Earliest evidence of cheese making found in 7200-year-old pottery from Croatia
Pottery fragments recovered from the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia have pushed back the history of cheese making by nearly 4,000 years. According to an international…
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Remains Of Roman Era Road From 150 AD Found In Utrecht, Netherlands
Remains of an ancient Roman road from 150 AD were recently unearthed during construction works at the Leidsche Rijn housing complex in Utrecht, Netherlands. Stretching…
5th century architectural complex unearthed at the site of ancient Paphos in Cyprus
As part of excavations at the archaeological site of Palaipafos (‘old Pafos’ in Greek) in Kouklia Village of Cyprus, researchers have unearthed the remains of…
Surprisingly well-preserved body of prehistoric young horse found in Siberian permafrost
In the melting permafrost of Siberia, archaeologists have discovered the surprisingly well-preserved body of a young horse, thought to have died around 30,000 to 40,000…
Rare intact tomb from the Late Minoan Period discovered in the Greek island of Crete
Archaeological excavation in eastern Crete has brought to light an intact chamber tomb from the late Minoan period. Found in the town of Ierapetra in…
Mysteries of the ancient past: At least 10 outsiders buried at Stonehenge, states new research
Findings by researchers from the University of Oxford have shed new light on the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. Published in the Scientific Reports journal, the…
Archaeological excavation reveals possible Gallic settlement in Saint-Flour, France
Excavations by a team from the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (Inrap) in Saint-Flour – a commune in south-central France – has uncovered a…
A hundred 2,000-year-old Roman observation towers found in Konya, Turkey
The remnants of nearly a hundred border monitoring towers have been unearthed at the Bozdağ National Park in Karatay, a town and district of Konya…
Earliest evidence of child sacrifice in Mesopotamia found inside a 5000-year-old tomb in Turkey
A team of archaeologists has unearthed the graves of several youth at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age burial site in Turkey. Believed to be oldest…
Barley beer was in popular consumption in Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia, new study states
Beer was in popular consumption nearly 3,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), a new study has revealed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…
