Archaeology
Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage
Despite historical accounts, study finds minimal wolf ancestry in Qimmeq sled dogs.
Shiloh excavators zero in on gate they say could match the Ark-capture scene
Lost Lemuria resurfaces: Indian-Ocean zircons revive legend of a sunken continent
Did King Eglon rule Jericho? Moabite shard and twin palace infernos revive biblical tale
Not just a madman: Yale study reveals Caligula's medical expertise
Study suggests Caligula's medical knowledge influenced his actions as emperor.
X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed
Non-destructive scans released in late June show the Imperial‐Treasury spearhead is a Carolingian weapon later re-branded as the biblical Spear of Destiny.
Ritual donkey sacrifice in Israel provides insights into ancient Egyptian trade
The donkeys, found buried under a Bronze Age house in ancient Gath, near Tell es-Safi, were determined to have originated from ancient Egypt.
Was Sodom destroyed by a comet? Journal pulls controversial study
Scientific Reports retracts 2021 Tall el-Hammam “airburst” paper after reviewers say the evidence does not add up.
Study: Body image on Shroud of Turin best explained by a burst of radiation
Image-analysis paper says pixel intensity encodes three-dimensional data that point to an energetic burst.
Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years
In return, artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial and the Lewis Chessmen will travel to Normandy as part of an unprecedented cross-Channel cultural exchange.
DNA study: Modern Jews and Arabs retain more than half their ancestry from Bronze Age ‘Canaanites’
Genome-wide analysis of 93 skeletons from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon traces an unbroken genetic thread across three millennia.
Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old
Proteins, a cell's molecular machinery, also offer valuable information and have the virtue of surviving much longer, as new research shows.
Sirius Rising: The mystery of Canary Island churches pointing to the Dog Star
Most churches surveyed face the sunrise, but a south-eastern handful match the Dog Star’s 17th-century rise.
Roman-era 50-square-meter mosaic found almost untouched in Dara, Turkey
Archaeologist Devrim Hasan Menteşe says a coin from emperor Justinian I dates the floor to AD 525-575 and confirms Dara's status as a key Mesopotamian trade and pilgrimage center.
