13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (146+ words) Marble slab bearing reference to Roman deity of nocturnal lightning. The engraved marble slab found buried under ancient Roman villa. (Italian Ministry of Culture) The inscription’s spelling reflects ancient Latin orthography: “V” serves for modern “U,” so the text is…...

16+ hour, 6+ min ago   (457+ words) Ancient Origins Patagonian Titanosaur Eggs Reveal a Polar Nesting Secret A titanosaur eggshell collection from southern Patagonia demonstrates that some of the largest vertebrates to walk the Earth were capable of reproduction far from the equator. The 255 remnants were uncovered…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (423+ words) A skull partly exposed by erosion beside the Darling River in north-western New South Wales carried a wound that looked startlingly like the work of a sharp blade. The burial was later dated to the mid thirteenth century, approximately six…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (109+ words) Painted reliefs adorning the walls of the tomb. (MOTA) One of the well-preserved reliefs at the tomb depicting agricultural practices. (MOTA) The chapel of Ity consists of a false door and various colored offering scenes, while the majority of decorations…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (186+ words) Palmira Saladié, Francesc Marginedas and Ana Solari examine the historic collections at the University of Granada. (IPHES-CERCA) Cut marks evident on a long human bone from one of the sites. (Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo/IAM-CSIC) The Carigüela Cave offers a more intricate…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (284+ words) Ancient Origins The Wooden Structure Built 476,000 Years Ago Before Our Species Existed Someone engineered a wooden structure 476,000 years ago. Yes you read it correctly… That sentence should not fit the history most of us were taught. The oldest widely accepted…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (310+ words) The mosaic is approximately 5 meters by 3.6 meters (16.4 feet by 11.8 feet) in size and includes 15 framed panels which are arranged into three rows. According to the analysis of the house conducted by archaeologist Hüseyin Murat Özgen in 2026, the mosaic is located…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (230+ words) The project was run by rock art expert George Nash together with Genevieve von Petzinger and Barbara Oosterwijk, and the precise locations of the caves are kept secret to secure them against any possible vandalism. Cathole Cave on the Gower…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (659+ words) Ancient Origins Great Pyramid Radar Study Retracted Over Serious Flaws The journal Remote Sensing has published a formal retraction of a peer-reviewed piece of research which claimed that satellite radar had uncovered a mysterious series of rooms and tunnels within…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (184+ words) The fourth-century Great Hunt Mosaic at Villa Romana del Casale depicts the capture and shipment of wild animals for the venationes. (Image source/Carole Raddato/CC BY-SA 2.0) This text tells us of how the burden of animal spectacles could fall…...