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Kapersburg Roman fort yields temple to Mars
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,800-year-old temple to Mars and a statuette of Victory at the Kapersburg Roman fort in Hesse.
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Battersea Shield's ritual use revealed by British Museum
Recent analysis of the 2,000-year-old Battersea Shield suggests it was a ritual offering, not a battle shield.
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Egyptian Horse Burial Found at New Kingdom Fort
A ceremonial burial of a 3,000-year-old young male horse has been discovered at the Abqaa' fortress in Egypt's Lake District.
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Ancient Javanese Gold Mask May Have Confused Spirits
A 2,000-year-old gold funeral mask from Java, now at Yale, was likely used to cover a corpse's face, possibly to disorient the deceased's spirit.
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Oldest North African Defensive Complex Found in Morocco
Archaeologists have dated a Moroccan ditch-and-rampart structure to 3,500-4,000 years old.
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Ancient Plague Killed Siberian Hunter-Gatherers 5,500 Years Ago
Ancient DNA from Siberian burials shows plague was lethal in small, mobile groups long before medieval epidemics.
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Immaculate mastodon molar found in California creek bed
A geologist surveying a California creek bed for a frog habitat project discovered a remarkably well-preserved Pacific mastodon molar.
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Rome's Largest Roman Wall Mosaic Opens to Public
A 160-square-meter wall mosaic, the largest known from the Roman world, is now on public view at the new Museum of the Baths of Trajan.
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Iron Age timber structure found on Main River bank
A uniquely preserved 2,400-year-old timber structure has been discovered on the River Main in Bavaria. Archaeologists date the oak beams to 372-352 B.C.
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Roman skeleton found hiding in jar at Deultum gate
Archaeologists in Bulgaria discovered a 1,600-year-old skeleton inside a large storage jar within a Roman gate tower.
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Hubble Reveals Complex History of NGC 6723
A new Hubble image of star cluster NGC 6723 shows stars of different ages, challenging the old theory that such clusters formed in a single burst.
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Metformin mechanism found in gut cells
Scientists discovered metformin's main mechanism: it makes intestinal cells burn extra glucose by inhibiting mitochondrial complex I.
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Neanderthals May Have Trekked Through Saudi Arabian Desert
New research suggests Neanderthals may have lived in the Arabian Peninsula 55,000 years ago, farther south than previously thought.