Ancient history


Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years

In return, artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial and the Lewis Chessmen will travel to Normandy as part of an unprecedented cross-Channel cultural exchange.

 Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years.
 AI cracks Hammurabi’s ancient script with near-perfect accuracy.

AI cracks Hammurabi’s ancient script with near-perfect accuracy

 Where did date palms come from? Earliest secure evidence points to the Gulf, c. 5000 BCE.

Where did date palms come from? Earliest secure evidence points to the Gulf, c. 5000 BCE

 Rukmini temple. Dwarka Gujarat India.

New sonar scans reignite legend of ‘Krishna’s sunken kingdom’ off Dwarka


In oxygen-deprived clay: 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in China

Tools used for digging up underground plant foods, supporting the idea of a plant-based diet among early humans.

In oxygen-deprived clay: 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in China.

Ancient inscriptions reveal identity of Great Pyramid builders

Dr. Zahi Hawass says builders were not slaves; they wouldn't have been buried 'in the shadow of the pyramids'.

 Who built the Great Pyramid? The inscription found.

Ancient Egyptian potter lived into his 60s, genome sequencing reveals

His remains were preserved in a clay pot, enabling the first successful sequencing of ancient Egyptian DNA.

 Ancient Egyptian potter lived into his 60s, genome sequencing reveals.

Several walled oases uncovered in Saudi Arabia shed light on ancient community investment

Evidence suggests the walled oasis phenomenon began around 3000 BC at Tayma and Qurayyah and spread to the Harrat Khaybar region by the end of the third millennium BC.

 3D reconstruction of the Late Iron Age western enclosure in Dumat al-Jandal walled oasis

For the first time, cosmic-ray muons map Jeremiah’s cistern in the City of David

April 7 arXiv preprint shows non-invasive imaging of the biblical water system’s hidden ventilation shaft.

 Jeremiah’s cistern in the City of David.

Cypro-Minoan script on Tel Dor lagoon anchor reveals 11th-century trade routes

Antiquity study links Israel’s Carmel Coast to Cyprus and Egypt through inscribed anchor and jars bearing Egyptian numerals.

 Ruins of an ancient port Dor, Israel.

Excavation reveals lost city associated with mythical river mentioned in sacred texts

At a depth of 23 meters, the team discovered an ancient river system associated with the Saraswati River, described in texts like the Rigveda.

 Excavation reveals lost city associated with mythical river mentioned in sacred texts.

Egyptian archaeologists discover three ancient tombs at Qubbat al-Hawa necropolis

The discovery provides new insights into the transitional period between the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, shedding light on burial customs and architecture during these key periods.

 archaeologists discover three ancient tombs at Qubbat al-Hawa necropolis.

Earth's oldest stones: New dating puts Greenstone Belt age at 4.16 billion years

Researchers used two isotope decay methods to confirm the age of ancient magma in the Nuvvuagittuq rocks.

 Earth's oldest stones: New dating puts Greenstone Belt age at 4.16 billion years.

Korean researchers recreate ancient Sea Silk

The research team unraveled the secret behind how sea silk maintains its unchanging golden hue over time, discovering that this is due to a phenomenon called 'structural color.'

 Korean researchers recreate ancient Sea Silk.

Oldest in the world? 42,000-year-old mammoth ivory boomerang found in Polish cave

Discovery reinforces advanced cognitive abilities of early homo sapiens in Europe.

 Prof. Sahra Talamo in the center, with Prof. Paweł Valde-Nowak is on her left, and Prof. Adam Nadachowski on her right.