A recent study published on September 20, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, conducted by Zita Laffranchi and Marco Milella from the University of… Read More »New study sheds light on complex funerary practices in prehistoric Spain
A remarkable find recently came to light in Spain, where a team of experts from various fields, including history, paleontology, and biology, stumbled upon an… Read More »Treasure trove of Neanderthal bones discovered in Spanish museum
Throughout millennia, human survival has relied on the natural resources provided by our environment. While the impact of climate change is a pressing concern today,… Read More »How Paleolithic communities in cova del parco adapted to climate change
Archaeologists have traditionally drawn conclusions about ancient tool usage based on written records and context clues, but understanding dietary practices has been more challenging due… Read More »Ancient cooking cauldrons reveal diet of caucasus people
During this year’s excavation in Vráble, Slovakia, researchers from Kiel University’s Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1266 and the Slovak Academy of Sciences made a remarkable… Read More »Archaeologists uncover mass grave of headless skeletons in Slovakia
New research from the University of Oxford sheds light on an ancient human skull found in Mongolia, sparking debates about its origins. Through radiocarbon dating… Read More »Ancient skull from Mongolia is earliest modern human found in the region
In a groundbreaking study published in PNAS, an international team of multidisciplinary researchers has unveiled a startling revelation regarding Neanderthal remains found in Belgium. Previous… Read More »Neanderthals in Belgium disappeared thousands of years earlier than previously thought
In February of 2022, an intriguing paper emerged in the journal Scientific Reports, proposing a startling claim: that a comet had detonated over what is… Read More »New study questions claims of catastrophic comet impact in Ohio
In 2018, an extraordinary discovery was made by researchers from the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS in Russia. They found… Read More »Nematodes survived in Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years
In Britain, during the Mesolithic period (10,000 BC to 4,000 BC), people lived exclusively as hunter-fisher-gatherers, marking the last time this way of life was… Read More »New discovery of mesolithic pits in bedfordshire sheds light on hunter-gatherer life
In the eastern part of present-day Oregon, near the town of Riley, archaeologists from the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History have… Read More »Oregon archaeologists find evidence of human occupation 18,000 years ago
A recent study conducted by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) suggests that social disintegration and violent conflict played a significant role in shaping the population… Read More »New study finds warfare, not climate change, to blame for Neolithic population booms and busts
Archaeologists made a remarkable discovery near Peru’s capital, unearthing a pre-Hispanic mummy atop a hill next to a professional soccer club’s practice field. The Associated… Read More »Pre-hispanic mummy found surrounded by coca leaves in Peru
In 1493, when Christopher Columbus arrived at what is now known as the US Virgin Islands during his second voyage across the Atlantic, the islands… Read More »New study reveals surprising diversity of ethnic groups in the US virgin islands before columbus
A recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE suggests that the earliest inhabitants of Puerto Rico may have practiced common mortuary traditions and… Read More »Ancient burials in puerto rico suggest common mortuary practices over centuries
According to a study published on January 18, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by a team of researchers led by Bea De Cupere… Read More »Unique crocodile mummification style found in ancient Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā