Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques
A ship’s ram found near Sicily that had been used in the…
Ancient wasp preserved in amber may have used its rear end to trap flies
A specimen of Sirenobethylus charybdis preserved in amberQiong Wu An extraordinary extinct…
Ancient society may have carved ‘sun stones’ to end volcanic winter
Stone plaques with sun motifs found on Bornholm island, DenmarkAntiquity Publications/John Lee,…
Climate change may have killed ancient ‘hobbit’ hominins
Artist’s impression of a group of Homo floresiensis with a freshly killed…
The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI
In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in…
Meteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars
A Martian meteorite nicknamed Black BeautyCarl B. Agee (University of New Mexico)…
Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep’s horns – and we don’t know why
Sheep skulls modified by ancient Egyptians so that their horns grew upward…
Forests became less diverse when ancient people started herding pigs
A domestic pig in the New Forest, UK9 Deborah Lee Rossiter/Shutterstock Ancient…
