AlUla rock art documents 12,000 years of human life in Arabia
Nearly 20,000 panels catalogued in Saudi Arabia's AlUla region offer insight into ancient hunting, trade and environmental change.
Nearly 20,000 panels catalogued in Saudi Arabia's AlUla region offer insight into ancient hunting, trade and environmental change.
A cargo of ancient tableware believed to have been bound for Roman markets was recovered from a 2,100-year-old shipwreck off Türkiye's coast, according to Anadolu Agency.

The roughly 20-metre Gallo-Roman wall was found beneath a hospital on the Ile de la Cite, near Notre Dame Cathedral, French officials said.

Archaeologists say a stone-and-wood structure unearthed this summer could confirm the location of the ancient settlement of Lutetia.
French culture ministry officials have hailed the discovery of a roughly 20-metre wall dating to the Gallo-Roman period, found beneath a building near Notre Dame Cathedral, as a major archaeological breakthrough.

Wednesday's French papers look ahead to a Trump-Xi meeting, an AI-authorship controversy around a Goncourt Prize contender, and fresh excavation work tied to the search for Queen Nefertiti.

An excavation has uncovered a buried Panther tank dating back to the Second World War, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported.
Researchers say early humans sought substances that produced euphoria alongside food and shelter, according to Deutsche Welle Arabic.
The piece, unearthed at the ancient Hittite capital Hattusa, is identified as part of a copy of the Kadesh Peace Treaty.

Typhoon remnants destroyed homes and an active dig site; archaeologists are working to salvage remaining artifacts before the next storm arrives.

New research on ancient human remains points to habitual betel nut use, a mind-altering plant seed still popular across parts of Asia despite known health risks.

Findings from ancient human remains indicate that betel nuts, a widely used mind-altering substance in parts of Asia today, may have been consumed by people in the distant past.
Renovation project included conservation plans for 54,000 tiles and new outdoor displays for nearly 180 artifacts, according to Anadolu Agency.

A small artifact has reportedly become the starting point for an academic exploration of one of South Asia's earliest civilizations

A new study reports that a portable X-ray fluorescence device can help identify which carbonized scrolls are most likely to yield readable text before more intensive imaging is attempted.
New research estimates approximately 2.22 million Indigenous people lived in Australia before the arrival of the British in 1788, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.

A new study questions the centuries-old belief that the ancient Greek temple's subtle curves were built to correct optical illusions.

A technique originally created by NASA to enhance satellite photographs has found a new application: revealing images from antiquity, according to NASA.

Book by Chinese scholar Zhou Yushu explores origins of ancient seal script symbols from Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of a psychoactive substance, in what may be the earliest known evidence of human drug use, according to The Guardian.