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Nov 26, 2025 · Archaeology A clay figurine unveils a storytelling shift from 12,000 years ago A carefully crafted figure of a goose and a woman suggests that art reflecting spiritual beliefs entered a new …
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May 9, 2025 · Archaeology Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the …
This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist
Aug 7, 2025 · Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowling tigers to a fantastical griffinlike creature.
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3 days ago · Anthropology DNA reveals Neandertals traveled thousands of kilometers into Asia DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,000 kilometers to …
An old perfume bottle reveals what some ancient Romans smelled like
Jun 11, 2023 · Chemical analyses reveal that an unopened flask of perfume from 2,000 years ago contained patchouli, a common ingredient in modern perfumes.
The oldest known surgical amputation occurred 31,000 years ago
Sep 7, 2022 · A child who lived on the Indonesian island of Borneo around 31,000 years ago underwent the oldest known surgical operation, an amputation of the lower left leg, researchers say. One or …
Greenland sled dog DNA is a window into the Arctic’s archaeological past
Jul 10, 2025 · A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.
Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone for tools
Aug 15, 2025 · A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.
AI can measure our cultural history. But is it accurate?
Jun 26, 2025 · Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.
A drowned landscape held clues to the lives of ancient human relatives
Jul 7, 2025 · The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.