Archaeological study

Ancient Scythian burial site from Siberia reveals earliest known use of cannabis as an intoxicant

The site predates the oldest previous evidence from the first millennium BCE for mind-altering use of cannabis such as evidence of implements from the Middle East and the Asia.

Researcher Gino Caspari with a wild cannabis plant growing in the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia in this handout image released on November 5, 2026.
Multispectral imaging and carbon dating digitally reconstruct Codex H, revealing ancient scribal habits and early biblical structures, April 30, 2026.

New LED technology helps archaeologists uncover details invisible to the naked eye

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019.

Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations


Ancient net fishing scenes discovered on 15,800-year-old stones in Germany

A plaquette previously showing a fish was found to include net-like lines. Seven others showed similar net-and-fish scenes.

 Air dried fish at ancient fisherman village at the banks of river Danube in Serbia.

Skeleton made from bones of five people across 2,500 years found in Belgium

The tomb, known as "Tomb 26," was unearthed in the 1970s during excavations of a cemetery in Pommerœul, near the French border.

 Archaeology dig in Halle, Belgium.

Colombian rancher finds largest known fossil of three-meters tall “Terror Bird” in Tatacoa Desert

Fossil bears tooth marks from giant crocodile, hinting at how the predator met its end.

 “Terror Bird”. Illustration.

Archaeological mission discovers first Middle Kingdom tomb in South Asasif Necropolis

The excavation revealed a wealth of unique jewelry in the female burials, including necklaces, bracelets, chains, rings, and belts made from red agate, blue and green glazed ceramics, and faience.

 Mummified cat, Egypt, Beni Hassen, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC, site of Khnumhotep II, linen and pigments. Fitchburg Art Museum.

Hidden 4,000-year-old fortified town discovered in the Khaybar Oasis of Saudi Arabia

Al-Natah, occupied from 2400 to 1500 BCE, had about 500 residents and is the first of its kind for studying an ancient settlement in northwest Arabia.

 Wadi Disah, Al Shaq canyon of Saudi Arabia.