25 Jul 2023 · Mörigen, Lake Biel, Switzerland
A Bronze Age arrowhead was shown to be made of iron from the Kaalijärv meteorite in Estonia, about 1,600 km away.
Why it matters: It shows long-distance trade in “sky metal” before iron smelting.
Source: Hofmann et al. 2023, Journal of Archaeological Science ↗
20 Jul 2026 · Dahshur, Egypt
Xavier Landreau, Guillaume Piton and Sayed Hemeda used satellite imagery, 19th-century maps and watershed mapping. They argue that two 600–700 m structures across Wadi Dahshur, west of the Red Pyramid, long read as stone-transport ramps, are dams, one with a duckbill-shaped spillway, linked to a roughly 1 km diversion channel passing close to the pyramid.
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Site guide: Giza & Saqqara · Source: Landreau, Piton & Hemeda 2026, npj Heritage Science ↗
18 Jun 2026 · Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru
Researchers analysed 138 dispersed blocks from a dismantled sector, using geometric silhouettes and computational matching, to propose how the early Inca walls fitted together.
Site guide: Sacsayhuamán & Cusco · Brien Foerster · Source: npj Heritage Science 2026 ↗
21 May 2026 · Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
An ambient-noise survey at 37 points inside and around Khufu’s pyramid found uniform resonance frequencies and design features that reduce seismic amplification.
Site guide: Giza & Saqqara · Source: Scientific Reports 2026 ↗
9 Jan 2026 · Brazilian coast, Brazil
Science reported bone harpoons used by ancient coastal foragers in Brazil as the oldest known whaling tools.
Source: Science news, Jan 2026 ↗