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New finds from Ayvalık, Turkey—138 Paleolithic tools across 10 sites—suggest that during past ice ages, lower sea levels...
19/09/2025

New finds from Ayvalık, Turkey—138 Paleolithic tools across 10 sites—suggest that during past ice ages, lower sea levels exposed land bridges, allowing early humans to migrate into mainland Europe.

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-early-humans-turkey-mainland-europe.html

Continuous landmasses, now submerged, may have made it possible for early humans to cross between present-day Turkey and Europe, new research of this largely unexplored region reveals.

Nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy have been digitally documented in a new portal using photogrammetry, laser sc...
19/09/2025

Nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy have been digitally documented in a new portal using photogrammetry, laser scanning & VR—bringing ancient funerary sites into classrooms & homes worldwide.

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-etruscan-chamber-tombs-accessible-digital.html

Imagine stepping into a 2,500-year-old tomb—without ever leaving your sofa. Using advanced digital technology, Swedish researchers have documented and visualized nearly 280 Etruscan chamber tombs in Italy. The result is a new digital portal that opens up this cultural heritage to scholars, student...

An inscription high in the Tibetan Plateau (210 BCE) tied to Qin Shi Huang’s quest for immortality has been confirmed au...
19/09/2025

An inscription high in the Tibetan Plateau (210 BCE) tied to Qin Shi Huang’s quest for immortality has been confirmed authentic. It describes a journey led by ‘Grand Master Yi’ & alchemists to gather yao—possibly the infamous elixir of life.

https://arkeonews.net/terracotta-army-emperors-quest-for-immortality-tibetan-inscription-confirmed-authentic/

Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor and the visionary behind the world-famous Terracotta Army, has long been remembered for his...

Seven wampum beads—white & purple shell crafted by Indigenous artisans—discovered at the 17th-c. Colony of Avalon (Ferry...
19/09/2025

Seven wampum beads—white & purple shell crafted by Indigenous artisans—discovered at the 17th-c. Colony of Avalon (Ferryland, Newfoundland). First ever found in Newfoundland & Labrador. A rare link between Native culture & colonial trade.

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/09/18/rare-wampum-beads-found-at-canadas-colony-of-avalon/

FERRYLAND, CANADA—CBC reports that an exceptionally rare set of Native American wampum beads were discovered […]

Spain’s La Pileta Cave—home to 20,000+-year-old rock art—is being digitally preserved with 3D scanning, VR & photogramme...
19/09/2025

Spain’s La Pileta Cave—home to 20,000+-year-old rock art—is being digitally preserved with 3D scanning, VR & photogrammetry. This tech helps protect fragile details and share the site globally.

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/09/la-pileta-cave-digitally-preserved/

3D model of La Pileta Cave reveals prehistoric art with LiDAR and laser scanning, preserving heritage for future study.

A central building (~220 m²) with a courtyard, pithoi, and terraces excavated at Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus reveals more a...
18/09/2025

A central building (~220 m²) with a courtyard, pithoi, and terraces excavated at Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus reveals more about settlement structure & storage practices. Nearby chamber tombs also deepen understanding of Middle Bronze burial rituals.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/09/18/bronze-age-building-and-artefacts-uncovered-in-erimi-excavations

A large central building and complex Middle Bronze Age chamber tombs were uncovered during this year’s archaeological excavations in Erimi, shedding new light on the settlement’s structure and burial practices. The antiquities department said on Wednesday that excavations focused on the settleme...

Landmark study underway of Dzhetyasar culture settlements in Kazakhstan: fortified towns, irrigation works & domestic qu...
18/09/2025

Landmark study underway of Dzhetyasar culture settlements in Kazakhstan: fortified towns, irrigation works & domestic quarters from 5th-6th c AD found at big site Kara-Asar. New insights into life & economy in ancient Syr-Darya deltas.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/09/archaeologists-begin-landmark-study-of-dzhetyasar-culture-settlements/155992

Archaeologists from the Margulan Institute of Archaeology and the German Institute of Archaeology are conducting the first ever large-scale study of Dzhetyasar culture sites in Kazakhstan.

New finds at Kayalıpınar reveal 56 Hittite tablets & 22 seals—including ones naming royal heirs & princesses. Bird-divin...
18/09/2025

New finds at Kayalıpınar reveal 56 Hittite tablets & 22 seals—including ones naming royal heirs & princesses. Bird-divination texts & seals of Tudhaliya IV & priest Kantuzzili open a new archive from this destroyed Middle Hittite town.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/09/hittite-seals-and-tablets-among-new-finds-at-kayalipinar/155981

Archaeologists excavating the Hittite settlement of Kayalıpınar in Türkiye’s Sivas’ Yıldızeli district have unearthed a trove of cuneiform tablets and seal impressions.

New study finds that during the Bronze & Iron Ages in the Middle East, grape & olive agriculture expanded under state-dr...
18/09/2025

New study finds that during the Bronze & Iron Ages in the Middle East, grape & olive agriculture expanded under state-driven irrigation. Wine was more than luxury—it became central to culture & economy.

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-bronze-age-iron-cultures-middle.html

Grape and olive farming traditions have changed through time based on shifts in climate and the needs of the local culture, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Simone Riehl of the University of Tübingen, Germany and colleagues.

New research on Altar Q at Copán (8th-c. Maya) suggests the hand positions of rulers aren’t just artistic flair—they may...
18/09/2025

New research on Altar Q at Copán (8th-c. Maya) suggests the hand positions of rulers aren’t just artistic flair—they may encode Long Count Calendar dates via “sign language.” A fresh layer in Maya writing + art systems.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/anthropologist-claims-hand-positions-on-1-300-year-old-maya-altar-have-a-deeper-meaning

A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.

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