Author: Gary Manners

Scientists have introduced a new term for an ancient behavior that may hold the key to understanding humanity’s complex relationship with alcohol. Researchers from Dartmouth and the University of St

An international team of archaeologists has used cutting-edge high-resolution digital imaging to examine tattoos on a 2,000-year-old ice mummy from Siberia’s Pazyryk culture, revealing for the first time that prehistoric tattooing

A remarkable 900-year-old carved sandstone head has emerged from the ongoing archaeological excavation at Skaill Farm on the Scottish island of Rousay, marking one of the most significant medieval stone

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare, 5,500-year-old Canaanite blade manufacturing workshop near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, marking the first discovery of its kind in the region. The site at Nahal

Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery at the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological complex in Bonorva, Sardinia, unearthing three previously unknown domus de janas that add significantly to our understanding of Neolithic

An exceptionally well-preserved bronze cauldron dating back 1,400 years has been unearthed during archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Pergamon in western Turkey’s Bergama district. The remarkable discovery was made within

A controversial new interpretation of ancient Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions carved into Egyptian mine walls could provide the first archaeological evidence for the biblical figure of Moses. Researcher Michael Bar-Ron claims that a 3,800-year-old

Thanksgiving, celebrated annually in the United States, is a time-honored tradition marked by a feast that brings together family and friends. It is in essence a harvest festival, to give

A groundbreaking discovery in southern Arizona has unveiled the oldest known firearm in the continental United States. A bronze wall gun, dating to the Coronado expedition of 1539–1542, was excavated

History is full of inventive, albeit disturbing, methods of making people squirm, confess, or simply regret their life choices. Among these is the lesser-known but utterly bizarre practice of ‘goat’s