The origin of the domestic fowl is more recent than previously thought, but it may have taken them thousands of years to become food.
Tag Archives: Antiquity (Journal)
While Building a House, They Dug Up a Chamber for Ancient Gods
The discovery in Turkey led to a looting charge against the homebuilders and captured a time when the Neo-Assyrian Empire was the region’s dominant power.
In Alabama’s ‘19th Unnamed Cave,’ a Trove of Ancient Dark-Zone Art
Researchers using 3-D technology brought to light an array of art in an Alabama cave, including a serpent, flying creatures and humanoid figures in regalia.
A 2,700-Year-Old Figurine Revives a Weighty Mystery
A bronze statuette recovered from a river in Germany may have been part of an early Scandinavian weight system, some archaeologists believe.
Bronze Age Tomb in Spain Hints Women Helped Govern
A tomb unearthed in Spain has prompted archaeologists to reconsider assumptions about women’s power in Bronze Age European societies.
Was Stonehenge a ‘Secondhand’ Monument?
The Neolithic site appears to have begun as a monument in Wales that was dismantled and carried 175 miles east as part of a larger migration, a new study suggests.
Archaeologists Discover Viking Age Ship Burial in Norway
Using ground-penetrating radar, a team of archaeologists made the discovery in southeastern Norway. Once excavated, the findings could offer insight into Viking settlements.