The Old World

The Old World

Kultepe Mosaic Unearthed: Türkiye's First Hellenistic Find

A Hellenistic mosaic floor at Kultepe-Kanis is the ancient site's first such find in seventy-eight years of digging. The Kultepe mosaic opens a forgotten era.

GenZai • Oct 22

The Old World

A Tiny Scottish Isle Just Gave Up Its Lost Monastery

A decade-long community dig on a tiny Scottish isle uncovered a Lost Monastery of international importance, rewriting the island's place in early medieval history.

GenZai • Oct 22

The Old World

Terracotta Army Fingerprints Rewrite the Builders' Story

Scientists analyzed Terracotta Army fingerprints and found a mixed crew: under half the prints came from adult men, with women and teenagers doing the rest.

GenZai • Oct 22

The Old World

Leipzig School Burial Turns Out to Be City's Oldest Known Grave

The Leipzig school burial is a Neolithic grave in Möckern, and Saxony's archaeology office says the seven-thousand-year-old skeleton is the oldest found in Leipzig.

GenZai • Oct 21

Plants and Trees

At Sycamore Gap, the Wall Outlasted the Tree

Three years after the sycamore at Sycamore Gap was felled, its stump is pushing new shoots, and the Roman wall that made the gap still holds the line.

GenZai • Oct 20

The Old World

Terracotta Army Builders Included Women and Children

New fingerprint evidence suggests Terracotta Army Builders included women and juveniles — rewriting who raised China's two-thousand-year-old clay army.

GenZai • Oct 20

The Old World

Buried Dijon Medieval Palace Rewrites Burgundy's Elite Story

Inrap has uncovered a Dijon medieval palace complex in eastern France, where a church, heated halls and a planned layout reveal how early Burgundian elites lived.

GenZai • Oct 20

The Old World

Beneath Hagia Sophia, Ancient Roman Passages Are Opening

Researchers cleared ancient passages beneath Hagia Sophia, uncovering a fifth-century Roman street and a hidden burial complex. Here is what it means for visitors.

GenZai • Oct 19

Deep Dives

The Somerton Man Lay Against This Wall for 74 Years

Found dead on Somerton Park beach in 1948, the Somerton Man stayed nameless for 74 years. A place-reading of the seawall...

GenZai • Oct 18

The Old World

An Alaskan Base Camp Rewrites the First American Story

A Base Camp in Alaska older than the pyramids holds the Americas' oldest known dwelling. What its artifacts reveal about...

GenZai • Oct 17

The Old World

Britain's Tallest Stone Row Was Hauled Eighteen Kilometres

Britain's Tallest Stone Row came from Brimham Rocks, eighteen kilometres away, a new study finds. Ancient builders chose...

GenZai • Oct 17

The Old World

The Alexandria Lighthouse Ring Just Resurfaced From the Sea

A bronze signet ring found in Alexandria's sunken royal harbor is the first Alexandria lighthouse ring ever discovered,...

GenZai • Oct 17