A multinational group of scientists led by Prof Wil Roebroeks of Leiden University in the Netherlands has uncovered the earliest known etching on a fossilized shell from the famous Homo erectus site of Trinil, on the Indonesian island of Java. While cataloging hundreds of freshwater mussel shells composed at the end of the 19th century […]

An attractive 2,800-year-old farmhouse has been unearthed during an archaeological dig near Tel Aviv, Israel. The large, 23-room home, which covers a 100ft x 130ft area, was build in the eighth century BC, around the time of the Assyrian defeat of Israel. The site is thought to have a wealthy history, with Greek coins found […]

French archaeologists are cautiously preparing the mummy, which is believed to be of a woman, ahead of a new exhibition. Archaeologists have been careful to protect and keep her in the similar foetal position. More than 80 mummies and skeletons were found in Pachacamac, which contain infants and children who are believed to have been […]

The earliest known case of cancer has been recognized in the skeleton of a Siberian Bronze Age man. The 4,500-year-old bones have important marks and holes, alerting researchers to the devastating lung or prostate cancer that the ancient man had endured. This new proof of the illness in ancient bones demonstrates that cancer is not […]

One of the unique features of the First World War was the widespread use of chemical arms. Chemical gases of a variety of lethality, including mustard gas, phosgene and tear gas, were used to disable and kill enemy defenders. Although chemical weapons played a major role during the Great War, its practice can be dated […]