Ancient 6,000 year old tombs discovered next to Stonehenge

Two ancient, 6,000 year-old tombs have been discovered next to Stonehenge in Hampshire, England.  The prehistoric complex contains two 6,000 year-old tombs and are just 15 miles from the famous Stonehenge, but...

An Archaeological Site Older than Moenjodaro Found in Pakistan

There is much excitement at the discovery of a possibly 9,000 year old archaeological site found in Sukkur, Pakistan. Sukkur is located at the bank of the River Indus in the province of Sindh. Moenjodaro and...

8,000-year-old take on Noah's Ark

First Nations had a similar legend about Lake Agassiz and the rising waters around central Canada, so similar to Greeks and Turks legends about the Black sea's earthen dam separating the mediterranean breaking way...

Prehistoric women had passion for fashion

I can just see prehistoric women in mini skirts and hot pants... The most famous early image of a human, a woman, is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf, found in 1908 by the archaeologist Josef Szombathy in an...

5,000 Year Old Chewing Gum Unearthed :: Oblate Spheroid

"Yes, that’s right, 5K year old chewing gum and not a chair or counter underside in sight. It turns out that Neolithic people (c. 4000-5000 BC) found that by chewing this stuff, cob of Birch tree bark, when...

Student dig unearths ancient gum

"A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby. Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar while on a dig in western Finland. Neolithic people used the material as an antiseptic to treat gum...

Student dig unearths ancient gum

"A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby. Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar while on a dig in western Finland. Neolithic...

Love's Embrace :: MAXINE

"Sometimes, it is just great to take a moment and reflect on what's good about emotions in a human life ... when it all seems to be working out ... to the end! ROME - Call it the eternal embrace. Archaeologists in...

Eternal embrace? Couple still hugging 5,000 years on

"ROME (Reuters) - Call it the eternal embrace. Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a couple buried 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, hugging each other. "It's an extraordinary case," said Elena Menotti, who led the...

Archaeology: Ancient Stonehenge Houses Unearthed

From the Discovery Channel: Nine Neolithic-era buildings have been excavated in the Stonehenge world heritage site, according to a report in the journal British Archaeology (paper not yet available online).The structures, which appear to have been homes, date to 2,600-2,500...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from