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What ancient sheep teeth reveal about life in a medieval Kazakhstan town
For people living along the Silk Road a thousand years ago, sheep were a steady source of food and income. A new study shows how one medieval town in present-day Kazakhstan kept its flocks healthy in a dry and demanding landscape...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/sheep-teeth-life-in-medieval-kazakhstan-town/
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500-year-old Inca mummies provide first DNA proof Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas
Ancient DNA recovered from two mummified Indigenous people in northern Chile has provided the first direct genetic proof that European colonizers brought smallpox to the Americas. The findings include the earliest known smallpox genomes from the continent and fill a long-standing gap in the history of one of the world’s deadliest diseases...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/dna-proof-europeans-brought-smallpox-to-the-americas/
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Earliest known Mediterranean long-distance sea journeys continued for at least a millennium
Hunter-gatherers sailed across more than 100 kilometers of open Mediterranean Sea thousands of years before farming reached Europe, according to a new study. The findings challenge a long-held idea about the sea travel skills of Europe’s last hunter-gatherers...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/earliest-mediterranean-long-distance-sea-journeys/
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25,000-year-old Cloggs Cave reveals ancient grass burning for magic, healing, and cursing
A 25,000-year record from Cloggs Cave in southeastern Australia shows how the GunaiKurnai people’s Old Ancestors used plants during ritual activities. Researchers studied tiny plant remains called phytoliths to trace how grasses were brought into the cave, burned, and placed in layers over thousands of years...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/cloggs-cave-reveals-ancient-grass-burning/
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560 ushabti figurines and rare burial rituals found in ancient Egyptian necropolis at Tell Athar Quesna
A new excavation at the Tell Athar Quesna necropolis in Egypt’s Menoufia Governorate has revealed a funerary complex filled with burials, ritual objects, and imported goods. The finds offer fresh evidence about burial customs, religious beliefs, and trade across the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Period and...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/560-ushabti-rare-burial-rituals-tell-athar-quesna/
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