Author: Gary Manners

Archaeological excavations on Turkey’s westernmost island have uncovered the earliest known agricultural settlement in the Aegean Sea, revealing five circular houses that predate most European farming communities by millennia. The

Scientists have discovered that the world’s oldest armored dinosaur sported the most extreme defensive features ever found in any vertebrate, living or extinct. The 165-million-year-old Spicomellus afer from Morocco challenges everything researchers

Archaeologists working at the spectacular ancient city of Sagalassos in Turkey’s Burdur province have made a significant discovery that promises to reshape our understanding of this remarkable Roman settlement. The ongoing

Denmark’s National Museum has revealed what researchers describe as the closest thing to an actual portrait from the Viking Age: a remarkably detailed 10th-century figurine carved from precious walrus ivory

A discovery in northern Vietnam has revealed the earliest documented case of human conflict in Southeast Asia, fundamentally altering our understanding of prehistoric violence in the region. The remarkably preserved

French archaeologists have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved Roman mausoleum at Saint-Romain-en-Gal near Lyon, representing one of only 18 tumulus mausolea discovered in France, and the sole circular structure found in

Archaeologists working at Canhasan 3 Höyük in Turkey’s Karaman province have unearthed what appears to be one of the world’s oldest known streets, dating back approximately 9,750 years. This remarkable

Peter J. Brown/The Conservative Written accounts tell the story of the Zanj rebellion – a slave revolt that took place in the late 9th century in southern Iraq. Some of the rebels

Researchers from the University of Cuenca have made what could be one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Ecuadorian history – the country’s first recorded cave paintings. The groundbreaking

In a landmark archaeological achievement, Egypt has successfully recovered three monumental statues from the Mediterranean seabed of Abu Qir Bay, marking the country’s first major underwater recovery operation in 25