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New DNA research examines predecessors of Red Lady of El Mirón

About 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, archaeologists started exploring the cave, finding abundant evidence of prehistoric people and their ...

How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology

Generative AI is often seen as the epitome of our times, and sometimes even as futuristic. We can use it to invent new art or technology, analyze emerging data, or simulate people, places and things. But interestingly, it ...

Missing link in Indo-European languages' history found

Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna contribute a new piece to this puzzle in collaboration with David ...

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Archaeology
New evidence confirms Indigenous languages have a common source, but how they spread remains a mystery
Archaeology
Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
Archaeology
Discovery of a unique drainage and irrigation system that gave way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' in the Amazon
Archaeology
Remote sensing tools yield insights into abandoned pre-Columbian Mexican city
Archaeology
Historian reveals emotional impact of White Ship disaster near Normandy in 1120
Archaeology
Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeology
Forgery and fiscal fraud: New papyrus from Israel reveals a spectacular criminal case from the Roman empire
Archaeology
DNA and radiocarbon analysis provide new insights into prehistoric mammoth bone complex
Archaeology
Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
Archaeology
History under the floorboards: Decoding the diets of institutionalized women in 19th century Sydney
Archaeology
Dried plants 19th-century Australian colonial institution indicate secret, illicit snacking among residents
Archaeology
How do we survive crises—then and now? Archaeologists examine four common resilience strategies
Archaeology
Women were at the center of iron age Britain. New find reminds us how misogyny has shaped our view of the past
Archaeology
Saving lives and limbs on the high seas: The extraordinary world of early modern ship's surgeons
Archaeology
Trump's meme coin is nothing new—it takes a page out of the ancient world's playbook
Archaeology
Small carnivores may have constituted important part of hunter–gatherer nutrition in the Levant
Archaeology
Turf over surf: Isotope analysis reveals prehistoric Greek dietary practices
Archaeology
A new chapter in Roman administration: Insights from a late Roman inscription
Archaeology
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Earth Sciences
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Quantum Physics
Simulating particle creation in an expanding universe using quantum computers
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Social Sciences
AI-driven dialogue analysis confirms popular movies have grown more violent over the past 70 years
Earth Sciences
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Evolution
Genetic study sheds light on changes that shaped human brain evolution
Plants & Animals
Genetic study shows London's underground mosquitoes evolved from Egyptian species
Astronomy
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Paleontology & Fossils
Soft tissue of a plesiosaur reveals it had scales similar to those of sea turtles
Cell & Microbiology
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Plants & Animals
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Cell & Microbiology
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Ecology
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