Pottery remains reveal secrets of ancient Europeans’ surprisingly complex diet

Millennia-old pottery remains from across Europe reveal that ancient communities in the region made elaborate meals using a ...
Artnet

A Cat Left Its Claw Print on This Pottery Shard 1,200 Years Ago

For as long as cities have stood, cats have loyally carried out their feline duties. One recent find from ongoing digs at Mount Zion, just outside Jerusalem’s Old City, offers yet another bit of proof ...
WKYC3

Ohio residents fear lead contamination after uncovering pottery shards in their soil

ROSEVILLE, Ohio — Jerry Acheson Jr. never imagined he’d be spending his days digging in the front yard of his Roseville home not for treasure, but for answers. Instead of gold, Acheson is unearthing ...

The real ‘paleo’ diet had plenty of fruits and veggies

A new study of ancient pottery adds to evidence that hunter-gatherers in Europe ate more than meat and developed early ...
Yahoo

Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Pottery Shard—With a Human Face Staring Back

A 5,000-year-old piece of pottery discovered in Turkey depicts a detailed human face. Likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, experts said the fragment was from early Anatolian civilizations and is an ...
Colorado Public Radio

Thinking about taking a pottery shard from Mesa Verde or Ute Mountain Tribal Park? Don’t

At Ute Mountain Tribal Park in Southwest Colorado, visitors show up promptly at 9 a.m., then join a tour with Ute guides who’ve led visitors through the home of ancestral pueblo Indians who lived ...
Seven Days

Q&A: An Archaeological Dig Uncovers Native American Artifacts

This summer, Route 2 drivers might have noticed a large mound of dirt in the parking lot at Milton’s Sand Bar State Park and a group of people digging beside it. This excavation team, made up of ...