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A research team led by University of Cincinnati archaeologists has found evidence of an assemblage of four species of ceremonial plants beneath the endfield of a…
Reinterpretation of etching Matthew Attard and Galeria Michela Rizzo Maltese artists at the 60th Venice Biennale Matthew Attard Through the prism of AI-driven technology, we address…
New archaeological excavations show that the Umm Jirsan lava tubes in Halat Khyber, northwestern Saudi Arabia, have been repeatedly visited by humans from at least the…
Ornaments found with burned royal bodies in Mayan temple Dr. Christina T. Halperin About 1,200 years ago, the bones of several royals were burned in a…
Researchers investigate Saudi Arabia's Umm Jirsan lava tube systemPALAEODESERTS project, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Archaeologists have discovered, for the first time, evidence of human habitation inside a…
Illustration of a carcass of Ichthyotitan severnensis washed up on the beachSergey Krasovsky The fossilized remains of an ancient 200 million-year-old ichthyosaur unearthed on the coast…
According to a team of experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Friborg, this unusual amulet seal is at least 2,800 years old…
Paleontologists from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and others have discovered a partial fossil of an ancient tapeworm preserved in…
A post-medieval silver thimble was discovered by Robert Edwards while metal detecting in Pembrokeshire, a county in south-west Wales. An ancient silver thimble discovered in the…
Historically, the brain was not always recognized as the center of thought. In ancient Egypt, it was believed that the heart held intellect and the soul,…
The newly identified structures, called Shakti and Shiva, are between 12 billion and 1 billion years old, making them so old that they are even older…
More than 7,000 years ago, Neolithic people used technologically sophisticated boats to navigate the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new study. The 7,300-year-old canoe Marmotta 1…
Ruins in the Ethiopian lowlands where ancient humans lived 74,000 years ago John Kappelman A campsite in what is now Ethiopia may have been used in…
Canoes are up to 10 meters long and are made by hollowing out trees. Gibaja et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 More than 7,000 years…
An intact ax with an intact handle was found under one of the burnt structures on the grounds of Mast Farm.cambridge archaeological unit The ruins of…
Many individuals engage in fishing for both sustenance and recreation in modern times. Ever pondered about the origins of fishing? While fishing has been a part…
Paleontologists at the University of California, Davis and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History estimate that: Colossus of PercetusA gigantic basilosaur whale that lived…
WASHINGTON — Tails were once a feature of our ancient animal ancestors. Why did they disappear?Around 20 to 25 million years ago, during the split between…
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observed a very red quasar-like object. A2744-QSO1 Its color suggests that A2744-QSO1's black hole lies behind a thick…
Ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls can be damaged by fungi Paul Williams / Alamy Wasabi steam is powerful enough to kill fungi growing on painted papyrus pieces…
The history of water on Mars is an interesting mystery not only to planetary scientists but also to the general public. The Red Planet currently has…
Biologists from the Altos Institute, Cambridge Institute of Science, and the University of Cambridge have discovered that genetic elements derived from retroviruses (retrotransposons) are essential for…
Ancient bronze hand discovered in Irregui, northern SpainJuancho Egana An inscription found on a 2,000-year-old metal needle may be written in a language related to modern-day…
Archaeologists have discovered ancient tubular beads made from hare bone at the La Prele mammoth site in Wyoming, USA. This is the oldest bead discovered in…
The formation of galaxies through the stepwise hierarchical coassembly of baryons and cold dark matter halos is a fundamental paradigm underpinning modern astrophysics and predicts a…
Paleontologist at Flinders University brian chu and his colleagues described a new genus and species of Devonian tetrapod fish based on several nearly complete skulls and…
Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize winner used technology to decipher corrupted papyrus scrollsvesuvius challenge Artificial intelligence helped decipher ancient papyrus scrolls that were turned into blackened blocks…
The Amazon forest is dense as it is and difficult to penetrate, either on foot or with scanning technology. But over the past few years, improved…
Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) The peoples of mainland Alaska overlapped with the first peoples of this region for at least 1,000 years. However, it is unclear…
Archaeologists in the Amazon have discovered a series of “lost cities” that have flourished for thousands of years, the results of which were published Thursday in…
Northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis due to ancient DNA, a study reveals. About 5,000 years ago, people flocked to this area.This discovery…
Lidar scan of Ecuador’s Upano Valley reveals raised platform Stephen Rostain Aerial survey reveals the largest previously discovered pre-colonial city in the Amazon, connected by an…
Remarkable new species over 50 cm (20 inches) tall Chiatophicus varori is the largest known member of its genus theatophicus and one of the largest sponges…
A giant Jurassic pliosaur skull pulled from a cliff in Dorset, England, is providing scientists with a wealth of new information about these sea reptiles. “This…
Oldest known evidence of photosynthetic structures identified in a collection of mysterious cylindrical microfossils Nabyfusa magensis It was discovered in the 1.75 billion year old McDermott…
Recent research has revealed a link between Neanderthal genetics and the tendency of some modern humans to wake up early. The study traces back to the…
Researchers have discovered that ancient stars can produce elements with atomic masses of more than 260, heavier than those found naturally on Earth. This discovery improves…
Paleontologists have determined that a mysterious fruit first discovered in the 1970s is the oldest known frankincense fossil. Scale bar = 2 mm. Credit: Stephen Manchester…
An international research team has unraveled the complex genomic history of the Balkans since Roman times, revealing a mix of Anatolian and Slavic influences. The study…
New archaeological discoveries in Mongolia show that, despite a fragmentary archaeological record, horse cultures in the eastern Eurasian steppes early adopted framed saddles and stirrups, at…