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6,500-Year-Old Circular Sanctuary Found Near Prague Predates Stonehenge by a Millennium

Archaeologists working outside Prague have uncovered a circular structure believed to be a Stone Age ritual site dating back roughly 6,500 years. Researchers say the layout suggests its builders possessed astronomical knowledge used to track the sun and moon, making it older than Stonehenge by about a thousand years.

gizmodo.com · 2026-09-01

Ancient DNA shows 11th-century Georgia feasts included Central American cacao

Archaeologists at the University of South Carolina found traces of cacao DNA on pottery shards from an 11th-century feast at Etowah, a Mississippian mound city near present-day Atlanta. Since cacao trees only grow in tropical regions roughly 3,000 kilometers away, the discovery indicates the Mississippian people maintained extensive trade networks reaching into Central America.

arstechnica.com · 2026-08-27