The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
Adventure Archaeology on MSN7h
Exploring a Forgotten Graveyard for Antique Treasures!
Join the journey into a forgotten graveyard, where sunken graves and decayed caskets hint at lost history—and serve as clues to nearby antique bottle dumps. Discover how exploring old graveyards can ...
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Did a daring semiliterate sailor wreck a ship off the Israeli coast 2,400 years ago?
Parts of two double-handled jugs were found in the waters near Tel Achziv in 2016. Scholars recently deciphered the etched ...
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Ancient Egypt’s First Fully Preserved Funeral Home Has Been Discovered In The City Of The Dead
Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...
Australian Geographic1d
Pompeii awakens in Canberra
Experience the ancient city’s destruction and rebirth in this immersive exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.
Harvard Medical School2d
Ancient-DNA Study Identifies Originators of Indo-European Language Family
Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...
Stern-faced Roman Medusa mask mold discovered in Sicily's Finziade
The mask mold, found in a building believed to have been used as a mask workshop, depicts Medusa with a stern face surrounded ...
Discover Flagstaff, the world’s first international dark-sky city
The city of Flagstaff has taken big steps to preserve the clarity of its night sky. Find out the best ways to experience the ...
StudyFinds on MSN6d
Archaeological dig shows Neanderthals weren’t just surviving the Ice Age — they were thriving
In a nutshell Scientists have discovered that Neanderthals not only survived but thrived during one of Earth’s harshest cold ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
The Search to Find the Remains of Homo Erectus in a Vanishing Landscape
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...
The graves of ‘woman warriors’ are changing what we know about ancient gender roles
Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.
There's more to this English county than just Stonehenge
Beyond the main attraction of Stonehenge, Wiltshire has equally impressive ancient sites, giant chalk horses and cosy pubs in ...