shifting settlement patterns across the Middle, Neo, and Post-Assyrian eras. Inscriptions on recovered baked bricks and fragments of prisms belonging to kings Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal have further confirmed the area’s historical significance. Aerial...

Experts from the Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Regional Council confirmed that rather than being scattered, mismatched fragments, the timbers represent a nearly complete hull, likely from a flat-bottomed cargo ship typical of the Lake Constance area...

repurposed over thousands of years, with each era leaving its distinct mark on the same patch of earth. Painted plaster fragments from the wall. Credit: Britannia

This fingerprint discovery is just one chapter in the larger story of the Yeşilova excavation. By analyzing the pottery fragments and household items unearthed at the site, the team continues to build a more comprehensive understanding of the Neolithic...

experts to look beyond the surface to identify their origin. By analyzing the microscopic architecture of the shell fragments, researchers identified a previously unknown oospecies, which they named Shixingoolithus qianshanensis. The findings, published...

Rufu stated. She likened the process to heating fragmented food; because the surface-area-to-volume ratio increases, the fragments lose their thermal energy at a rate that prevents a cohesive, lasting internal ocean from developing. Simulation framework...

from artifacts housed at the British Museum, the Medelhavsmuseet, and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. By isolating peptide fragments, the team was able to pinpoint the precise biological origins of the adhesives, moving beyond theoretical assumptions to...

X-ray spectroscopy, and electron microscopy—the research team mapped the internal architecture of the asteroid fragments. Their findings identified a complex inventory of nitrogen-based materials, including ammonium trapped within clay minerals,...

the presence of calcium-rich mineral inclusions known as lime clasts throughout the mortar. While these white, pebble-like fragments were long dismissed by historians as evidence of inferior mixing or poor quality control, recent research suggests they...

micro-CT scanning to peer inside the fossil, revealing a startling sequence of events. The coprolite contained bone fragments and feathers belonging to a hesperornithiform—a lineage of flightless, aquatic birds—alongside tiny fish scales, which likely...

retains traces of bison blood, suggesting its use in processing animal remains. These tools were located beneath tooth fragments of extinct megafauna, including camels and bison, which have been radiocarbon-dated to approximately 18,250 years ago....

by utilizing different food sources or habitats to minimize competition. The presence of various fossils—including turtle fragments, plesiosaur vertebrae, and bony fish—within the same Dakhla Shale formation confirms that this region was once a...

which were used to maintain the vehicle’s balance during its transit to the Red Planet. These components, along with other fragments from the cruise stage, struck the Martian surface about 70 kilometers northwest of Jezero crater at speeds reaching 4.7...

presence of a roof or canopy, signaling that this was a protected, intentional site of labor rather than a refuse pile. Fragments of malachite discovered at Çayönü Tepesi. Credit: Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Mapping the Ancient Supply Chain...

stones that likely served as ship ballast. While the hull of the vessel remains largely obscured by sediment, a few wooden fragments have been identified beneath the cargo. The amphorae themselves, despite their age, show remarkable structural...

not been ruled out. The resulting debris cloud is being carefully tracked, with researchers using the trajectory of the fragments to piece together the sequence of the failure. The symbol for the Jupiter signals intelligence satellite program – © NRO...

the wreck serves as a potent reminder of the prosperity of Caesarea during this era. The wealth of items, including fragments of domestic pottery used for water storage, points to a period of significant economic stability. As Dr. Sharvit and Dr. Planer...

system teeming with activity. Scientists have identified at least 293 moons orbiting the planet, ranging from small, rocky fragments to the massive, haze-shrouded Titan, which is known for its thick atmosphere and liquid methane surface features. Image...

To address gaps in the remains, researchers integrated the mandible from Irhoud 11 alongside additional cranial fragments labeled Irhoud 10, 21, and 22. Experts assert that because these specimens originate from the same archaeological layer and...

published in the journal Antiquity. A Massive Shipment of Prehistoric Raw Materials The site yielded 540 distinct iron fragments, which investigators reconstructed into 519 individual bars. Remarkably, 500 of these items remain at least half intact,...