The ‘simpler’ diet of palaeolithic humans has been romanticised into a health fad, but new research indicates our ancestors weren’t necessarily enjoying the pinnacle of food sources. In fact, they may have been consuming unhealthy levels of toxic heavy metals. In Norway, between 6,300 and 3,800 years ago (a little bit later than the true Palaeolithic), at […]
The remains of a previously unknown Canaanite temple, dating from the 12th century BCE, have been uncovered in the north-eastern corner of the site of Tel Lachish in Israel. Lachish was one of the most important Canaanite cities in the Land of Israel during the Middle and late Bronze Ages. Its people controlled large parts […]
Archaeologists excavating Amphipolis site have discovered an intricate, and largely intact, floor mosaic dating back to 300BC Two days after bones found in northern Greece were confirmed to be those of Alexander the Great’s father, archaeologists excavating a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis have uncovered an intricate floor mosaic that could signal another royal Macedonian grave. The […]
This magnificent piece of pop archaeology is full of songs, statues, gems, gods and gold – reminding us that this pharaoh was no warrior king, just a frail boy who loved his boomerangs It is not the gold that takes your breath away, it’s the craft. More than 3,300 years ago, Egypt’s top artists – […]
Saatchi Gallery to host exhibition of 150 artefacts before their permanent return to Egypt The largest number of King Tutankhamun treasures ever to leave Egypt are heading to London for an exhibition which organisers say will never happen again. It was announced on Thursday that the Saatchi Gallery in London will be the only UK venue for a world […]
Study adds weight to claims that stereotype of knuckle-headed Neanderthals is wrong Neanderthals went diving for shells to turn into tools, according to new research, suggesting our big-browed cousins made more use of the sea than previously thought. The study focuses on 171 shell tools that were found in a now inaccessible coastal cave in central […]
Although we know 36 of them, there are 150 – 200 underground cities in the underground world in Cappadocia. Although the underground cities of Cappadocia, which have always been likened to the roots of a tree and are connected to each other by spreading under the soil, are still associated with ancient civilizations, the mystery […]
Last year’s excavations found a well-preserved photo of Leda and swan A fresco depicting an erotic scene from the Greek myth Leda and the Swan has been unveiled to the public for the first time in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The well-preserved fresco of the figure of Leda being impregnated by the Roman […]
In 1721, the missionary Hans Egede sailed from Norway to Greenland on a ship called Hope, searching for Scandinavian farmers whom Europeans had not heard of in 200 years to convert to Protestantism. He discovered iceberg-dotted fjords that led to gentle valleys and Silver Lakes that shimmered beneath the great ice cover. But when he […]
Researchers have discovered “lost corpse” penguin fossils that show enormous birds stopped flying and took to the seas after dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive asteroid. The newly discovered species, Kupoupou stilwelli, was discovered on Chatham Island, New Zealand. It was about 4 feet, 8 inches tall, resembled the modern-day King Penguin, and could […]
