Archaeological study
‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker
“It completely tears up previous assumptions,” Wiltshire Museum Director David Dawson told The Guardian. “It’s a fantastic revelation of the position of women in society.”
Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims
Ancient humans precisely navigated northern Israel to find right stones for tools, study suggests
Inside the tragic, decades-long mystery of Qumran's lost Second Temple incense
New Israeli technology lets archaeologists see underground without digging
Using muon detectors, the team produced detailed images of underground features, including tunnels and cisterns, based on how soil absorbs cosmic radiation.
Scientists reconstruct face of 900-year-old woman from churchyard skull
Visitors to Holy Trinity Parish Church are invited to pick a name for the medieval woman from a ten-strong shortlist.
Iron Age olive oil center in Beit Aryeh shows Israelite kingdom’s economic power in Samaria
A study published in the Israel Antiquities Authority's latest volume found that olive oil production was a key economic engine for the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
Ancient innovation uncovered: Some of the oldest lamp wicks in history found in Israel
The wicks, preserved in unusual circumstances, are a remarkable discovery given the moist Mediterranean climate, which typically causes organic materials to decompose.
Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’
High-resolution imaging shows a human-made mile-long boulder array 12 m under Grand Traverse Bay, predating Stonehenge by 4,000 years.
Ancient wooden tools uncovered in China shed new light on early human diet, cognitive abilities
The tools include digging sticks made of pine and hardwood, hooks for cutting roots, and small, pointed implements for extracting edible plants from the ground.
Prehistoric humans may have used fire to smoke meat one million years ago, study suggests
Over time, as the availability of large game declined, humans had to adapt to hunting smaller animals and using fire more consistently.
1,500-year-old figurines found in Negev point to early Christians in southern Israel
Experts say that the figurines prove that a Christian community lived in southern Israel nearly 1,000 years ago.
Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach
With the discovery of the species, scientists can now properly develop a timeline surrounding the arrival of the fish in Australia and its evolution since then.
Study links Arabian god Kahl to smiting deity tradition
Research connects Qaryat al-Fāw’s patron god to Near Eastern iconography and coinage.
