Archaeology
Psychedelic traces found on mug from ancient Egypt
Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers say.
- by Alexander Nazaryan
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Footprints show two human species crossed paths 1.5 million years ago
One had an ape-like big toe, the other a high arch. One was a juvenile, another had a stiff foot.
- by Will Dunham
More than 6000 Mayan structures discovered buried in Mexican jungle
The city, which has been named Valeriana by archaeologists, bears the hallmarks of an important regional capital.
- by Sarah Knapton
Self-healing concrete? The Romans thought of that
Modern concrete is much less resilient than the concrete used in Roman times. Now researchers think they know why.
- by Amos Zeeberg
‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones
Researchers found at least 12 skeletal remains and artefacts – including a ceramic vessel that “looked nearly identical to the Holy Grail” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- by Annabelle Timsit
Inside the cave where Australians have uncovered the world’s oldest rock art
This extraordinary ancient image may be our oldest evidence of a story.
- by Angus Dalton
Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue
Egyptian authorities spotted the artefact - stolen decades before - when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in London in 2013.
Ancient cities to rival the Romans emerge in Amazon rainforest
A little-known culture built arrow-straight roads and canals through thick jungle to connect urban settlements where they ate sweet potatoes and drank beer.
- by Simeon Tegel
Greece unveils palace where Alexander the Great became king
The site of Palace of Aigai, near modern day Vergina in northern Greece, has undergone a 16-year renovation that cost more than $30 million.
- by Derek Gatopoulos and Costas Kantouris
Archaeologists stumped by Anglo-Saxon artefact ‘completely unlike’ any other
Despite the skill which would have been required to make it, the roughly 1200-year-old object has no apparent purpose.
- by Craig Simpson
Apocalyptic dust plume killed off the dinosaurs in spring, says study
Scientists have known for some time that a giant asteroid smashed into Earth causing mass extinctions. But precisely how it happened was until now not understood.
- by Carolyn Y. Johnson