially high priest and managing director of the second most important temple in Ur, an office which made him a personage of considerable…

Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of Homo Sapiens interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as they moved out of Africa and across Eurasia.

Archaeologists worked 9 years to unearth mosaic spanning some 1,200 square meters in southern Hatay province. A view of one-piece ground mosaic belong to the 6th century AD and was used as a "public space" after being found during a construction of a…

The archaeological site of Ein Qashish in northern Israel was a place of repeated Neanderthal occupation and use during the Middle Paleolithic, according to a stud.

DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians. Newly discovered ancient teeth dating back 31,000 years are evidence of a new ethnic group in human history and could change know about the first American…

Prehistoric stone engraved with horses found in France. Markings appear on both sides of the sandstone, the National Archaeological Research Institute said.

Among the newly discovered finds in the village of Slatina, there are various items of household and cult like a bone spoon and ceramic utensils, pintadera, parts of cult sacrificial tables. Slatina is believed to be the site of the oldest human…

Pakistani archaeologists claimed that they have discovered remains of metal workshops from the Indo-Greek period dating back to the 2nd century BCE. Meanwhile, Mohammad Naeem, an archaeological surveyor, said that “as compared to Buddhist sites that…

Chinese ceramic sherds dating to the Tang and Song dynasties (9th to 11th centuries AD) that have been recovered in Spain proved that trade links already existed between China and Western Europe along the Maritime Silk Road at that time.

Archeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old silver cup during archaeological excavations in the northwestern Iranian city of Khalkhal on Wednesday.