Ancient

Prehistoric stone circle monument standing in a misty Irish field with weathered standing stones

October 27, 2026

Dolmen, Cairn, or Stone Circle? What a Viral Megalithic Video Gets Right — And What the Terminology Misses

A viral video claims a 2500-3000 year old dolmen and cairn at 'Hasmaquite.' We verify the archaeology: cairn ≠ stone circle, dolmens are collective burials, and the site remains unidentified.

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation ranger and underwater archaeology researchers in Western Australia

Australia·Science

Murujuga Underwater Sites Document a 9,000-Year-Old Cultural Landscape

Archaeologists have documented underwater cultural sites in Murujuga Sea Country, in the Dampier Archipelago off Western Australia, according to a study published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews and a Flinders University release dated 14 October. Researchers identified two underwater

October 18, 2026

A Satellite Image From 2015, a Dive Team in 2026, and One Question Left to Answer: Is the Taraia Object Earhart’s Aircraft?

Archaeology·Discovery·History·Science

A 17-person research team from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute arrived at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific on October 12, 2026, beginning

‘May Be Petrified Wood’: Drill Breaks Deep at Turkey’s 157-Metre Site

News·Science·World

An international research team began core drilling at the Durupınar formation in eastern Türkiye on September 23, 2026. During drilling, a percussion bit broke

Expansive coastal mudflats and shallow waters at low tide along The Wash coastline bordering Norfolk and Lincolnshire.

Latest·News·Science·UK

454-Million-Year-Old Supervolcano Found Beneath England—Ash Reached Across Europe

Beneath The Wash—a flat coastal area in Norfolk and Lincolnshire—geologists found evidence of an ancient volcanic system that erupted 454 million years ago. Headlines called it a “supervolcano,” but that label requires

Sonali Tiwary

September 4, 2026

An ancient Roman amphora of the type used to carry wine and oil

Nature·News·Science

2,400-Year-Old Shipwrecks Found in Mediterranean: Ancient Wine Jars Reveal Trade Secrets

Two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the Mediterranean Sea are giving archaeologists rare glimpses into how people traded goods thousands of years ago. One wreck off Greece held cargo from around 400 BCE,

Govind Tekale

August 28, 2026

Historical artwork by James Jacques Joseph Tissot depicting Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, a 19th-century artistic interpretation of the ancient sanctuary that archaeologists continue to investigate at the Shiloh excavation site.

Archaeology·Discovery·History

Ark of the Covenant: Archaeologists Uncover Possible Tabernacle Site at Ancient Shiloh, Along With Priestly Artifacts

Excavators at Tel Shiloh in Israel uncovered a monumental Iron Age structure matching the biblical Tabernacle's proportions, along with altar horns, murex shells, and priestly artifacts.

Karmactive Staff

July 23, 2026

Archaeology·Asia·News

Gunung Padang’s 25,000-Year Pyramid Claim Faces Scientific Scrutiny

A heated debate is unfolding in archaeological circles about Gunung Padang in West Java, Indonesia. Some researchers claim it’s the world’s oldest pyramid, potentially dating back 25,000 years. This would make it

Govind Tekale

June 2, 2025

Representative Image. Cretaceous Australia Landscape. Artwork by Jonathan Metzger. Photo Source: Museums Victoria

Paleontology

Oldest Megaraptorid Fossils Found in Victoria Reveal Unique Australian Predator Hierarchy

Scientists have found new dinosaur bones in Victoria that tell a surprising story about Australia’s ancient predators. These fossils reveal that the meat-eating dinosaurs that ruled ancient Australia differed from those on

Govind Tekale

February 24, 2025

Rock-filled cave interior with measuring stick. Photo Source: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Archaeology·News

Egypt Unveils First Pharaoh’s Tomb Since 1922: Thutmose II’s Resting Place Found

Archaeologists have found something rare in Egypt – a king’s tomb. This is the first royal tomb discovery since King Tutankhamun’s in 1922. A team of British and Egyptian researchers found King

Rahul Somvanshi

February 21, 2025

London's first Roman Basilica! Photo Source: Museum of London Archaeology (Facebook)

Archaeology·Discovery·Europe

London’s First Roman Basilica Discovered Beneath Office Building

Workers have found the remains of London’s oldest Roman public building under an office at 85 Gracechurch Street. The building, called a basilica, was like a town hall where Romans made important

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Strength of magnetic field at earth surface. Photo Source - European Space Agency

Science

Earth’s Magnetic Pole Races Toward Siberia as Ancient Tree Reveals 5% Field Strength Drop

Our planet’s magnetic north pole is moving. Since 1831, when explorers first found it in Canada’s Boothia Peninsula, it has traveled hundreds of kilometers through the Arctic Ocean and is now heading

Rahul Somvanshi

February 15, 2025

Representative Image. An ancient scroll laid out on a wooden table. Photo Source - Ooligan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Archaeology·Artificial Intelligence

AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll

Artificial intelligence has helped scientists read words from a scroll sealed for 2,000 years. This scroll, carbonized into a lump of charcoal by volcanic heat, holds secrets from the Roman town of

Govind Tekale

February 12, 2025

This fossil, preserved roughly 47 million years ago, has a such a strange assortment of features that scientists were unable to find a plant family, living or extinct, to which it might belong. Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

Archaeology·Discovery

47-Million-Year-Old ‘Alien Plant’ Fossil in Utah Defies Classification, Puzzles Scientists

Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old plant fossil in Utah that’s unlike anything seen before. The specimen doesn’t match any of the over 400 known plant families, either living or extinct. “This fossil

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2025

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