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Jawbone discovery in Orozmani may belong to early Homo Erectus Archaeologists in Orozmani have discovered a human lower jawbone that is believed to belong to an early Homo erectus. Excavations

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Excavations at Orozmani are being conducted in archaeological layers dating between 1.77 and 1.84 million years. It is the same site where, in 2022, the same expedition uncovered a human tooth.

This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Clever Secret For Keeping Her Teeth Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.

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A "Cone Beam" scan, which uses X-rays to build three-dimensional images, showed that gold wire had been used to hold together and tighten several of her teeth. She also had an artificial tooth made of elephant ivory.

Unearthing end-of-life care at 8th Century Cookham monastery Archaeologists find evidence of illness and treatment in human remains during annual dig in Cookham.

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The team have found evidence of illness and treatment in human remains, including bedsores, suggesting palliative care may have taken place.

Archaeologists uncover lavish Bronze Age burial of young woman in Greater Khorasan A study by Ali Vahdati and his colleagues, Raffaele Biscone, Roberto Dan, and Marie-Claude Trémouille analyzed the remains and artifacts contained in the richest burial ever excavated from the Greater...

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The burial contained the remains of a young female, younger than 18 when she died. Her grave was discovered at the site of Tepe Chalow.

Were Humans in Thailand Getting High Off Betel Nuts 4,000 Years Ago? Scientists believe they have found the earliest biochemical evidence of people chewing the popular psychoactive plant

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By providing the first direct biochemical evidence of chewing dating back 4,000 years in Southeast Asia, the study helps reinforce that betel nut consumption is a repeated practice that has been done for centuries.

Oxford chemists find honey offering in 2,500 year old shrine Oxford university researchers confirm a residue found in a 2,500-year-old jar was honey.

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The bronze jars were originally found in an underground shrine, an hour and a half's drive away from Pompeii, in 1954.

2,500-year-old Siberian 'ice mummy' had intricate tattoos The woman, aged about 50, was buried in a Siberian ice cave and discovered millenia later.

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The intricate tattoos of leopards, a stag, a rooster, and a mythical half-lion and half-eagle creature on the woman's body shed light on an ancient warrior culture.

Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed through archaeological investigation and replica creation | News | University of Leicester

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The trove of metalwork, one of the largest of its kind from the county, included a complete sword, dress items including pins and a brooch, but the majority of the assemblage comprised remains of a group of 11 large cauldrons made of copper alloy and iron.

Early Coptic-Era City Unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of a residential city dating back to the early Coptic period at Ain al-Kharab in Egypt’s Western Desert, the Ministry of Tourism and Anti

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The unearthed remains include mudbrick homes, many with plastered walls and storage areas, some containing large clay jars once used to store grain and food.

Archaeologists' most exciting finds: Beneath all the remains of dismembered cats, a beautiful latticework of twigs was revealed 'The whole area was like a crazy time capsule back to a pretty filthy medieval town,' says archaeologist.

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The Follo Line project lasted from 2013 to 2018; the largest archaeological investigations of medieval Oslo in over a hundred years.

Cambridge researchers find 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint The discovery is made ahead of an exhibition about the people who made the ancient Egyptian crafts.

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The discovery was made by University of Cambridge researchers on a "soul house", a type of clay model in the shape of a building, typically found in burials.

Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia Thousands of years ago, adults and children left their marks on soft rock surfaces deep in this cave in GunaiKurnai Country.

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Over time, cave-dwelling bacteria living on the soft, moist rock produced luminescent microcrystals, so that today, the walls and ceiling glitter when exposed to light. It is on these glittering surfaces that the finger grooves are found.

1,400-Year-Old Bronze Cauldron Discovered in Pergamon’s 'Mosaic House' - Arkeonews Excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site revealed a 1,400-year-old bronze cauldron, found in a pool within the courtyard of the

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The discovery was made near the Red Basilica (Kızıl Avlu), in an area referred to as the “Mosaic House” due to its richly decorated floors.

Dig diary - spectacular carved head found in week two at Skaill farm - Archaeology Orkney An unexpected and spectacular find - a carved sandstone head.

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A great find from the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay, Orkney Islands.

Major Excavation at Tower of London Reveals Medieval Burials and Chapel History - Medievalists.net A major excavation at the Tower of London is uncovering rare medieval burials, artifacts, and evidence of earlier chapels beneath St Peter ad Vincula, offering new insights into the fortress’s hidden ...

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The excavation has revealed a wide range of burial types, offering rare insight into the lives and deaths of those connected with the Tower.

The Bright Side: 3,000-year-old mural depicting fish, stars and plants discovered in Peru Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a pre-Hispanic mural dating back more than 3,000 years at the Huaca Yolanda site, located 580 kilometres from the capital, Lima. The work found in an ancient tem...

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The mural, more than five metres long and two metres high, depicts fish, stars, fishing nets and plants.

Thousand-year-old wooden face sculpture found at bottom of Polish lake

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Laboratory testing of the wood has led the researchers to estimate that it was cut around the year 967.

Now-submerged migration routes redraw map of how humans settled beyond Africa A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated by ancient humans that today are submerged under water due to sea-level chan...

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An improved simulation of ancient sea levels can reveal how melting glaciers—continuing long after the Last Glacial Maximum—may have transformed migration pathways and shaped the rise of civilizations in Africa.

250-year-old shipwreck discovered in Orkney gives up its secrets Archaeologists undertake scientific analysis and community-led historical research to identify 250-year-old Sanday wreck.

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A sixth rate 24-gun frigate, HMS Hind saw many years of active service, including the sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec in the 1750s and the American Revolutionary War in the late 1770s.

WHS 4" Archaeology Trowel (Wooden Handle) WHS 4" Archaeology Trowel (Wooden Handle) - A solid forged trowel with hardened and tempered carbon steel blade and high tang for good knuckle clearance. Past Horizons archaeology shop.

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Good news. After a long delay the WHS wooden handle 4" Trowel is back in stock.

Goats on guard to protect North York Moors Roman trail An illustrated trail is open to the public at Cawthorn Roman Camps in the North York Moors.

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Conservation officer Jacob Lawson said the Royal Golden Guernsey goats would act as "conservation grazers" by eating away invasive scrub, brambles and bracken.

Archaeologists find 14th-century Italian fortress beneath Odesa's famous duke monument - Euromaidan Press Archaeologists revealed 14th-century materials from a Genoese fortress in Odesa after a three-week dig near the Duke de Richelieu monument.

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The excavated materials show that an Italian fortress originally stood on this territory, later replaced by Ottoman fortifications.

Archaeologists found that early humans used ochre to make stone tools A new study shows that early modern humans had advanced skills much earlier than once thought.

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In the study, the researchers examine seven ochre pieces found in the sediments in Blombos Cave, dating back 90,000 to 70,000 years.

Europe's oldest lake settlement uncovered in Albania Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago.

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Similar settlements have been found in Alpine and Mediterranean regions, but this one appears to be older by arround 500 years.

2,700-Year-Old Rare Bronze Knives from the Early Saka Period Unearthed in Kazakhstan - Arkeonews In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, researchers and students from Margulan University have unearthed two rare bronze knives

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This discovery is considered one of the oldest bronze artifacts ever found in the Pavlodar region, and it contributes to the growing understanding of technological evolution on the Kazakh steppe.

Ancient footprints reveal Neanderthal family hunts on beaches Ancient footprints found near the shores of Portugal's Algarve region are giving us fresh insights into the lives of coastal-dwelling Neanderthals. An international study led by Carlos Neto de Carvalh...

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The fossilized footprints were discovered at two sites. The oldest from Praia do Telheiro, estimated to be about 82,000 years old. The younger set, dating back about 78,000 years, consists of ten footprints left on a dune by three individuals in nearby Monte Clérigo.

Where did Stone Age hunter-gatherers get the raw material for their tools?

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The researchers investigated worked stone tools from sites up to 40,000 years old and natural rock deposits in what is now the Kingdom of Eswatini on the borders of South Africa and Mozambique, formerly Swaziland.

Alcohol and the rise of complex societies A cross-cultural study reveals how the consumption of wine and beer facilitated the evolution of human societies

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Researchers tested 'the drunk hypothesis' by collecting data on the consumption of traditional fermented beverages from a global sample of 186 ethnographically documented societies with different levels of political complexity.

Archaeologists Find One of the Long-Lost Holy Cities in Jordan - Arkeonews A remarkable archaeological discovery in Jordan has brought one of the Holy Land’s long-lost cities back to light.

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Although once strategically located along key trade routes to the southeastern Dead Sea region, Tharais was likely abandoned by the 7th century A.D.

Sudan’s sunken heritage: The hidden story behind Egypt’s High Dam As Egypt built its High Dam, Sudan’s Nubian valleys quietly disappeared underwater, displacing thousands, burying ancient sites and submerging a lost homeland.

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