Archaeology Topics

"Pickled" Brain Mystery Solved?

Scientists may have partially cracked how Britain's oldest known brain was preserved in mud for some 2,500 years.

A Culture Written in Stone and Soil

Remains of ancient altars provide a window into a complex societal and agricultural history on the French Polynesian island of Mo‘orea.

Photos: Lifelike "Wet Mummy" Found

Freed from a liquid-filled coffin last week, the centuries-old Chinese woman had been found when roadbuilders stumbled upon a tomb.

Photos: Oldest Flying Insect Imprint

Three hundred million years ago, a possible ancestor of the mayfly got trapped in the mud—leaving behind a rare full-body impression.

Egypt's Puppy Mummies

The possible products of ancient puppy mills fill newly excavated tunnels.




















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