Author: Gary Manners

A massive comet explosion that rocked Louisiana nearly 13,000 years ago has provided new evidence supporting one of archaeology’s most controversial theories. The discovery of a 984-foot-long crater-like depression, caused

Archaeological excavations on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have uncovered seven stone tools dating back at least 1.04 million years, potentially extending to 1.48 million years ago. This groundbreaking discovery,

Scientists have successfully traced the mineral origins of sacred Maya Blue pigment found on Late Classic pottery from Buenavista del Cayo in Belize, revealing that the essential clay mineral traveled over 230

Maritime archaeologists from East Carolina University have uncovered a remarkable collection of four colonial-era shipwrecks along the historic Brunswick Town shoreline in North Carolina, including what seems to be the

Konstantine Panegyres/The Conversation The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to destroy his house: Earthquake, most dread

Recent archaeological excavations in southwestern Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved 2,050-year-old council building that once served as the political and judicial nerve center of the ancient Roman city of Laodicea.

Revolutionary 300,000-year-old dental remains from China’s Hualongdong site are rewriting our understanding of human evolution in Asia. The teeth display an unprecedented combination of primitive and modern features, suggesting early

Archaeologists have uncovered twelve extraordinary ritual pits from the enigmatic Salzmünde culture near Gerstewitz, Germany, revealing haunting evidence of complex Neolithic funeral ceremonies involving human skulls, dog sacrifice, and the ritual burning

Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence of early Coptic Christianity in Egypt’s remote Western Desert, discovering a complete residential city dating to the pivotal period when ancient Egypt transformed from paganism to Christianity.

Archaeologists have unveiled an extraordinary discovery in Peru’s Amazonas region, where two rare ceremonial club heads and over 200 pre-Hispanic structures belonging to the ancient Chachapoyas culture have been unearthed. The findings,