Scientists offer new insight into when the first humans may have appeared off the coast of Southeast Alaska
For many years, scientists investigate when the first humans made the first footprints in North America. The discovery of a set of 20,000-year-old human footprints in a dry lake bed in New Mexico has scientists excited to answer this question. First discovered in 2009, these fossilized footprints overturned everything known about when humans first appeared
Excavations continue in the ancient city of Magarsus where Alexander the Great offered sacrifices
The excavations of the ancient city of Magarsus, where the Macedonian king Alexander the Great sacrificed to Athena Megarsis and Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraos, the legendary founder of the city, before the Battle of Issos, continue. Magarsus, one of the most important prophecy centers in the Eastern Mediterranean, is 49 km from Adana and 4
Hundreds of previously unknown prehistoric monuments discovered with LIDAR technology in Ireland
James O’Driscoll from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen used LIDAR technology to survey the Baltinglass site in County Wicklow, Ireland. The results of the study were published in the journal Antiquity. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing method that measures the distance and shape of an object or
Archaeologists find Bronze Age settlement in Poland during a survey ahead of S1 highway construction
A Bronze Age settlement was uncovered during the construction of the S1 highway between Oświęcim and Dankowice in Poland. According to a press release by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA), two cultural layers were encountered during the works carried out at two stations in the Jawiszowice region. One of these cultural