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2,400-year-old pressing platform from Lattara (Michel Py / l’Unité de Fouilles et de Recherches Archéologiques de Lattes)

Lattara Excavations Reveal Earliest Evidence of French Winemaking

Jun 4, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Etruscan amphorae and a limestone pressing platform unearthed at the ancient coastal port site of Lattara in southern France provide the earliest known...

The Gerzeh bead is the earliest discovered use of iron by ancient Egyptians. Scale bar - 1 cm (Diane Johnson et al)

Ancient Egyptians Used Meteorites as Jewelry, Say Researchers

May 31, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

British scientists have provided evidence that ancient Egyptians used meteorite iron to make accessories as early as 3,300 BC. The Gerzeh bead is the earliest...

The study highlights the high affinity of the Minoans to the current inhabitants of the Lassithi plateau of Crete as well as Greece. This image shows Minoan Palace of Knossos (Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Mitochondrial DNA Study Reveals Origins of Minoan Civilization

May 16, 2013 by Sci-News.com

A new study reported in the journal Nature Communications indicates that the Minoans, who 5,000 years ago established the first advanced Bronze Age civilization...

Detail of a 1,500-year-old mosaic found at an archaeological site in Kibbutz Bet Qama, Israel (Yael Yolovitch)

Magnificent Mosaic from Byzantine Period Unearthed in Israel

May 13, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has discovered a spectacular, large 1,500-year-old mosaic at an archaeological site...

A sago palm being harvested for sago production in Papua New Guinea (Toksave / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sago Palms, Bananas were Major Food Prior to Rice in Southern Areas of Ancient China

May 9, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a new research reported in the open access journal PLoS ONE, ancient people on the southern coast of China about 4,500-5,300 years ago relied...

Elevated levels of the Nitrogen-15 isotope detected in plant macrofossils from a Neolithic farming village near Falköping, Sweden, indicate that its inhabitants may have used fertilizers to grow barley and wheat (Agricultural Research Service / Usda.gov)

Stone Age Scandinavians May Have Used Fertilizers 5,000 Years Ago

Apr 30, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a new research by archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg, inhabitants of a small Neolithic farming village located in modern-day...

Excavations at Ceibal suggest that the origins of early Maya civilization are more complex than previously thought. The image shows the temple plaza at Ceibal (Sébastian Homberger / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Excavations at Ceibal Provide New Information on Origins of Maya Civilization

Apr 29, 2013 by Sci-News.com

Results of excavations at Ceibal, an ancient Maya site in Guatemala, challenge two prevailing theories on how the ancient Maya civilization began, suggesting...

Bird's eye view of the Second Temple Period ritual bath unearthed in the Qiryat Menachem quarter, Jerusalem (Israel Antiquities Authority)

Second Temple Period Ritual Bath Found in Jerusalem

Apr 12, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Israeli archaeologists excavating in the Qiryat Menachem quarter of Jerusalem have unearthed remains of a ritual bath dating back to the late Second Temple...