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Something Sparked a Technological Revolution in China 146,000 Years Ago—Archaeologists Have Now Linked It to a Mysterious Extinct Human Species
25+ min ago (853+ words) During the harsh conditions that prevailed in ice age China 146,000 years ago, a remarkable survival strategy was being developed by early humans—something that led to one of the region’s earliest technological revolutions. In a series of recent discoveries at…...
The Dorset tree linked to a centuries-old plague mystery
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (407+ words) A fairly unpopulated part of west Dorset had a fascinating natural curiosity. Mapperton had a famous natural landmark, the Posy Tree, which carried a small plaque claiming that villagers who survived the Great Plague (in 1665) carried their dead past it....
Did Assyrians Invent the Telescope 2,700 Years Ago? The Mystery of the Nimrud Lens
17+ hour ago (1045+ words) The possibility sounds extraordinary. The earliest documented telescope is generally associated with the Netherlands in 1608, when spectacle maker Hans Lippershey sought a patent for an instrument that made distant objects appear closer. Yet the Nimrud Lens was manufactured between about…...
The Sons of Míl: The Science Behind the Irish Legend That Traces the Origins of the Celts to Northern Spain
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (961+ words) In 2006, an Oxford geneticist analyzed the DNA of more than 10,000 inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland and reached a conclusion that sounded like a myth: a large part of their ancestors had crossed the sea from the Iberian Peninsula. Almost…...
Archaeological Finds and What They Reveal About Vizag's Past
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (357+ words) Visakhapatnam is often known for its beaches, hills, port, industries, and ever-changing skyline. But beyond the modern city lies history that has left behind inscriptions, sculptures, coins, pottery, and temple remains that tell stories stretching back centuries. Here are some…...
The Bones Everyone Ignored: How Tiny Fragments Revealed Neanderthal Bone Tools in Romania
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (30+ words) FOSSILS ET AL. The Bones Everyone Ignored: How Tiny Fragments Revealed Neanderthal Bone Tools in Romania Microscopic and CT analysis of 10,136 faunal remains uncovers the first evidence of …...
The Ancient History of Smoking Before Civilization
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (592+ words) Long before cigarettes, smoking and inhaled plants were tied to survival, medicine, ritual, and some of humanity’s earliest experiments with …...
Research reveals how ancient farmers built an ‘engineering wonder’
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (64+ words) Archaeologists from the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) recording an excavated section of a pre-Hispanic canal-ridge formation. (ICANH via SWNS) (Nicolás Jiménez / ICANH via SWNS) A new study suggests posture really can have a positive infl… Researchers found…...
Epipaleolithic
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (60+ words) La Brújula Verde A team of archaeologists has discovered in northern Turkey a settlement of hunter-gatherers who lived in the Koskarlı cave approximately 14,000 years ago. The remains found during the first excavation campaign, conducted in 2024, confirm that the site was…...
Kutch Border Discovery: Over 100 Skeletons Found at Ancient…
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (550+ words) A potentially significant archaeological discovery has emerged near the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch district, where researchers have identified the remains of an ancient settlement and a site containing more than 100 human skeletons. Archaeologists say the find is important because…...