Archaeology
Archaeology news and discoveries about ancient people, cultures and civilizations in Vietnam and around the world.
Ancient carved rocks discovered in Mù Cang Chải, northern Vietnam
Ancient sandstone boulders of 1-20 cubic meters lie scattered in a protection forest, carved with rhombuses, concentric circles and terraced fields.
Published: 27/10/2022
Granite blocks from the era of pharaoh Khufu discovered in eastern Cairo
Archaeologists have found granite blocks dating to the reign of pharaoh Khufu in Ain Shams, eastern Cairo, a first for the area.
Published: 17/06/2022
130-million-year-old dinosaur belly button scar stuns scientists
An exceptionally preserved Psittacosaurus fossil reveals a long umbilical scar on its belly, similar to those of modern crocodiles.
Published: 16/06/2022
Second ancient bronze drum discovered in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
A family in Quảng Ninh, northeastern Vietnam, unearthed a 14th–15th-century bronze drum buried over 1 m deep while building an embankment.
Published: 28/02/2022
3 ancient mammal species that appeared after the dinosaurs died out
US scientists have described three new archaic mammal species that appeared soon after the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Published: 20/08/2021
Bizarre ancient tomb with stone statues nearly 10m tall in Turkey
Mount Nemrut, one of Turkey's most famous archaeological sites, is strewn with toppled colossal statues that lend it an air of mystery.
Published: 19/08/2021
Australia's largest pterosaur discovered, with a wingspan of up to 7 meters
A fossil over 100 million years old from Queensland reveals a new giant pterosaur species with an estimated wingspan of up to 7 m.
Published: 11/08/2021
Cave packed with bones hoarded by hyenas for thousands of years, including prehistoric human remains
Researchers believe a huge pile of bones in a Saudi Arabian lava tube was dragged there by striped hyenas over thousands of years.
Published: 02/08/2021
9,000-year-old grave of a young female hunter could rewrite prehistory
A 9,000-year-old grave in Peru holds a woman aged 17-19, buried with the stone tools she carried on her hunts.
Published: 07/11/2020
Stunning discovery behind secret doors inside Egypt's Great Pyramid
Two secret "doors" inside the Great Pyramid of Giza may conceal a hidden chamber of the pharaoh Khufu, but their true purpose remains a mystery.
Published: 23/09/2020
Oldest evidence of mammals feeding on dinosaurs found on Mamenchisaurus fossil
Tooth marks on a 160-million-year-old Mamenchisaurus neck rib from China are the oldest known evidence of mammals feeding on dinosaurs.
Published: 01/09/2020
Rhinoceros sinensis fossils found near Rục community in Vietnam
Two Rục men found three Rhinoceros sinensis fossils, 30,000 to 50,000 years old, in a cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam.
Published: 05/10/2019
Prehistoric human remains unearthed in Southeast Asia's largest volcanic cave system
Archaeologists have uncovered dozens of ancient human remains in Vietnam's Chư Bluk volcanic caves, the largest volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia.
Published: 16/08/2019
Traces of Early Lê dynasty palace unearthed at Hanoi's Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
A 2017 dig east of Kính Thiên Palace in Hanoi revealed 4.5m of cultural layers and glazed roof tiles from Early Lê dynasty palaces.
Published: 18/04/2018
X-rays help scientists save cannonballs from the Mary Rose
Researchers are using powerful X-rays to find a way to preserve cannonballs from the Mary Rose, which corrode when put on display.
Published: 13/03/2018
Rhino fossil more than 100,000 years old found in Russia
Russian scientists have unearthed a fossil of the ancient Merck's rhinoceros, which lived about 120,000 years ago in the Ural Mountains.
Published: 05/07/2013
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