Category: Arch/ Anthro

There are a significant number of Anglo-Saxon burials where the estimated anatomical sex of the skeleton does not align with the gender implied by the items they were buried with. Some bodies identified as male have been buried with feminine clothing, and some bodies identified as female have been found in the sorts of “warrior…

Tourist walk through the Acropolis of Copan, an ancient Maya site in western Honduras, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. In Copan, intricate lime sculptures and temples remain intact even after more than 1,000 years exposed to a hot, humid environment. Credit: AP Photo/Moises Castillo In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking…

According to a press announcement by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, archaeologists excavating at Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe have uncovered several new monumental statues and architectural elements. Göbekli Tepe is an ancient ritual complex in the Anatolia Region of Turkey, believed to be the oldest known Mesolithic temple. The main structures identified have been…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team led by researchers at the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK, has discovered a secret about Stonehenge stone 80, also known as the “Altar Stone,” suggesting it did not come from the same source as other stones used in the construction. Many of the smaller stones…

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have confirmed a local legend of a temple on the Cerro de San Miguel in the Mexican city of Atlixco. Generations of people have spoken of a pre-Hispanic temple on the hill’s summit, which for the first time has been explored by researchers from INAH…

In this photo provided by the Ocean Exploration Trust, the chrysanthemum flower crest, an honored imperial symbol of Japan, can still be seen prominently on the bow of aircraft carrier Akagi 81 years after the aircraft carrier’s sinking on Sept. 10, 2023. Footage from remote submersibles taken three miles under the Pacific Ocean is giving…

by Hipólito Sanchiz Alvarez de Toledo and Hipólito Sanchiz Alcaraz, The Conversation Spanish silver and gold coins from the reign of Charles IV, extracted by Odyssey from the wreck of the frigate Mercedes and prepared for sale by said company as well. Credit: Hispalois/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA There are ancient pirates and modern treasure hunters.…

Artistic recreation of the use of Mesolithic baskets by a group of hunter-gatherers in the Cueva de los Murciélagos de Albuñol. Credit: Drawing by Moisés Belilty Molinos, with scientific supervision of Francisco Martínez-Sevilla and Maria Herrero-Otal A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A project mapping medieval England’s known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London’s 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford’s student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional groups in any of the three cities. The team behind…

Archaeologists have discovered a cave containing the tomb of a courtesan in the Via Hebron area of Jerusalem, Israel. In a press announcement by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), recent excavations have revealed the cremated remains of a young woman buried with a well-preserved folding box mirror from the late 4th century to early 3rd…