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Archaeology

Jaffe was puzzled by the patterns of use on a vessel found in an ancient Chinese cemetery.

How to Reconstruct an Ancient Meal From Dirty Dishes Alone

Archaeologists and chefs used chemical analysis—and their taste buds—to solve a culinary puzzle from China.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 4, 2018

Ponce Inlet, Florida

The Green Mound

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

Hanson Log Boat.

Hanson Log Boat

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

The slaughterhouse dates back to the 1800s.

Found: A 19th-Century Slaughterhouse Beneath a Former Nightclub

An abattoir was lurking under a popular student haunt in Edinburgh.

Christina Ayele Djossa April 13, 2018

At first, archaeologists believed the object to be a nut, it is really a burnt onion.

Found: 1,500-Year-Old Burnt Onion Linked to 'Sweden's Pompeii'

The ancient vegetable affirms a Swedish island's ties to the Roman Empire.

Christina Ayele Djossa April 12, 2018

"The Condor," from above.

Found: Giant Drawings of Warriors, Etched on Peru's Desert Hillsides

They were discovered with drones.

Cara Giaimo April 6, 2018

B.C. era urn.

San Antonio, Texas

Roman Urn Collection at SAMA

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Forest Grove, Montana

Bear Gulch Pictographs

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

A photo of one of the footprints (left) and a digitally enhanced image of it (right). The toe impressions and arch indicate that it is from a right foot.

Found: 13,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Off Canada's Pacific Coast

They support a hypothesis that early people followed a coastal migration route into North America.

Christina Ayele Djossa March 28, 2018

Now complete, the ancient artifact shows Hatshepsut's face.

Found: An Ancient Depiction of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut

A broken artifact sat in storage for over 20 years before an expert spotted the queen on it.

Christina Ayele Djossa March 26, 2018

Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

Soil and Satellites Are Telling a New Story About Ancient Civilizations in the Amazon

With new technologies, scientists are looking for clues in manmade “terra preta.”

Katarina Zimmer March 20, 2018

Gondolas and Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice, c. 1900.

The Quest to Find the Lost Column of Venice

Led by a pipe-smoking Venetian diver, an eclectic team is searching for a legendary monument.

Sarah Laskow and Vittoria Traverso March 7, 2018

Kláštorisko.

Letanovce, Slovakia

Kláštorisko

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

That's St. Nicholas, patron saint of pawnbrokers.

Found: A 700-Year-Old Ring Adorned With St. Nicholas

It was probably lost by a medieval pilgrim on his way to the Holy Land.

Vittoria Traverso February 26, 2018

Fars Province, Iran

Naqsh-e Rustam

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

A close up photo of several stones in one of the larger circles.

Machrie, Scotland

Machrie Moor Standing Stones

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

Archaeologists have unearthed what are probably the only surviving examples of Roman-age boxing gear at Vindolanda, in northern England.

Found: A Pair of Boxing Gloves From 2,000 Years Ago

The leather items are considered to be the only surviving examples from the Roman era.

Vittoria Traverso February 20, 2018