Archaeology junkies, history buffs and culture fans—get ready! CMG just unveiled its top 10 international archaeology discoveries of 2025, and here are 8 highlights that will blast you back in time 🌍✨.
1. 1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tools in Tanzania 🦛🔪
In northern Tanzania, researchers found 27 fragments of sharpened hippopotamus and elephant bones—making them the oldest bone tools ever discovered. These ancient ancestors were crafting tools around 1.5 million years ago, about a million years older than previously known examples.
2. Ancient DNA Unlocks 11,000-Year-Old Sheep-Human Bond 🐑💛
By decoding 118 sheep genomes from Mongolia to Ireland, scientists pieced together how sheep domestication, migration and breeding shaped human societies over 12 millennia. Think of it as a prehistoric family tree powered by old DNA!
3. Prehistoric Matrilineal Society Found in Shandong, China 👩👩👧
Chinese scientists discovered ancient DNA evidence of a matrilineal community in east China’s Shandong Province—pushing back the timeline for mother-led societies far earlier than Europe’s Iron Age.
4. Bronze Age Mega-Settlement in Kazakhstan 🏰🌾
A 140-hectare Bronze Age site in the Kazakh steppes reveals houses, workshops and a grand central structure dating to around 1600 BC. This could rewrite our ideas about urban life on the Eurasian plains.
5. 3,500-Year-Old City in Peru Unveiled 🏙️🌄
Drone shots expose a circular hub on a hillside terrace—once a bustling trade center linking Pacific coast, Andes and Amazon cultures. This city thrived 3,500 years ago, around the same time as early Asian and Middle Eastern civilizations.
6. Pharaoh Thutmose II’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt 👑🪦
A joint Egyptian-British team unearthed King Thutmose II’s 3,500-year-old tomb in the Thebes area, west of Luxor. Inside, hieroglyphic inscriptions confirm the resting place of this long-lost ruler.
7. Oldest & Largest Maya Monument in Mexico 🇲🇽🌳
Beneath fields in southeastern Mexico lies Aguada Fénix—a massive earthen platform built over 3,000 years ago. It predates Tikal and Teotihuacán by almost a millennium and offers clues to Maya cosmology.
8. Rare Giant Frescoes in Pompeii, Italy 🎨🏛️
In a banquet hall of Region IX, archaeologists uncovered life-sized 1st century BC frescoes in Pompeii’s House of Thiasus. These vivid paintings give fresh insight into ancient rituals—one of the biggest art finds in over a century.
Which discovery has you starry-eyed? Share your favorite find and keep the time-travel convo going in the comments! 🚀🔍
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CMG releases top 10 intl news of archaeological discoveries in 2025
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