threads connecting these societies remained largely intact, despite the significant societal shifts occurring across the Mediterranean during this period. Different laser scans reveal ancient ship carvings on a Kition Kathari temple block. Credit:...

that between 600 and 650 amphorae remain at the site. While this represents a medium-sized load compared to other Mediterranean wrecks containing over a thousand vessels, the variety of the cargo is of particular interest to historians. Divers...

deposit suggest an abrupt interruption of the owner’s plans. According to Christopher Ratté, professor of ancient Mediterranean art and archaeology at the University of Michigan and director of the Notion Archaeological Survey, the pot was found in the...

a vast marine basin that existed from roughly 250 million to 50 million years ago and later gave rise to the modern Mediterranean Sea. Subsequent tectonic forces uplifted and deformed the sedimentary layers, eventually exposing them as part of the...

Chrome Dome operated three primary routes: one skirting Alaska and the western Pacific, another threading near the Mediterranean, and a northern corridor over Canada and Greenland. Problems emerged early on. On 24 January 1961, a Boeing B‑52...

the Dakhla Oasis, archaeologists traced the layout of a planned fourth‑century settlement, while farther north along the Mediterranean shoreline, another team opened a series of tombs containing gold ornaments and burial gear linked to the Ptolemaic and...

sixth to the eleventh centuries, a period that coincides with the height of Silk Road commerce linking East Asia to the Mediterranean. Situated about 70 miles east of Samarkand, Tugunbulak challenges the conventional view that the Silk Road’s economic...

artistry. A 2023 study published in Antiquity reported the largest collection of Paleolithic rock art on the eastern Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Calcite layers and bear claw marks used to date ancient cave art. Credit: Antiquity...

pursue the elusive settlement along ancient caravan corridors that once ferried frankincense and myrrh to the Mediterranean. Satellite view of the Empty Quarter showing Shisr, Oman, linked to the search for legendary Ubar. Credit: NASA NASA Imagery...

may belong to a wrestler. ©Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Aspendos, situated roughly ten miles inland from the Mediterranean, originated as a Greek colony in the fifth century B.C. and later evolved into a bustling trade hub for commodities...

its exact purpose could be the key to understanding how Hellenistic influence permeated this region of the Western Mediterranean. Aerial view of the surveyed area, with the town of Paludi (CS) in the background. Credit: The University of Catania To...

agreement was originally forged around 1269 B.C. following the fallout of the Battle of Kadesh, ending years of intense Mediterranean territorial conflict. The signatories, Pharaoh Ramesses II of Egypt and the Hittite monarch Hattusili III, drafted the...

clotting in the brain. Notably, a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, particularly the Mediterranean diet, has been extensively linked to a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases that readily precipitate cerebral...

discovery of anaphylaxis can be attributed to Portier and Richet, who were investigating the effects of a toxin from a Mediterranean Sea anemone in dogs. Their study involved an initial injection of the toxin, followed by a subsequent dose several weeks...

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letters both pointed toward a specific paternal lineage known as the E1b1b haplogroup. This lineage is common in the Mediterranean and specifically in the Tuscany region where Leonardo lived. While this does not definitively prove the drawing is by...

contain small traces of ancestry related to people from the Levant, a region that includes parts of today’s eastern Mediterranean. These traces were minor and did not reshape the overall genetic profile. This suggests occasional contact. It could have...

It is strange to think about. For years, people walked past a monument carved when the Roman Empire still ruled the Mediterranean, never realizing what they were seeing. How Archaeology Often Begins With a Gut Feeling Many people imagine archaeology as...

Roman shipwreck in Lake Neuchâtel reveals 2,000‑year‑old cache of weapons, wagons and trade goods, shedding light on ancient commerce. A team of divers exploring Lake Neuchâtel uncovered a massive Roman cargo that sank between 20 and 50 AD, leaving...