ODYOMUH · Global English Edition
Evidence-led archaeology, ancient texts, historical mysteries and long-form research for global readers.
A reanalysis of more than 10,000 animal bones from Abri 122/1200 has identified 83 pieces modified through use, providing the first clear evidence of Neanderthal bone-tool technology in Romania.
Open the evidence file →Latest release · August 12, 2026
Neanderthals8 minA reanalysis of more than 10,000 animal bones from Abri 122/1200 has identified 83 pieces modified through use, providing the first clear evidence of Neanderthal bone-tool technology in Romania.
Hattusa8 minTens of thousands of cuneiform tablets from Hattusa reveal how the Hittites recorded diplomacy, law, religion and the everyday work of governing an empire.
Roman Republic8 minA Republican-era Roman wreck off Mazara del Vallo carries hundreds of amphorae whose mixed origins may illuminate Mediterranean trade between Italy, the Adriatic and North Africa.
Göbekli Tepe8 minExplore Göbekli Tepe’s age, T-shaped pillars, hunter-gatherer builders and the debate over calling it the world’s first temple.
Çeşme-Bağlararası8 minNew radiocarbon results from a young person found in tsunami debris at Çeşme-Bağlararası have reopened the long-running debate over the date of the Bronze Age Thera eruption.
Roman Empire7 minA decorated second-century building in Villa Celimontana may expand the known complex of Rome’s Fifth Cohort of the Vigiles, although an elite domus remains possible.
Antikythera Mechanism6 minA detailed guide to the Antikythera Mechanism, its discovery, bronze gears, astronomical displays and status as the world’s oldest known analogue computer.
Passport History5 minWe analyse Turkey’s 2026 administrative and digital steps on green (hususi) and grey (service) passports, placing them in a historical line from Ottoman travel documents to today.
Early Christianity7 minA 3.5-centimetre silver amulet from a Roman grave at Nida preserves an 18-line Latin text that may push material evidence for Christianity north of the Alps back by decades.
Roman Libraries8 minA hall at the Fuente Álamo villa near Córdoba, once proposed as a Mithraic shrine, has been identified as a private Roman library through architectural analysis.
Neolithic Ireland6 minA court tomb and a portal tomb at Maree offer an exceptional view of burial, ritual and community among Ireland’s earliest farming populations.
Roman Empire7 minA 7.4-hectare Roman marching camp in Slovakia may preserve evidence of a sudden military disaster during the Marcomannic Wars.
Cave Art6 minHidden charcoal in Font-de-Gaume pigments dates a bison to about 13,000 years ago and reveals that the cave’s mask figure was altered across millennia.
Human Evolution7 minFossil footprints from northern Kenya record eight adult Paranthropus boisei individuals moving along the same lakeshore and suggest the species could grow much larger than expected.
Palaeontology7 minA Queensland fossil preserves a pterosaur-eating ichthyosaur that may later have been torn apart by the giant marine predator Kronosaurus.
Neolithic8 minExcavations at Maree relocated a large court tomb and identified an unknown portal tomb with a 14-tonne capstone created by Ireland’s earliest farmers.
Seleukeia Sidera6 minA fifth-century workshop uncovered at Seleukeia Sidera in Isparta preserves an iron furnace, anvil, charcoal store, quenching pool and semi-finished objects, revealing an unusually complete Eastern Roman production system.
Ephesus7 minA carefully built grave containing two premature infants in an abandoned Roman latrine at Ephesus reveals grief, protection and the changing status of children in Middle Byzantine society.
Ancient Rome6 minA Roman marching camp in Slovakia has revealed soldiers in wells and ditches, armour, weapons and preserved sandal nails from the age of the Marcomannic Wars.
Byzantine Empire6 minGold buckles, coins and an imperial signet ring from a seventh- or eighth-century wreck off Croatia suggest that the vessel carried an elite passenger or official entourage.
Pompeii6 minElection notices, love messages, insults, prices and gladiator fandom reveal the everyday voices of ancient Pompeii.
Çatalhöyük7 minWhy did Çatalhöyük have tightly packed houses, rooftop entrances and burials beneath domestic floors?
New Discoveries7 minA unique bronze votive chariot from Casas del Turuñuelo reveals long-distance links between Tartessos, Etruria and the ancient Mediterranean.
Turin Shroud6 minA new metagenomic study mapped human, microbial, plant and animal traces in official 1978 Turin Shroud samples, but it did not authenticate the cloth.
Ancient Rome5 minAquincum Museum used forensic anthropology and ancient DNA to reconstruct 16 Roman-period faces, including six life-sized silicone models.
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Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian texts explained without turning myth into modern pseudohistory.
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Writing systems, inscriptions and the hard limits of decipherment, from Linear A to Rongorongo.
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Machines, materials and construction methods that reveal what ancient engineering could really achieve.
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Sites, cities and objects whose evidence is more interesting than the myths built around them.
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Popular historical claims examined by separating primary evidence, later interpretation and internet folklore.
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Dated explainers on Iran, Israel, the United States, the Houthis, sectarian history, nuclear policy and strategic waterways.
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Strait of Hormuz4 minA map-led explanation of where the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are, what passes through them and why disruption affects energy and global shipping.
Sunni Islam4 minA clear evidence-based explanation of the Sunni–Shia split, beliefs and practices, major branches, Iran’s Shia history and modern geography.
Mohenjo-daro6 minMohenjo-daro’s decline was gradual and regional. Archaeology points to environmental and economic change, not a proven invasion or ancient nuclear explosion.
Cuneiform6 minA concise history of how the multilingual Behistun Inscription became a key to deciphering cuneiform writing and comparing Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian texts.
Rongorongo6 minRongorongo survives on a small number of wooden objects from Rapa Nui. Loss of cultural context and an uncertain writing system make decipherment exceptionally difficult.
Linear A6 minLinear A can partly be sounded out by comparison with Linear B, but the underlying language remains unknown and the texts are short.
Iran4 minA dated, evidence-led guide to the 2026 Iran–US conflict, the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear negotiations, Gulf bases and possible escalation paths.
Iran4 minThe historical roots of the Iran–Israel conflict, from pre-1979 cooperation to covert operations, proxy networks and the open military phase of 2026.
Houthis4 minAn evidence-led guide to the Houthi movement, Zaydi history, Yemen’s civil war, Iranian support and attacks affecting Red Sea shipping.
