A 2-000-year-old battery? An ancient clay pot found in Iraq has archaeologists puzzled about what it was used for

A new study has delved into the debate about the use of an ancient artifact discovered in Iraq nearly a century ago but that ...

430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...
ScienceAlert

430,000-Year-Old Stick Found in Greece Among Humanity's Oldest Wooden Tools

Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date back 430,000 years.
Ancient Origins

The 1,000-Year-Old Paper Flowers Found in China’s Mogao Caves

Delicate paper flowers, cut, painted, and layered like small rosettes, survived for roughly a millennium after being sealed inside a cave on China’s Silk Road. The discovery is a reminder that ...
Yahoo

Archaeologists Found 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Under One of England’s Most Hallowed Buildings

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists exploring the estate at the Palace of Westminster have found artifacts stretching 6,000 years into history. The team uncovered stone ...
The Debrief

50,000-Year-Old Artifacts Unearthed at Controversial Archaeological Site Could Rewrite the Early Prehistory of the Americas

Discoveries at a controversial southeastern archaeological site could potentially push back the timelines for human arrival ...
Yahoo

Archaeologists Found Ancient Roman Artifacts From a City That Never Existed

Archaeologists found evidence of a previously unknown Roman-era administrative center in present-day Switzerland. Experts believe this settlement was crucial for commerce and record-keeping—all part ...