‘La Casa dei Grifi’: Inside one of Rome’s most ancient homes
Published on 01/02/2026 – 8:14 GMT+1 Long closed to visitors and only known to researchers, “La Casa dei…
68,000-yea-old cave painting could rewrite origins of human art
It was a Cro Magnon opus. Europe might not be the birthplace of human symbolic culture as previously…
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi
All dating work was undertaken at the BIOMICS laboratory in the Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group (GARG) of…
New Research Exposes the Good and the Gross in Pompeii’s Baths
Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their…
Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents
Humans have used bows and arrows to hunt for thousands of years, as depicted in this cave painting…
An ancient DNA perspective on the Russian conquest of Yakutia
Radiocarbon dating Radiocarbon dating of the Mokp individual (UCIAMS210906: 2205 ± 20 BP, 364–197 International Radiocarbon Calibration Curve (2020 version, IntCal20)…
World’s oldest cremation pyre found in Africa stuns experts
At Mount Hora, archaeologists discovered the oldest human cremation in Africa and the oldest in situ adult pyre…
Earliest evidence of making fire
Perles, C. La Prehistoire du Feu (Masson, 1977). Roebroeks, W. & Villa, P. On the earliest evidence for…
This 400,000-Year-Old Campfire Could Rewrite Human History
While few of us today know how to start a bonfire without matches or a lighter, learning to…
Bronze Age proto-city discovered on the Kazakh Steppe
Archaeologists have discovered a late Bronze-Age proto-city on the Kazakh Steppe in north-eastern Kazakhstan. Covering roughly 140 hectares…
12,000-Year-Old Artifact Depicts a Goose Having Sex With a Woman
Ancient Greek mythology is full of bestiality, including Zeus turning into a swan to seduce Leda, and Poseidon…
Ancient figurine may show sexual encounter between woman and goose
The 12,000-year-old clay figurine from Nahal Ein Gev II depicting a woman and a goose, accompanied by an…