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Chilean Mummies Yield First Ancient Smallpox Genomes From the Americas

Molecular confirmation that European-era variola reached South America with evidence of viral gene loss tied to human specialization.

Scholars Argue Homer's Ithaca Was Paliki Peninsula, Not Modern Ithaki

Aramaic Inscription at Zerzevan Names Jesus and Mithras and Marks Temple Closure

Egypt Uncovers Intact Fourth‑Century Byzantine City at Dakhla Oasis

Egypt Excavates 18 More Hellenistic–Roman Tombs at Marina Alamein

Egyptian Teams Reveal Sealed Sarcophagus and Byzantine Oasis Town in New Finds

Plague Hit Lake Baikal Hunter‑Gatherers 5,500 Years Ago

Ancient Tuscan Seeds Reveal a Single White Grape Line Carried From Etruscans to Romans

New Study Pushes Back First Horse Riding to 3500–3000 BCE

Study Recasts Post-Rome Europe as Integration, Not Invasion

Papyrus of Homer's Iliad Found Inside Mummy in Roman-Era Tomb at Oxyrhynchus

Study Finds Democracy’s Deep Global Roots in Ancient Societies

Peru Declares 60-Day Emergency at Kuélap After Heavy Rains

Elephant Bone in Spain Dated to Punic Era Fuels Plausible Link to Hannibal’s War Elephants

Ancient DNA Study Traces Britain’s Bell Beaker Migrants to Rhine–Meuse Wetlands

Digital Imaging Exposes 79 New Graffiti in Pompeii’s Theatre Corridor

Pompeii Baths Went From Foul Wells to Cleaner Aqueducts, With Lead Risks

Geochemical Study Reveals Dirty, Organics-Laden Water in Pompeii's Early Baths

Archaeologists Unveil Rare Mosaic Patolli Board at Maya City Naachtun

Libya Reopens Tripoli’s Red Castle National Museum After 14 Years