Archaeology
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Woer woer and bullroarer: The instruments used by Stone Age ancestors in Africa to produce sound
Sarah Wurz, Joshua Kumbani, Neil Rusch and Justin Bradfield, The Conversation
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Did kangaroos ever live in India? A new discovery has some archaeologists hopping with excitement
Anupama Chandrasekaran
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A new podcast is digging up hidden stories of India’s archaeological and palaeontological heritage
Priyanka Sacheti
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Watch: A 4,400-year-old tomb of an Egyptian high priest was unearthed by archaeologists
Scroll Staff
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Mapping cropmarks from the air: Dry summer yields a rich harvest of archaeological finds in the UK
Peter Halkon, The Conversation
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ASI refuses to allow excavator of Tamil Nadu’s Sangam-era Keezhadi site to lecture in USA
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Peru: Archaeologists find remains of 15th-century mass child sacrifice – possibly the largest ever
Scroll Staff
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How researchers combined linguistics and archaeology to determine the age of Dravidian languages
Michael Dunn, The Conversation Annemarie Verkerk, The Conversation
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Mohenjodaro was likely the world’s largest settlement of its time, finds latest analysis of cores
Scroll Staff
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Our ancestors had dental problems too – even without the sugary drinks and sweets
Ian Towle, The Conversation
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When did we first become ‘human’? Neanderthal cave art discovered in Spain may hold the answer
Chris Standish, The Conversation Alistair Pike, The Conversation
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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old human remains, animal bones in Mexican cave
Scroll Staff
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In rural Bengal, an indefatigable relic hunter has uncovered a hidden chapter of history
Sebanti Sarkar
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Researchers find a large Mayan city buried beneath the jungles of Guatemala
Scroll Staff
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In Mumbai’s nooks and crannies, reseachers are uncovering 1,000-year-old fragments of history
Aarefa Johari
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Finally, a tantalising YA book (for adults too) that uses archaeology to recount Indian history
Anu Kumar
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Transfer of archaeologist from history-defining Sangam era site leads to uproar in Tamil Nadu
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Archaeologists unearth 40-tonne capstone in Telangana, the largest ever found in South India
Scroll Staff
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Archaeologists have found a 26-feet-tall statue from ancient Egypt that may be of Pharaoh Ramses II
Scroll Staff
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Why did Tutankhamun have a dagger made from a meteorite?
Diane Johnson, The Conversation