Dating Comparison
The Pinnacle Point Caves · 1999–2002, 2005–present
Methods
Methods on The Potsherd: Excavation and stratigraphy, Survey and field walking, LiDAR, ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry and radiocarbon.
Profiles
Dendrochronology
Archaeological excavation · Dating wooden artifacts and structures
Ground Penetrating Radar
Archaeological excavation · Ground Penetrating Radar
Lidar Survey
Point cloud (3D coordinates and intensity) · Terrestrial, aerial (UAV), or airborne
Radiocarbon Dating
Measures decay of carbon-14 · Up to about 50,000 years before present
Stable Isotope Analysis
Stable Isotope Analysis · Tracing dietary and migratory patterns in...
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Hittite Epidemic Tablets Uncovered at Kayalıpınar
A 2026 excavation at Kayalıpınar in central Turkey has uncovered the largest Hittite-language archive of the 21st century, with 131 new tablets detailing a royal epidemic and military pleas from 3,400 years ago.
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Paranthropus robustus evolved stronger chewing as Homo erectus emerged earlier
New fossils from Drimolen Cave show Paranthropus robustus developed larger teeth and chewing muscles over 200,000 years.
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Forensic Study Confirms Retainer Sacrifice in Egypt's First Dynasty
A re-analysis of 5,000-year-old skulls from royal tombs at Abydos has found fatal blunt-force trauma in 18 individuals.
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Lismore monastery excavation reveals wealthy sixth-century community
Archaeologists have uncovered extensive evidence of a wealthy sixth-century monastery on Lismore, Scotland.
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Teotihuacan Writing System Revealed in Cave Glyphs
New analysis of three red-painted glyphs in a Mexican cave provides the strongest evidence yet that Teotihuacan developed a genuine logo-phonetic writing system.
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Digital enhancement of 1940s photo revives Meretneith serekh
A new study used digital enhancement on a 1954 photograph of mud stoppers from Saqqara.
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Laser Scans Uncover 23 Ship Carvings at Cyprus Temple
High-resolution laser scanning at the Kition Kathari temple in Cyprus has revealed 23 previously unknown ship carvings on its walls.
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Celtic silver coin hoard unearthed in Singen
Archaeologists in Germany have recovered a hoard of 11 rare Celtic silver coins, the largest such deposit from the period found in Thuringia.
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Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers Used Betel Nuts for Toothache
A study in Science Advances reveals 25,000-year-old evidence of habitual betel nut use for pain relief on Sulawesi, based on dental grooves and chemical analysis.
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Pompeiopolis basilica yields 4th century mosaic and Eros head
Archaeologists in Pompeiopolis, Turkey, have uncovered a large 4th-century mosaic floor and a 2nd-century marble head of Eros within a Roman basilica.
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Sheep Pox Virus Traced Through Medieval Manuscript DNA
Researchers from University College Dublin have used DNA from medieval parchment manuscripts to track the history of the sheep pox virus.
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Giant scorpion Praearcturus reshapes timeline of giant arthropods
A newly identified meter-long scorpion from 415 million years ago, discovered in British fossils, pushes the era of giant arthropods back 50 million years.
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Model Simulates Agrivoltaic Farming Benefits
A new computational model from researchers Hosseini et al. simulates the complex interactions in agrivoltaic systems.
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Paranthropus boisei footprints show group travel
A 1.4-million-year-old footprint trail in Kenya reveals eight adult Paranthropus boisei individuals traveling together.
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Historian Philbrick Links 1848 Gold Discovery to Civil War and Silicon Valley
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick's new book argues James Marshall's 1848 gold discovery set off a chain of events leading to the Civil War and Silicon Valley.
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St. Victor Petroglyph Site Dates 2,100 Years
Radiocarbon dating of bone samples from pits beneath the St. Victor petroglyph cliff in Saskatchewan yields dates of A.D. 900 and 120 B.C., indicating site use as far back as 2,100 years ago.