In the arid mountains north of Lima, Peru, the remains of an ancient culture lie buried in various stages of excavation. It’s known as the Lauri Archaeological Site, and it was once home to the Chancay people, according to a May 3 news release from the Peru Ministry of Culture. Between the Chancay and Huaura […]
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — An archaeological site that might shed more light on New Mexico’s ancient history has been discovered recently within the boundaries of Holloman Air Force Base. Base officials said geomorphologists and members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight uncovered a campsite in early March that’s about 8,200 […]
Apr. 1—About 8,200 years ago, the worst of the Ice Age was over. In some parts of the planet, hunting and gathering were beginning to give way to agriculture, as the Pleistocene Epoch slipped into the Holocene. Southwestern Pueblo cultures had yet to emerge, and Stonehenge was still just a twinkle in some prehistoric forebear’s […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered groundbreaking evidence connecting prehistoric facial piercings to the bodies of the people who wore them. Personal adornment — including earring-like objects thought to be worn as piercings — has been documented among […]
The previous pandemics to which people often compare COVID-19 – the influenza pandemic of 1918, the Black Death bubonic plague (1342-1353), the Justinian plague (541-542) – don’t seem that long ago to archaeologists. We’re used to thinking about people who lived many centuries or even millennia ago. Evidence found directly on skeletons shows that infectious […]
An illegal dig in Utah’s Fort Pearce Historic Site destroyed portions of invaluable ancient culture. A man was arrested after using power and hand tools to dig a tunnel into Trust Lands Administration property. The treasure hunter was allegedly on a search for something he thought was special, but instead destroyed a prized portion of […]
An illegal dig in Utah’s Fort Pearce Historic Site destroyed portions of invaluable ancient culture. A man was arrested after using power and hand tools to dig a tunnel into Trust Lands Administration property. The treasure hunter was allegedly on a search for something he thought was special, but instead destroyed a prized portion of […]
Rome authorities have inaugurated a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over. The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to […]