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Archaeologists reveal second-largest Roman olive oil mill in the Roman Empire
Ca' Foscari University of Venice is co-directing a major international archaeological mission in the Kasserine region of Tunisia. The excavations, focused on the area of ancient Roman Cillium, on the border with present-day ...
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CT scans reveal hidden details of ancient copper smelting in early Iran
About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the ...
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Disputed Jordan codices reveal age variations under ion-beam scrutiny
Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centered on whether they could date back to the early Christian period, a study led by the ...
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'City of seven ravines': Bronze age metropolis unearthed in the Eurasian steppe
An international team of archaeologists from UCL, Durham University, and Toraighyrov University (Kazakhstan) has uncovered the remains of a vast Bronze Age settlement, Semiyarka, in the Kazakh steppe—a discovery that is ...
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Nov 17, 2025
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The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief
A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known human-animal interaction figurine. Found at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev II, the piece predates ...
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Nov 17, 2025
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Medieval communities boosted biodiversity around Lake Constance for centuries, study reveals
One of the major realizations of the Anthropocene era has been the importance of biodiversity for the functioning of the Earth system, as well as for human societies.
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Nov 17, 2025
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Imagery from 4,000-year-old goblet might depict a cosmic creation story, not Enuma Elish myth
The story depicted on the ˁAin Samiya goblet—an 8 cm tall silver vessel from the Intermediate Bronze Age (c. 2650–1950 BCE)—might actually represent a different myth than originally thought, according to a new study.
A mission unfinished: Uncovering a lost WW2 B-17
For some families, the end of World War II brought long-awaited reunions with returning soldiers. For others, it marked the traumatic realization that their loved ones were among the many still lost or missing.
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Nov 14, 2025
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Healing, purification and holiness: How ancient Greeks, Romans and early Christians used olive oil
Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred properties date back millennia.
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Nov 13, 2025
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Paleogenomics study shows humans and dogs spread across Eurasia together
Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and cultural upheavals.
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Nov 13, 2025
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Hidden signatures of ancient Rome's master craftsmen revealed
In the hushed light of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith discovered something intriguing about ancient Roman glasswork hiding in plain sight.
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Nov 13, 2025
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Qu-based brewing in Bronze Age China: Pottery residue offers insights into Mogou mortuary rituals
In a study by Dr. Yinzhi Cui and his colleagues published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, the contents of 42 pottery vessels from the Bronze Age site of Mogou were analyzed.
Tutankhamun was decapitated 100 years ago. Why the excavation is a great shame instead of a triumph
November 2025 marks 100 years since archaeologists first examined Tutankhamun's mummified remains. What followed wasn't scientific triumph—it was destruction. Using hot knives and brute force, Howard Carter's team decapitated ...
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Nov 12, 2025
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Digitizing the layers of Rome
When Junior Professor Catherine Teitz leaves the front door, she steps right into her research field. "I live in Mainz's Kästrich quarter, in the footprint of the Roman legionary camp of Mogontiacum," she says. Even her ...
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Nov 12, 2025
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Opium use in ancient Egypt: Alabaster vase residue points to widespread use
Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient Egyptian society, according ...
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Nov 12, 2025
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Who speaks for the dead? Rethinking consent in ancient DNA research
Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives—or even your entire community?
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Nov 11, 2025
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Thanks to the work of researchers, five Vietnam War MIAs come home
In northeast Laos, close to the mountainous country's border with Vietnam, sits a sheer cliff nearly four times as tall as the Willis Tower. Known as Phou Pha Thi and considered sacred by local communities, it's where the ...
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Nov 11, 2025
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How crowdsourcing and phone cameras could help bring fallen soldiers home
Jun Sunseri remembers his grandfather, Stanley, sharing stories about his service in World War II. A mechanic in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Stanley was deployed to North Africa and Italy, where he repaired bombers and fighter ...
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Nov 10, 2025
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Specialized potteries reveal complex organization of El Argar society 4,000 years ago
Most of the pottery recovered from political and administrative centers in El Argar (2200-1550 BCE), such as Tira del Lienzo and Ifre, located in the province of Murcia, was not produced locally, but rather at sites located ...
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Nov 10, 2025
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Fragments of Stone of Scone tracked down to reveal a hidden history
The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, is a treasured relic of history in Great Britain, used for centuries as an accompaniment to the coronation of kings. This 152 kg (335 lb) sandstone block has suffered ...
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