ancient archaeology

PEOPLE

Recent DNA analysis from excavations in China, Central Asia, and Hungary has uncovered the origins of the marauding Huns who swept across Eurasian steppes into Europe in the days of the Roman Empire.

PEOPLE

In April 2025, archaeologists announced the discovery of the first hard physical evidence of gladiatorial combat head-to-head against dangerous wild beasts.

THINGS

In 2019, archaeologists were stunned at the discovery of a unique pink granite statue of Ramses II buried in a muddy pit. The statue was unearthed by a man illegally digging underneath the floor of his own home in Giza.

PLACES

In 2018, scientists made a discovery of stone tools at Ain Boucherit, Algeria, dated to approximately 2.4 million years ago. The find challenges our previously held notions about the development of early humans.

PLACES

Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Tonga have uncovered the remnants of an ancient city on the island of Tongatapu. The incredible discovery, announced in 2024, overturns the chronology of early Pacific Island civilization.

THINGS

In 1988, during excavations of a sewer beneath a bathhouse in Ashkelon, Israel, archaeologists discovered the remains of nearly 100 infants.



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