Nathan Carter
5,500-Year-Old DNA Reveals Complex Extended Family Burials in Stone Age Sweden Deep within the sandy soil of Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea, a 5,500-year-old cemetery is fundamentally shifting our understanding of Stone Age social structures. By extracting and sequencing ancient DNA from the famous Ajvide archaeological site, an international research team has mapped … Read more
Singapore Shipwreck Discovery Rewrites Island’s 14th-Century History The discovery of Singapore’s earliest known shipwreck has provided definitive proof that the island was a thriving, globally integrated trading port centuries before British colonization. The vessel, named the Temasek Wreck, sank between 1340 and 1352. It was recovered during a meticulous four-year maritime excavation off the coast, … Read more
14,400 Years Ago, Five People and a Canid Entered an Italian Cave Using Pine Twigs for Light Deep within the dark, winding subterranean passages of northwestern Italy’s Bàsura Cave, a remarkable prehistoric crime scene of sorts has been preserved for millennia. Around 14,400 years ago, during the Late Upper Paleolithic era, a small, tight-knit group … Read more
Back-to-Back Miracle: Second Intact Etruscan Tomb Discovered in Italy Against all archaeological odds, a second pristine, unlooted Etruscan tomb has been discovered at the San Giuliano necropolis in central Italy. Found just a few meters away from a similar spectacular discovery made exactly one year ago, this newly opened chamber offers an incredibly rare, untouched … Read more
New Canary Islands Discovery Rewrites Ancient Maritime History A groundbreaking archaeological excavation on the northwest coast of Gran Canaria has unveiled a sophisticated, 800-year-old seafood processing hub. The discoveries at the Playa Chica site challenge long-held historical assumptions, proving that the Indigenous Berber-descended populations of the Canary Islands maintained a highly organized marine economy and … Read more
11,000-Year-Old Ice Age Girl Identified as Northern Britain’s Oldest Burial A profound ancient DNA analysis has rewritten the prehistoric timeline of the British Isles, identifying the oldest human remains ever discovered in northern Britain. Genetic testing has revealed that a collection of fragmented bones found inside a remote Cumbrian cave belonged to a young girl … Read more
Antiquities Sting Leads to Discovery of 2,000-Year-Old Stone Vessel Factory in Jerusalem A dramatic nighttime raid by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has broken up an active looting operation while simultaneously unlocking a major archaeological treasure. On the eastern slopes of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, authorities caught a group of antiquities thieves red-handed. Once the underground … Read more
Chalcolithic Cornets Unlocked: Ancient Vessels Reveal Prehistoric Night Rituals in Jordan A systematic analysis of an enigmatic ceramic vessel from the Chalcolithic period (the Copper Age) is shedding new light on the spiritual lives and collective gatherings of humanity’s early farming communities. For nearly a century, archaeologists have fiercely debated the function of “cornets”—small, cone-shaped … Read more
Neolithic Study Finds Ancient Gender Roles Were Distinct Yet Remarkably Flexible A groundbreaking bioarchaeological study published on February 16, 2026, in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology is turning long-held assumptions about prehistoric society on their head. By examining the physical wear-and-tear on 5,500-year-old human bones alongside the layout of their graves, researchers have discovered … Read more
14th-Century Shipwreck Rewrites Singapore’s Precolonial History A monumental maritime excavation off the coast of Singapore has brought to light the oldest known shipwreck ever discovered in the nation’s territorial waters. Dubbed the Temasek Wreck, the vessel sank over six centuries ago, leaving behind a massive cargo of imperial-grade Chinese ceramics. The recovery provides irrefutable physical … Read more