Dated to around 2400 BCE, the writing precedes other known alphabetic scripts by roughly…
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Archeology History
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Archaeologists have examined an exceptional assemblage of over a hundred perforated pebbles from the…
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Jay-yi Nah is an underwater archaeological site dating to the Early Classic Maya period…
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Archeology History
15,800-Year-Old Engraved Plaquettes Shed Light on Paleolithic Fishing Techniques
by adminby adminScientists from the Leibniz Zentrum für Archäologie and Durham University have examined a collection…
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Archeology History
Laser Mapping Reveals Previously Unknown Maya City with Stone Pyramids in Mexico
by adminby adminUsing a laser-based detection system, archaeologists have discovered over 6,500 pre-Hispanic structures — including…
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Archeology History
Lion Cavern in Eswatini is World’s Oldest Ochre Mine, Archaeologists Say
by adminby adminArchaeologists say they have discovered the oldest known evidence for intensive ochre mining worldwide,…
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Archeology History
Study: Cylinder Seals and Sealing Practices Stimulated Invention of Writing in Ancient South-West Asia
by adminby adminAdministrative innovations in south-west Asia during the 4th millennium BCE, including the cylinder seals…
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The Soii Havzak rockshelter in the Zeravshan Valley in Tajikistan contains several phases of…
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Archeology History
Bronze Age Town of Al-Natah Represents ‘Slow Urbanism,’ Archaeologists Say
by adminby adminNorthwestern Arabia — the region between Mecca and Aqaba — during the Bronze Age…
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Named Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, these two medieval cities are among the largest ever documented…