Category: Arch/ Anthro

  • Burial necropolis found in Kuban

    Burial necropolis found in Kuban

    Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered a burial necropolis from the 4th to 3rd century BC. The discovery was made during construction works for a new federal highway in Kuban, located in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia. Excavations revealed a necropolis on an ancient floodplain…

  • People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia—and it had an inland sea

    People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia—and it had an inland sea

    Left: Satellite image of the submerged northwest shelf region. Right: Drowned landscape map of the study area. Credit: US Geological Survey, Geoscience Australia For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometers, an…

  • Terracotta figurines found during excavations at Pompeii

    Terracotta figurines found during excavations at Pompeii

    Archaeologists have unearthed 13 terracotta figurines during excavations of a domus at Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman city, located in the modern commune of Pompeii near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii, along with the Roman town of Herculaneum, were buried under 4 to 6 metres of volcanic ash and pumice during the…

  • Japan’s hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy

    Japan’s hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy

    Yoshihiro Yauji, seen placing a piece of metal into a forge, believes ‘blades are the foundational root of Japanese culture’ Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried by samurai. He…

  • Archaeologists find earliest multiplication formulas on record 

    Archaeologists find earliest multiplication formulas on record 

    Archaeologists excavating at the Qinjiazui archaeological site have found the earliest multiplication formulas on record. According to a press release from China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), the discovery was made in Jingzhou city within Hubei Province, China. Excavations of a tomb at Qinjiazui revealed bamboo slips dating back to the Warring States period (475 BC…

  • Archaeologists uncover ancient city of Changgan

    Archaeologists uncover ancient city of Changgan

    Archaeologists excavating in Nanjing have uncovered the ancient city of Changgan from Li Bai’s “Ballad of Changgan”. The discovery was made in present-day Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, during excavations near the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, also known as the Great Bao’en Temple. Excavations revealed evidence of occupation dating back more than 3,000…

  • Early Neolithic high mountain settlers were already carrying out complex livestock and farming activities, finds study

    Early Neolithic high mountain settlers were already carrying out complex livestock and farming activities, finds study

    (A) Above: Image of the southern slope of Sierra de Tucas (Huesca, Spain). The arrow indicates Coro Trasito cave. Below: Entrance to Coro Trasito cave. (B) Plan view of Coro Trasito cave, showing the location of the 2011 and 2013 test-pit and the area of the extended excavation. The isocotes indicate every 20 cm. Credit:…

  • Scientists reveal foodcrust archaeology through molecule excavation

    Scientists reveal foodcrust archaeology through molecule excavation

    The bottom of a ceramic Ding with foodcrust attached to its inner wall. Credit: UCAS A lipid and proteomic study of ancient carbonized material (foodcrust) on pottery from the Taihu Lake region of eastern China has revealed the presence of rice, seafood consumption, various pottery functions, as well as the southward spread and planting of…

  • Archaeologists find remnants of Tewkesbury’s medieval past

    Archaeologists find remnants of Tewkesbury’s medieval past

    A team of archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have uncovered a medieval farmhouse at Cowfield Farm, located in Tewkesbury, England. The site is located at a former 18th-century brick farmhouse which is being developed following a fire in 2004. According to the researchers, the origins of Cowfield Farm lie in the 12th/13th centuries when a farmhouse…

  • Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago—earlier than previous research

    Rise of archery in Andes Mountains dated to 5,000 years ago—earlier than previous research

    Focusing on the Lake Titicaca Basin in the Andes mountains, a team of anthropologists found through analysis of 1,179 projectile points that the rise of archery technology dates to around 5,000 years ago. Credit: Luis Flores-Blanco When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society? These questions…