17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 2 June 2026 at 12:00 Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art.
Gessel gold hoard: A 3,300-year-old stash of gleaming treasures that's one of the largest Bronze Age hoards from Europe Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 1 June 2026 at 11:00 The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of jewelry in it.
Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 29 May 2026 at 23:20 In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen.
1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrim Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 27 May 2026 at 21:56 Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia.
Toxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest chemical evidence of topical anesthetic Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 26 May 2026 at 00:01 An analysis of residue on centuries-old surgical tools reveals the use of a toxic anesthetic in Ming dynasty-era Chinese medicine.
Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into Osiris Livescience By: kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) 25 May 2026 at 11:00 This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.