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Recent discoveries by archaeologists in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, home to significant Middle to Late Paleolithic sites like Starosele, include a 5-centimeter-long bone fragment from a Neanderthal…
Depiction of a teenage girl with a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father John Bavaro Fine Art/Science Photo Library This marks the second occasion researchers have…
Neanderthals may have used ocher crayons to draw on cave walls Golodenkov/Getty Images A fascinating yellow crayon discovered in Crimea remains sharp after over 40,000 years,…
Scientists have uncovered ice and air that is 6 million years old from a shallow ice core in the Arran Hills of East Antarctica. They believe…
Homo sapiens may have developed greater tolerance to lead exposure compared to other hominids frantic00/Shutterstock Research on fossilized teeth indicates that ancient humans were exposed to…
Skeleton of a woman holding a baby in her left arm, interred in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Screnby, England Dr Hugh Wilmot, University of Sheffield Researchers…
Astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have identified phosphine (PH)3 in the atmosphere of the brown dwarf Wolf 1130c, part of the triple system…
Approximately 12,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene-Chlorocene transition, humans navigated a network of seasonal waters in Northern Arabia, marking significant locations with camels, ibex, wild equids,…
Researchers from MIT and other institutions have discovered chemical fossils possibly left by ancient sponges on rocks dating back over 541 million years. These fossils consist…
Life-sized camel engraving at Jebel Misma, Saudi Arabia Sahout Rock Art and Archeology Project The ancient people of the Arabian Desert left behind impressive rock art,…
An international team of astronomers, as part of the Widefield Askap L-Band Legacy All-Sky Survey (Wallaby), observed DDO 137 (Wallaby J123424+062511). Their findings uncovered a vast…
We may finally understand what caused the inner core of the Earth to freeze. The inner core is a sphere of iron approximately 2,400 km (1,500…
Researchers have uncovered the most ancient and well-preserved fossils of Pachycephalosaur, a category of dinosaurs distinguished by their domed skulls in Mongolia. A new study was…
Collection of Stone Tools from Milovice IV Archaeological Site Martin Novak The discovered series of stone tools in the Czech Republic appears to belong to hunter-gatherers…
Research utilizing ancient DNA has shed light on the complex evolutionary ties and ecological responses of elephants and their relatives. In a recent study, scientists sequenced…
NASA’s diligent rover has been investigating and sampling igneous fields and sedimentary rocks within the Ezero Crater, providing insights into the geological processes and intriguing characteristics…
Utilizing data gathered by NSF’s Gemini South Telescope and NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified methane signatures (CH4), water (H2O), and silane (SiH4) in…
Engraved face from the Amiens-Renancourt 1 site in France Stephen Lancelot/In-Rap Ancient miniature statues, dating back 27,000 years in northern France, may offer insights into how…
Engraved face from the French Amien Lannancourt 1 site Stephen Lancelot/In-Rap Miniature sculptures estimated to be 27,000 years old from northern France may offer insights into…
In a recent study, researchers examined the ancient microbial DNA of 483 mammoths, preserved for over a million years. This included 440 newly analyzed unpublished samples…
Following the Cretaceous Mass Extinction, ancient penguin relatives rapidly diversified Mark P. Witton/Science Photo Library Four newly discovered fossil species in New Zealand demonstrate the significant…
The latest study presents paleoenvironmental models indicating how tidal dynamics played a crucial role in the early evolution of Sumerian agriculture and sociopolitical intricacies. Cylinder seal…
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Cow teeth dating back 5,000 years could provide new insights into the construction of Stonehenge. Utilizing advanced isotopic analysis, researchers examined the jawbone, which was first…
Archaeologists have performed the inaugural systematic, interdisciplinary examination of the structure, methods, and contents of 51 “Phoenician Oil Bottles” discovered on Motia Island, located off the…
A collaborative team of paleontologists from New Zealand and Australia has identified a new, extinct species of Shelduck from Holocene fossil bone deposits located in the…
A dramatic reconstruction of early modern Homo sapiens in Africa BBC/BBC Studios human Available on BBC iPlayer (UK); US PBS (September 17) Based on my observations,…
Thousands of years ago, ancient Homo sapiens embarked on a perilous journey, traversing the icy expanses of the Bering Straits into the uncharted territories of the…
The newly identified dragonfly species, Corduladensa asorni, found in Alberta’s Dinosaur Regional Park, represents Canada’s sole Mesozoic dragonfly, bridging a significant 30 million-year gap in the…
Illustration of an Ancient Denisovan John Bavaro Fine Art/Science Photo Library This excerpt is from our human stories newsletter, focused on the archaeological revolution—sign up to…
Recent studies have indicated significant enhancements in daytime alertness, overall sleep quality, and reductions in apnea paralysis index, suggesting that respiratory muscle training using blown shanks…
Cut marks on the foot bone from El Mirador cave, Spain iphes-cerca The discovery of human remains in caves in northern Spain indicates that Neolithic people…
Stone tools unearthed in Sulawesi, Indonesia, crafted by an enigmatic ancient human species Budianto Hakim et al. Seven stone tools discovered on Sulawesi, Indonesia, represent the…
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Ancient Greek bronze jars displayed at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford have been discovered to contain honey. American Chemical Society The findings from the ancient Greek…
Paleontologists from Argentine Patagonia have unearthed parts of the posterior skull from the previously unknown sauropod dinosaur, Levvatissaurus. Reconstruction of the life of Astigmasaura genuflexa. Image…
Artist’s interpretation of the encounter between ancient caiman and terror birds Julian Bayona Becerra Approximately 13 million years ago, massive predators clashed in a sprawling South…
Morrison, a marine creature from the Cambrian period, could represent an early arachnid Junnn11 @ni075 CC BY-SA 4.0 Research indicates that the brains of ancient sea…
The Pilbara Craton in Western Australia features rocks that date back 3.5 billion years. Elizabeth Czitronyi / Alamy Rocks from Australia reveal that tectonic plates were…
Recent images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlight NGC 1786, a spherical cluster located in the constellation of Dorado. This Hubble image depicts NGC 1786,…