Archaeologists put on their lab coats analyzed pottery from Neolithic sites to illuminate ancient culinary practices
New findings from Interamna Lirenas, traditionally written off as a failed backwater in Central Italy, change our understanding of Roman history, its excavators believe
An archaeological expedition from the University of Gothenburg recently discovered tombs outside the Bronze Age trading metropolis Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus
A team from Goethe University Frankfurt was searching for charcoal and found 4,300-year-old copper ingots, during a routine excavation in Oman
Pottery suggests a surprising diversity of ethnic groups in the US Virgin Islands before Columbus; the study has been published in Heritage Science
The pottery left behind by the Wari gives archaeologists clues as to how the empire functioned: an analysis of the pottery’s chemical make-up
The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of the Wari empire: the same rich black pigment is found in ceramics used in rituals
A Bronze Age well at Petsas House contents reveal the history of animal resources (dogs, cattle, goats, sheep) in Mycenae, Greece
Lustre and Luxury from Islamic Spain. Liquid Frontiers and Entangled Worlds is an exhibition curated by Filiz Çakır Phillip
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports