Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Markings on Anatolian Arrowheads Studied
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Markings on Anatolian Arrowheads Studied

A flint tool (left) was used to make crossed incisions on an obsidian blade (middle). Details of these incisions (right) are shown under a microscope. CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY—According to an IFL Science report, 11 obsidian points have been discovered in central Anatolia at the Neolithic village of Tepecik-Çiftlik, which is situated between two large sources of…

Study Compares Neanderthal and Modern Human Hip Bones
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Study Compares Neanderthal and Modern Human Hip Bones

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND—Phys.org reports that a team of researchers led by Christoph Zollikofer and Marcia Ponce de León of the University of Zurich and the Institute for Basic Science in Busan digitally reconstructed the nearly intact pelvises of an infant Neanderthal whose remains were recovered from Dederiyeh Cave in Syria, and a young adult female Neanderthal…

U.S. Returns Artifacts to Egypt

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—CBS News reports that the FBI has returned 48 artifacts to Egypt. The figurines, amulets, and tomb equipment were relinquished by a collector who questioned their provenance. A subsequent investigation conducted by the FBI’s Art Crime Team determined that the objects were likely exported from Egypt by an antiquities trafficker who is now…

Child’s Burial Excavated at Huacas de Moche
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Child’s Burial Excavated at Huacas de Moche

TRUJILLO, PERU—According to an Andina report, the 1,500-year-old remains of a child estimated to have been about 18 months old at the time of death have been uncovered in a residential area at the site of Huacas de Moche, which is located in northern Peru. Carlos Rengifo of the Huacas de Moche Archaeological Project and…

Prehistoric Turtle Figurines Found in Turkey

BİLECİK, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that 25 turtle figurines carved from limestone have been discovered in a cave in northwestern Turkey. Some of the figurines, which measure less than one foot long and eight inches wide, had been coated with clay. The figurines have been dated to between 14,500 and 11,200 years ago by a…

Byzantine Royal Seal Unearthed in Bulgaria
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Byzantine Royal Seal Unearthed in Bulgaria

Lead seal of Irene Komnene SOFIA, BULGARIA—A Byzantine-era seal belonging to the empress Irene Komnene has been unearthed in Perperikon, the site of an ancient city in southern Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains, according to a Greek Reporter article. Archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov said that Irene Komnene was married to John III Doukas Vatatzes, the emperor of Nicaea,…

Neolithic Monument Unearthed in Czech Republic
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Neolithic Monument Unearthed in Czech Republic

Ground-penetrating radar image of the Neolithic enclosure in Chleby, Czech Republic CHLEBY, CZECH REPUBLIC—A monumental structure built some 6,500 years ago has been identified as one of the oldest ritual centers in central Europe, according to a La Brújula Verde report. Located in the central Czech Republic, the circular enclosure measures more than 750 feet…