The Prado Vargas Neanderthal camp in Cornejo, northern Burgos—part of the vast Ojo Guareña karst—has become one of the most extensively excavated Neanderthal cave occupations known. The eleventh systematic campaign ended on 23 August 2026. Co-directors Alfonso Benito Calvo (CENIEH), Marta Navazo (University of Burgos), and Rodrigo Alonso (Museum of Human Evolution) led roughly twenty
Researchers with the Lost Land Bridge Project say they have identified prehistoric rock art in eight caves in south-west Ireland that may date to at least about 15,000 years ago — roughly 5,000 years earlier than the previous oldest widely cited evidence for humans on the island, around 10,500 years ago. That timeline is provisional
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered the tomb of Sekhentio-Ptah, a high-ranking official whose titles included Royal Chamberlain, Overseer of All the Works of the King, and Keeper of the Secrets of Royal Decrees. The find was made during the mission’s first excavation season in Sector A, west of the Bubasteion Necropolis at Saqqara. The
Archaeologists digging a Roman-period cemetery near Żórawina in southwestern Poland have uncovered a much older burial: an adult man laid in a roughly 5,000-year-old mound with a necklace of 42 perforated teeth, a serpentinite battle axe, amber and bone beads, and a flint blade. The find was reported in early September 2026, including coverage by
Archaeologists excavating the fortified imperialRoman private bath found inside palace tower at Vrelo–Šarkamen residence at Vrelo–Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a circular private Roman bath — a balneum — built into the lowest level of a monumental palace corner tower, with heated floors, three bathing pools, a steam room and a furnace. The excavation
Archaeologists have identified a panel containing approximately 30 ancient rock carvings in Santiago de Méndez canton, Morona Santiago province, marking a new discovery in Ecuador’s Amazonian archaeological record. Officials from the National Institute of Cultural Heritage (INPC) Zone 6 announced the find following field inspections conducted December 9-10, 2025. The petroglyphs were documented during routine