**DNA Confirms Rare Dwarfism in 12,000-Year-Old Italian Teen** Archaeologists and geneticists have made a remarkable discovery that pushes back the timeline of the earliest known genetic diagnosis in a modern human. A teenage girl who lived more than 12,000 years ago in southern Italy suffered from a rare form of dwarfism, revealed through ancient DNA … Read more
**Stone Age Teen’s Fatal Bear Attack Revealed After 28,000 Years** Archaeologists have uncovered dramatic new details about the violent death of a Gravettian teenager buried 28,000 years ago in Italy. Known as “Il Principe” for his lavish grave goods, the young hunter-gatherer suffered a brutal mauling by a large bear, according to a groundbreaking forensic … Read more
**14,000-Year-Old Alaska Site Rewrites First Americans Story** Archaeologists have uncovered compelling new evidence at a buried campsite in Alaska that illuminates how the earliest humans arrived in North America. The Holzman site in the middle Tanana Valley reveals repeated human occupation around 14,000 years ago, right at the end of the last Ice Age. This … Read more
**Study Reveals Cave Burials Common Throughout Great Basin** Archaeologists have overturned long-standing assumptions about ancient burial practices in the Great Basin region of the American West. A new study shows that cave and rockshelter burials were far more widespread and routine than previously believed, challenging the idea that such practices were rare outside specific areas. … Read more
**1,000 Ancient Features Discovered Along Czech Railway** Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have made an extraordinary discovery during preparations for a new high-speed railway line. In just a 1.2-kilometer stretch of the route between Nezamyslice and Kojetín, teams uncovered more than 1,000 archaeological features spanning thousands of years of human history in the Haná River … Read more
**Nile River Stability Powered Rise of Ancient Napata** Ancient Napata, one of the most important cities in Sudan’s Kushite kingdom, thrived for centuries thanks in large part to a remarkably stable stretch of the Nile River. New geological and archaeological research reveals how shifts in the river’s behavior around 4,000 years ago created ideal conditions … Read more
**New Copy of Oldest English Poem Discovered in Rome** Scholars have uncovered a remarkable new version of Cædmon’s Hymn—the earliest known poem written in English—hidden inside a ninth-century manuscript long stored at Rome’s National Central Library. This discovery, made by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, pushes back our understanding of how Old English poetry was … Read more
**Nottingham Hits 1,000 Underground Caves Milestone** Nottingham, England, has achieved a remarkable archaeological milestone by documenting its 1,000th underground cave beneath the city streets. This impressive total reflects centuries of human ingenuity in carving into the soft sandstone bedrock, creating a hidden network that supported daily life, industry, and survival through many eras of British … Read more
**700-Year-Old Bolivian Mummy Reveals Scarlet Fever Bacteria Pre-Columbus** Archaeologists and scientists have uncovered groundbreaking evidence from a 700-year-old mummy in Bolivia that rewrites the timeline of a major infectious disease in the Americas. DNA analysis has confirmed the presence of *Streptococcus pyogenes*—the bacterium behind strep throat and scarlet fever—in the remains of a young man … Read more
**Ancient Bathhouse and Roman Villa with Mosaics Discovered in Alexandria** Archaeologists in Alexandria, Egypt, have made a remarkable discovery that illuminates centuries of the city’s vibrant history. In the Moharam Bek district, rescue excavations have uncovered a significant site featuring a rare circular Ptolemaic bathhouse and a luxurious Roman villa adorned with stunning mosaic floors. … Read more